Wellness

Wellness Wednesday – Strategize to kick the habit

Shonia Struck, an employee with UNMC Physicians, hasn’t smoked since March 22 of this year. She used Chantix — which helped her deal with the physical withdrawal from nicotine. And as for triggers, those habitual behaviors that spark the urge to use tobacco, well …

Aug 26, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Going tobacco-free

Carla Burke will admit it — she liked to smoke. A smoke break, she said, served as a sort of meditation for her.

Aug 19, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Final call for cycling challenge — DAY CORRECTED

A final reminder for all you cyclists, the medical center needs your pedal power to win back the Corporate Cycling Challenge title on Sunday.

Aug 12, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Corporate Cycling Challenge reminder

A reminder to all you cyclists, the medical center needs your help on Aug. 16 as it attempts to win the Corporate Cycling Challenge title back from Union Pacific.

Aug 5, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Tobacco cessation sessions on campus

Dr. Klingemann, a pharmacist at The Nebraska Medical Center and certified smoking cessation counselor with more than 10 years of experience, will provide group counseling sessions for UNMC and UNMC-Physicians’ employees, spouses and dependents.

Jul 29, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Making health a habit

A UNMC invention originally designed to help adults eat healthier is now used to promote good nutrition and exercise habits in children.

Jul 22, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – cool off with summer fruit

OK, so it’s not sweltering hot today. And the rest of the week doesn’t look to be much of a scorcher, either.

Jul 15, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – UNMC looks to reclaim cycling title

Last year, Union Pacific took UNMC’s Corporate Cycling Challenge title. On Sunday, Aug. 16, medical center cyclists have a chance to take the crown back.

Jul 8, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — the wellness and preventative services benefit

Annually each UNMC employee with Blue Cross and Blue Shield coverage through UNMC (spouse and dependents if family coverage option is chosen) has a $250 “Wellness and Preventative Services” benefit.

Jul 1, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — take UNO classes at UNMC

University of Nebraska at Omaha film history and public speaking courses will be offered on the UNMC campus this fall for the convenience of medical center employees who wish to advance their education.

Jun 24, 2009