Online survey provides wellness, safety feedback Published Nov. 6, 2006 By Kathleen A.K. Lopez Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- How's your personal wellness and safety program going for you? Are you feeling good about your social relationships and your financial well-being? If a civil-service Airman, are you taking those up-to-three hours a week allotted you to hit the base gym or other wellness activities? Are you feeling safe in your work environment? Yes or no, your Air Force Materiel Command leadership wants to know the answers to these and other questions as they pertain to the command-wide Wellness and Safety Campaign, or WASC. You can inform your senior leaders through the voluntary AFMC Wingman Day Wellness Survey, which is up and running in conjunction with AFMC's fourth-quarter Wingman Week, Nov. 6-10. The online survey first appeared in May in partnership with the WASC debut. It can be accessed from both government-issue and personal computers through Nov. 19. "This is the second time the survey is going live," said Jeff Paddock, command Wingman coordinator, and WASC member, who holds a doctorate in clinical social work. "At only six months old, the campaign is just in its infancy. With the survey, we are trying not only to ascertain the state of the command in terms of wellness and safety, but also we're looking to set the course for the command's workforce. A healthy lifestyle equates to a productive lifestyle, both at work and at home." To access the survey, go to https://survey.afms.mil/wws06Nov/. Command officials hope to have a higher participation rate than in May, which was only 10 percent of the work force. "We want to encourage people to complete the survey so we can get a pulse on what's going on in the command," said Judi Holl, an occupational health nurse assigned to the command Surgeon General, and WASC member. "We want to know how aware people are of the four dimensions of wellness (physical, social, emotional and spiritual), so we can see where people most need help." As in May, the survey still takes about five minutes to complete. There are added comments sections for most questions. Like the original, the survey remains completely anonymous and voluntary. People are asked to identify themselves only by base, unit and one of three employment statuses (active-duty, civil service or contractor). "The demographics are broad, but we can still tell about folks' environment by the information they provide," Ms. Holl said.