Wellness
Wellness Wednesday — Resolve saluted
If you have a steel-trap memory, you may recall that in early 2008, UNMC Today asked members of the community to submit their New Year’s Resolutions for publication as sort of a manipulative ploy to get people to stick to their goals.
Jan 14, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – Small steps can help those resolutions stick
It’s New Year’s Resolution time again, folks. Yes, that time of year when people swear off bad habits and promise to replace them with more productive endeavors.
Dec 31, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — The poison center on holiday hazards
The holiday season is a time for celebration and happiness. However, the combination of excited children and hurried parents may turn a safe home into a likely site for a poisoning.
Dec 24, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — coping with holiday stress
When I was a kid, I never understood what my parents meant when they talked about holiday stress. The way I saw it, this time of year was awesome! You get neat presents. You get to hang out with your cool older cousins at family gatherings. There’s lots of football on television. What could possibly be so stressful about the holidays?
Dec 17, 2008
Wellness Wednesday – Healthy U reminder
This is a reminder that employees who have Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance through UNMC or UNMC Physicians now have access to a wellness benefit that annually covers $250 in physicals and lab tests without deductibles and co-pays.
Dec 10, 2008
Wellness Wednesday – A thought for Thanksgiving
Ahh, Thanksgiving. While initially the holiday was meant to celebrate a successful harvest, it seems that now, for most people including me, Thanksgiving is an excuse to eat too much.
Nov 26, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — It’s NUFlex re-enrollment time again
NUFlex re-enrollment opened Monday and employees have until 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5 to complete the re-enrollment process.
Nov 19, 2008
Wellness Wednesday – Shining the light on wellness
Fifteen local professionals, including UNMC’s Lori Clapper, received the Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) William M. Kizer ‘Light of Wellness’ Award at banquet last Thursday night at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens.
Nov 12, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — Want to be more productive at work? Take a break!
Last Monday I attended the Nebraska Shakespeare troupe’s presentation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the Sorrell Center. Because my department helped coordinate the performance and because I edit the campus newsletter, I attended out of a sense of obligation. I stayed because I laughed. A lot.
Nov 5, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — Researchers to raise cancer awareness over 140 miles
Outside the laboratory, Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., has run, swam and cycled hundreds of miles during the past year.
Oct 29, 2008