We are looking forward to welcoming our community back to CHWB!

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This month, The National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, Inc. (NTMA) recognized the medallions with its 2020 Honor Award. The NTMA’s Honor Awards are given annually to outstanding projects across the United States that use terrazzo materials and mosaic design. The team at CHWB worked with Caffrey as artist, Jack Jennings & Sons as contractors, architects from Duda | Paine, and Terrazzo Contractors from David Allen Company in Raleigh, N.C., to bring the medallions to life.

From the NTMA’s Honor Award Announcement:

“This health center integrates the realms of fitness, medicine, and wellness. This installation demonstrates the versatility of epoxy terrazzo as an artistic medium, with six medallions in 30 colors, set to advantage against a muted floor and rich woodwork. Intricate strip work went into the medallions, which take inspiration from the Seven Dimensions of Wellbeing and are both striking art pieces and symbols to orient visitors and reinforce branding. Black PVC divider strips provide maximum contrast between the vibrant resin colors. The steps incorporating metal inlay lettering consist of two-piece precast terrazzo.”

The medallions are both stimulating art pieces and functional way-finders. The medallion that relates to physical wellbeing features lush greens and vibrant fruits and is steps outside Nourish Coffee Bar + Kitchen. The medallion reflecting social wellbeing, alive with buzzing bees working together, has been placed near the Community Conference Center; the medallion illustrating physical wellbeing is located near the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center. The collection of seven medallions gives visitors clues into their potential as healthy, whole members of their community, and into the Center’s mission.

Learn more about the medallions here.

About the NTMA

The National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, Inc. is a full-service Non-Profit Trade Association headquartered in Fredericksburg, Texas. The Association establishes national standards for all Terrazzo floor and wall systems and provides complete specifications, color plates, and general information to architects and designers at no cost.

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On Tuesday, May 26, the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB) opened its doors to Crosby Wellness Center members and Nourish Coffee Bar + Kitchen customers during Phase One of our COVID-19 reopening. To keep our visitors healthy and safe, we’ve implemented comprehensive health and safety measures based on CDC, state and local government recommendations and the protocols established by AdventHealth, medical service providers at CHWB.

In this video, you’ll learn more about those safety measures. Please note that all safety measures outlined in this video and implemented Tuesday, May 26, are subject to change at any point.

For a full list of healthy and safety measures and additional information about the Center’s reopening, please click here. 

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Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center

Winter Park Health Foundation Announces Management Company for New Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center Set to Reopen in New Facility Late 2018

Winter Park, FL, March 21, 2018 — Following an extensive national search, the Winter Park Health Foundation is pleased to announce it has selected Power Wellness as the ideal management company for the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center when it reopens late 2018 as the cornerstone of the new Center for Health & Wellbeing in Winter Park.

Power Wellness is an experienced organization with proven success in managing medically integrated facilities with programming and services for members at all levels of health and fitness.  Currently, Power Wellness manages over 30 facilities across the U.S., serving over 100,000 members. A majority of centers managed by Power Wellness have achieved certification by the Medical Fitness Association.

According to Patty Maddox, President & CEO of Winter Park Health Foundation (owner of the Crosby Wellness Center), “Power Wellness is an industry pioneer with a mission to improve life by delivering excellence in health, fitness and wellness management. We know Power Wellness will provide outstanding customer services and innovative programming, while ensuring the Crosby Wellness Center continues to be a special place with exceptional staff and services to improve the physical and social wellbeing of residents from Winter Park and surrounding communities.”

Dr. Mary Cox Named Center Director

Dr. Cox has extensive education and experience in health promotion, exercise science, and public health.  She has degrees in Public Health (Ph.D., West Virginia University), Exercise Physiology (M.S., West Virginia University), Health Education & Nutrition (B.S., Marshall University) and Therapeutic Recreation (B.S., West Virginia State University).

She moved to Florida from Ohio where she worked for the YMCA of Central Ohio and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland leading efforts related to corporate wellness and community health promotion.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Cox served as Director of Health Education, Recreation and Wellness at two higher education institutions – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) and Denison University (OH). She also held Exercise Physiologist and Recreation Therapist positions at healthcare and rehabilitation facilities.

Dr. Cox is an active member of several international/national organizations including the Medical Fitness Association, National Association of Public Health Professionals, National Therapeutic Recreation Association, and American College of Sports Medicine.

The Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center originally opened in November 1989.  It served the community from its original location for over 25 years until it closed in December 2016 to make way for construction of its new home within the new Center for Health & Wellbeing.  The new facility will reopen in late 2018 with new features and amenities to serve members.  To learn more, go to www.wellbeingnetwork.org (for the Center for Health & Wellbeing ) and www.crosbywellnesscenter.org (for the Crosby Wellness Center).

Media Inquiries:  Please contact Debbie Watson, Executive Vice President – Winter Park Health Foundation via email dwatson@wphf.org or phone (407) 252-9512.

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We’re all living longer, so the question is: how do we minimize the years we spend in ill health? What can you do today in order to live a good life as opposed to just a long life.

Colin Milner, the CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, explains how the Center for Health & Wellbeing will help you on that journey to a long and healthy life.

Join the healthy living revolution!

I think that we are literally at the start of a quality-of-life revolution, and I don’t use that term lightly, because what it’s about today. It’s not about longevity; we know that we’re going to live longer, but we will live longer and better if we improve our quality of life. So it’s how do we minimize the years that we spend in ill-health so that whatever our life span is it’s actually all about having a good life as opposed to a long life. I believe that the Winter Park Foundation’s new building actually has the potential to change the way we age by transforming not only the way we view aging but the way we actually live by providing you vibrant services that up until this time haven’t been available in your local community.

 I think what’s happening is it we’re morphing right now the old model of senior centers where people used to go in congregate and socialized to one now such as the Winter Park Foundation’s new building, where it’s all about revolution. It’s all about embracing technologies, and embracing you information, and bracing the possibilities and the Center like that is literally shaking the foundation of society.

And it’s not just for older people..

I’s certainly not just for older people, it’s about generations coming together, it’s about continuity throughout society as opposed to exclusion and elitism

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The 80,000-square-foot Center for Health & Wellbeing is designed to provide comprehensive services. As well as, opportunities for whole-person, whole-community care. Moreover, a top priority for both the Winter Park Health Foundation and its partner Florida Hospital.

Representatives from both organizations joined Duda|Paine Architects and Jack Jennings & Sons for the ‘topping out’ ceremony, marking that the building has reached its highest point. Crews hoisted a tree — decorated by attendees with ornaments representing wellness, fitness, and medicine — atop the structure.

“This is an exciting day for not just the Winter Park Health Foundation, our partners and the teams that are building this stunning facility, but most importantly — our entire community,” said Patricia Maddox, president, and CEO of the Winter Park Health Foundation. “We are one major step closer to helping our community make their health — physical, emotional and spiritual — a top priority.”

The Center for Health & Wellbeing, located near Winter Park Memorial Hospital on Mizell Avenue, will focus on three areas: wellness, fitness, and medicine. Moreover, the heart of the facility will be “The Commons,” which will include a healthy café. As well as a conference center for educational classes and other activities.

The center’s wellness offerings will also include:

• A “Nutrition Theater,” where activities such as cooking demonstrations will occur
• Children’s wellness/childcare
• Healthy Living Experience
• Outdoor gardens, terrace with patio seating and indoor and outdoor walking paths

The fitness component will feature an all-new Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center, which includes:

• Natatorium with two pools: a dedicated lap pool, and one for warm-water therapy and aquatic exercise
• Multipurpose fitness rooms for group exercise classes and yoga
• Modern fitness floor featuring the latest in equipment for cardio exercise and weight training

The medical component —15,000 square feet of space anchored by Florida Hospital — will include:

• Sports medicine and rehabilitation
• Retail pharmacy
• Specialty and primary care physician offices
• Outpatient lab
• Chronic condition management and education
• Massage and acupuncture services

“The Center for Health & Wellbeing is not just a building, but a place that will facilitate health in an innovative way,” said Jennifer Wandersleben, administrator of Winter Park Memorial Hospital. “Florida Hospital has partnered with the Winter Park Health Foundation for nearly two decades and we are thrilled to bring these state-of-the-art health and wellness services to Central Florida, and make this one of the healthiest communities in the nation.”

For more information on the Center for Health & Wellbeing, visit www.wellbeingnetwork.org.

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The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF), working in partnership with Growing Bolder,  is putting the finishing touches on creation of the Wellbeing Network (WBN).  The first phase of the WBN will launch early 2018 when its website introduces “channels” for each of the seven dimensions of wellbeing: physical, intellectual, environmental, vocational, social, emotional, and spiritual. Each channel will include both audio and video stories that feature individuals whose actions embody one or more of the dimensions.

In preparation for the launch, Growing Bolder has interviewed well-known health and wellness experts, impassioned national leaders, and inspirational local older adults, all who are willing to share their knowledge, challenges, and successes. In addition to these stories, the website will also serve as a repository of the latest information on the development and projected opening of the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB).

The second phase of the WBN will focus on sharing CHWB programming with the community.  When it opens late 2018, the CHWB will be home to the WBN with Growing Bolder operating from a studio within the new facility to produce and share inspirational stories about community members who are practicing healthy living and positive aging; as well as videos that capture advice and tips from experts providing education and services at the CHWB.

“Growing Bolder has been a fantastic partner for the Winter Park Health Foundation.  From the start, they have shared our vision for both the WBN and CHWB.  We are thrilled with the quality of their work and believe that their continued engagement in these efforts is a win for us, for them, and for the community,” said Diana Silvey, WPHF VP for CHWB Programming.

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With extensive education and experience in health promotion, exercise science, and public health, Dr. Cox is the ideal choice to assist the Foundation in planning programs and establishing policies for the Crosby Wellness Center when it reopens in the Center for Health & Wellbeing late 2018. Dr. Cox has degrees in Public Health (Ph.D., West Virginia University), Exercise Physiology (M.S., West Virginia University), Health Education & Nutrition (B.S., Marshall University) and Therapeutic Recreation (B.S., West Virginia State University).

In her new role as Program Director at WPHF, Mary Cox, Ph.D., will continue to guide plans for the Crosby Wellness Center when it reopens late 2018 in the Center for Health & Wellbeing.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Cox was an Associate Executive Director for the YMCA of Central Florida. She managed the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center until it was closed late 2016 to make way for construction of its new facility within the Center for Health & Wellbeing. She moved to Florida from Ohio where she worked for the YMCA of Central Ohio and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland leading efforts related to corporate wellness and community health promotion.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Cox served as Director of Health Education, Recreation and Wellness at two higher education institutions – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) and Denison University (OH). She also held Exercise Physiologist and Recreation Therapist positions at healthcare and rehabilitation facilities.

Dr. Cox is an active member of several international/national organizations including the Medical Fitness Association, National Association of Public Health Professionals, National Therapeutic Recreation Association, and American College of Sports Medicine.

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Orlando Sentinel (August 25, 2017)

By late 2018, members will be swimming in this lap pool, now under construction, at the new Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center in Winter Park. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)

Veteran reporter Susan Jacobson provided a comprehensive update on the Center for Health & Wellbeing, including news about the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center. WPHF Executive Vice President Debbie Watson toured Jacobson and Orlando Sentinel photographer Jacob Langston around the construction site. The story featured a video interview with Watson, construction photos and renderings of the new facility set to open late 2018.

Growing Bolder Magazine (September/October 2017 edition)

Growing Bolder teams up with the Winter Park Health Foundation to launch the Wellbeing Network.

Growing Bolder writer/producer Jackie Carlin shared WPHF plans to launch the Wellbeing Network (WBN), starting with an online hub with stories and information designed to help members of the community live healthier lives. The article reveals plans for the WBN and its content featuring the seven dimensions of wellbeing.

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On Thursday, August 17, leaders from the Winter Park Health Foundation and Florida Hospital came together for a beam signing ceremony on the construction site of the Center for Health & Wellbeing in Winter Park. They were joined by representatives from the Center’s architect (Duda|Paine) and general contractor (Jack Jennings & Sons) who also made their mark by signing one of the beams, which will soon be put into place within the new 79,000 sq. ft. facility.

The Winter Park Health Foundation is the developer and co-owner of the Center for Health & Wellbeing. Earlier this year, the Foundation announced Florida Hospital would be a partner in the project as co-owner and provider of medical services. When the Center opens in late 2018, it will be the home of an all-new Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center (which has been serving the community since 1989). In addition, The Center will feature a wide variety of programs to help empower members of the community to be healthier and full of vitality.

Every element of the new facility was intentionally designed to enhance the neighborhood. The mission-driven architecture draws its inspiration from the healing power of nature, transforming the 4.2-acre site into a series of gardens and a natural light-filled, central building surrounded by walking paths. According to Turan Duda, FAIA of Duda|Paine Architects, “the Center for Health & Wellbeing is not just a building, but a place designed to be experienced and to facilitate interactions between Wellness, Fitness and Medicine.

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According to John Jennings, Vice President/Principal of Jack Jennings & Sons – general contractor for the Center for Health & Wellbeing, approximately 70% of the structural steel is in place and construction is on schedule. The $40 million facility is set to open late 2018 providing a new home for the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center, plus a wide variety of integrated programs and services.

Earlier today, the concrete was poured and put in place for a portion of the first floor where the healthy café, nutrition theater, conference center, program offices and children’s wellness center will be located. Next week, the concrete walls and floor of the Crosby Wellness Center lap pool will be poured and formed. For the balance of this month, construction workers on the site will be focused on rough-in of electrical and plumbing, as well as ongoing structural steel work.

For more information on the Center for Health and Wellbeing, visit www.wphf.org/chwb. Be sure to sign up for the e-newsletter to stay up to date on progress. You can also follow the Center for Health & Wellbeing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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