{"id":8980,"date":"2024-02-29T13:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=8980"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:18:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:18:55","slug":"a-fit-and-healthy-workforce-the-tonic-needed-to-catapult-dcs-to-greater-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/?p=8980","title":{"rendered":"A fit and healthy workforce &#8211; the tonic needed to catapult DCS to greater heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8981\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-WINNERS-I.jpg\" alt=\"HEAD OFFICE WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE WINNERS I\" width=\"298\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-WINNERS-I.jpg 298w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-WINNERS-I-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>The west block wing of the Poyntons building\u2019s open hallway was a hive of activity on Friday, 23 February 2024, as healthcare service providers of different specialities set up their stalls to offer their services to correctional officials stationed at the headquarters of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).\u00a0 Acutely aware of the famous expression which says, \u2018If you don\u2019t care about your body, where are you going to live?\u2019 correctional officials came out in droves and thronged the foyer to undergo a variety of health screenings from different specialists.\u00a0 Also present were financial service providers to coach officials on financial wellness.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8983\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACTING-DC-IEHW.jpg\" alt=\"ACTING DC IEHW\" width=\"285\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Acting Deputy Commissioner: Integrated Employee Health and Wellness, Thabo Mokhele mentioned that plans are at an advanced stage to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Planet Fitness and Virgin Active gyms, which will benefit DCS officials through generous discounts when they sign up with the gyms. He added that the Department, through the Chief Directorate: Integrated Employee Health and Wellness, offers an assortment of tailored services and programmes which are geared toward promoting employee wellness and creating a conducive working environment for employees to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>The Head Office Employee Health and Wellness Day was also combined with the Head Office Weight Loss Challenge official announcement, where the top 3 male and female winners were acknowledged for demonstrating outstanding dedication and achieving remarkable results.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8985\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-OF-HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-II.jpg\" alt=\"WINNERS OF HEAD OFFICE WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE II\" width=\"229\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-OF-HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-II.jpg 229w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-OF-HEAD-OFFICE-WEIGHT-LOSS-CHALLENGE-II-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mokhele recognised the impressive feat of the winners and encouraged all DCS officials to emulate them by signing up for the upcoming Weight Loss Challenge and by participating in various sporting activities. \u201cTo each and every participant, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your dedication, perseverance, and unwavering support. You have not only transformed your own lives but have also inspired others to do the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The results of the Weight Loss Challenge are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8984\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-CHART.jpg\" alt=\"WINNERS CHART\" width=\"567\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-CHART.jpg 567w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-CHART-300x84.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WINNERS-CHART-400x112.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The west block wing of the Poyntons building\u2019s open hallway was a hive of activity on Friday, 23 February 2024, as healthcare service providers of different specialities set up their stalls to offer their services to correctional officials stationed at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1680,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8980"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8987,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980\/revisions\/8987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}