MU and UMHC Classes

ACT HEALTHY

Learn how to ACT HEALTHY! A new six-week class held over the lunch hour or after work can help you learn how to be successful making healthy changes in your life. Only 50-minutes, once a week can help you learn how to be successful doing what you want to do!! Classes are free to University of Missouri faculty and staff, and will be offered at various locations and times on campus. This is a research study sponsored by the Healthy for Life: T.E. Atkins Wellness Program and the School of Health Professions. The purpose of this project is to see if this self-management education program offered at the workplace can help employees make healthy changes in their lives.

Click here for more information or e-mail Jaclyn Heider to sign up.    

Brown Bag Lunch

GetAbout Columbia will be providing a FREE brown bag lunch presentation about the benefits of active transportation, bicycle and gear selection, and safety. The presentation will be Sept. 29 from 12-1 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Stotler Lounge. Click here for a flier. GetAbout Columbia encourages you to walk or bike to work in September as a celebration of its Way to Go To Work program. The group will provide reminder cards that help you set goals of active commuting. You can turn in the card to the GetAbout office and receive a pedometer or a pants protector and become eligible for an active commuting grand prize. Along with words of encouragement and incentive gifts, Get About Columbia is also including activities for those who want a little more than a friendly boost. There are guided bike rides that will tour current and completed GetAbout infrastructure projects and offer information about these. For more information, please call 442-7189 or visit www.getaboutcolumbia.com.

Diabetes Management

The course "Diabetes Management! You can do it!" is designed to help patients self-manage their diabetes. It is being offered Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Green Meadows Family Practice Center, Green Team Conference Room. Instructors for the course are Melba Hall, a nurse at the Green Meadows Clinic, and Scottie Rawlings, a dietitian at the clinic. The course is free and each week covers a different topic, so patients can begin and end the course at any time. For more information, contact Ron Betz at (573) 882-9097.

Eat for Life

This is a 10-week non-dieting approach to creating a healthy relationship with your food, mind and body. There is a $60 registration fee, $20 reimbursement if you attend nine of the 10 classes. Classes are generally held every semester.

• Sept. 15-Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To sign-up, e-mail Hannah Bush. She will provide the class and orientation location. The mandatory orientation will be held on Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Class size is limited, so sign up now!

Million Step Pedometer Program

This is a non-stop program to address physical activity. Sign up any time and receive a pedometer and log book for $15. Walk 1 million steps and receive your money back, certificate and T-shirt; prizes are being given out for each million up to 5 million. To enroll, e-mail Healthy for Life. 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The wellness program offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today's busy lifestyles in a healthy way. For more information or to sign up, please contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu. This 8–week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. For more information about MBSR, visit the Program section of this website. There is a $40 registration fee, $20 reimbursement if you attend eight of the nine classes.

• Orientation: Wednesday, January 20 at 5:30 p.m.
  Classes: Wednesdays (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) January 27 – March 17
  Full Day Retreat:  Saturday, March 6 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Newsletter

Healthy for Life publishes a monthly newsletter that features the latest wellness happenings on campus. Included are success stories from faculty and staff, healthy recipes, dietitian column and upcoming events. If you would like to receive this publication in your inbox, please e-mail Melissa Willett with the subject line "Newsletter subscription." If you would like to view past newsletters, navigate to the "Newsletter" link on this Web site. If you have a success story you’d like to share, let us know!

Noon-Time Meditation

• Heinkel Building, Room 145: 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
  Meets each Monday, no experience or registration is necessary. If you have questions, contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. (Class generally does not meet on holidays)
• Quarterdeck Building, Room 121: 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
  Meets each Tuesday starting Nov. 17, no experience or registration is necessary. If you have questions, contact Armine Alioto, RN-C (Class generally does not meet on holidays)
• University Hospital, School of Medicine, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Room 146: 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Meets each Wednesday, no experience or registration is necessary. If you have questions, contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. (Class generally does not meet on holidays)
• Starting Sept. 9, 2009: Parker Hall, first floor conference room, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Will meet on Wednesdays, no experience or registration is necessary. If you have questions, contact Denise Bike. (Class generally does not meet on holidays)

Occupational Stress Workshops-MUHS

The University of Missouri Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will provide a series of occupational stress workshops designed to help employees manage a wide variety of stressors connected to the work context. Beginning in January 2009, and recurring once monthly thereafter, the EAP will offer work-related stress management seminars on the following topics:

May 1: Organizational Justice
June 5: Workplace Aggression
July 3: Technology
Aug. 7: Workplace Safety
Sept. 4: Physical Work Environment
Oct. 2: Organizational Politics
Nov. 6: Consequences for Work Stress
Dec. 4: Interventions for Work Stress
Pre-registration for each seminar is required and space is limited to 26 participants per session. To pre-register please contact Tammie Tilmon, administrative assistant, at 882-6701. All seminars are located at CE505 (University Hospital-the new west wing, call for specific directions) from 12-1 p.m. Bring your lunch!

Occupational Stress Workshops-MU

Occupational Stress Workshops-MU
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides a series of occupational stress workshops designed to help employees manage a wide variety of stressors connected to the work context. Topical areas are listed here. The Employee Assistance Program continues to develop new occupational stress programs.
Apr. 7: Interventions for Work Stress
May 5: Burnout
June 7: Work Experiences, Stress & Health among Managerial Women
Aug. 4: Gender Issues
Sept. 8: Organizational Culture, Stress & Change
Oct. 6: Economic Stressors
Nov. 3: Industrial Relations
Dec. 1: The Psychological Contract, Health and Well-Being
Pre-registration for each seminar is required and space is limited to 50 participants per session. To pre-register please contact Tammie Tilmon, Administrative Assistant at 882-6701. All seminars are located in Memorial Union, Room S203 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Bring your lunch!

Occupational Sports-Adult

The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department and the MizzouRec Center offer a variety of athletic options for adults from summer recreation leagues to weekly aquatics classes. Check the calendars on both sites to find deadlines for sign-ups for teams. Gather a group of co-workers for volleyball, kickball or flag football.

Strength Conditioning

Strength Conditioning is offered this Fall at Memorial Union from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Classes are $1 each and there is no need to register. All experience levels are welcome to drop by. The instructor encourages attendees to bring a towel or mat. Click here for a schedule.

Weight Watchers

• University Hospital, Room M586 (School of Medicine)
  Wednesdays, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (Open house Sept. 30)
  This is a 13-week course to address nutrition, physical activity and peer support. The enrollment fee is $156 for 13 weeks, join mid-session for prorated fee. All faculty and staff who attend 12 of the 13 classes receive 25 percent reimbursement of enrollment fee. To enroll, e-mail Melissa Willett.
• Clark Hall, Room 542 (MU)
  Wednesdays, noon to 1p.m. (Open House meeting Aug. 12)
  This is a 13-week course to address nutrition, physical activity and peer support. The enrollment fee is $156 for 13 weeks, join mid-session for prorated fee. All faculty and staff who attend 12 of the 13 classes receive 25 percent reimbursement of enrollment fee. To enroll, e-mail Melissa Willett.
• Online Program
  www.weightwatchers.com, Join anytime
  Healthy for Life recognizes that many off-campus employees won’t be able to join at At-Work meeting, so the wellness program is extending its 25 percent rebate to faculty and staff who enroll in a three-month Weight Watchers Online course for $65 and miss no more than one time recording your weight. Experience peer support from the comfort of your home or office. If you enroll online, please contact Melissa Willett to qualify for rebate. Turn in your completed log to Melissa, 205 Heinkel Building, Columbia, MO, 65211.

Yoga

• Oct. 13-Nov. 17: Ellis Library, Room 4F51-A. Class meets on Tuesdays from 1:10-1:50 p.m. and costs $12. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Oct. 6. Click here to sign up.
• Oct. 19-Nov. 23: Missouri Psychiatric Center Gym. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Oct. 12. Click here to sign up.
• Oct. 27-Nov. 17: Lewis Hall, Room 3. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Oct. 20. Click here to sign up.
• Oct. 29-Nov. 19: Lewis Hall, Room 3. Class meets on Thursdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Oct. 22. Click here to sign up.
• Nov. 24-Dec. 15: Lewis Hall, Room 3. Class meets on Tuesdays from 5:10-5:50 p.m. and costs $8. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Nov. 17. Click here to sign up.
• Nov. 30-Dec. 21: Missouri Psychiatric Center gym (formerly Mid-Mo). Class meets Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8 for the four-week session. Pre-registration is required and the registration deadline is Nov 23.  Click here to sign up.