Faculty & Staff—the clock is ticking to earn your Wellness Incentive and Healthy for Life doesn’t want anyone eligible to miss out! More than 3,000 of your peers have completed the program. Simply complete a personal health assessment (15 minutes) and a FREE health screening, which you can get at our largest screening event this semester. Primary subscribers to the UM Medical plans will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year. The requirements must be completed by April 30, 2012.
Get started now:
1. Create your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
2. Enter your email address and join the program.
3. Complete your personal health assessment – an online questionnaire that helps you understand your health risks and provides you with resources to improve your well-being.
4. Schedule your FREE health screening at a convenient time and location on campus. Your health screening provide you a look at your cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. If your screening is before noon, fasting for 9 hours is recommended, but not required (6 hours if pregnant) and drinking 64 ounces of water the day before is suggested.
Upcoming Screening Events
Mar. 2 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, MUPC 005
Mar. 6 8-11 a.m. Hulston Hall, Room 204
Mar. 7 8-11 a.m. Wellness Resource Center, Room G202 (WALK-INS ONLY)
Mar. 7 8-12 p.m. Women and Children’s Hospital, Conference Room #4
Mar. 9 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, MUPC 005
Mar. 13 8-12 p.m. Jesse Hall Auditorium, Lobby
Mar. 14 9-12 p.m. Heinkel Bldg, Room 205
Mar. 14 8-11 a.m. Wellness Resource Center, Room G202 (WALK-INS ONLY)
Mar. 16 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, Missouri Psychiatric Center 005
Mar. 20 8-11 a.m. Hulston Hall, Room 204
Mar. 21 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge
Mar. 23 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, Missouri Psychiatric Center 005
*SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT AT www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu
Questions? Email Blaine Snow at SnowB@umsystem.edu
Physical Activity classes now enrolling
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.
• Mar. 6-20: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the three-week session. Pre-registration by Feb. 24 is required. To sign up, e-mail Ashley Jenkins.
• Mar. 7-21: Flex and Flow. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the three-week session. Pre-registration by Feb. 24 is required. To sign up, e-mail Ashley Jenkins.
• Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday and Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class (Fee is donated to the food bank). No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
• Drop In, ongoing: Yoga. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class (Fee is donated to the food bank). No registration is needed and class is taught by Glenda Moum. If you have questions, email Glenda.
Taking Care of YOU: Body-Mind-Spirit
Join MU Extension for an eight-week program teaching practical strategies to deal with stress. If you would like more details and registration information for the program go Taking Care of YOU or contact Vera Massey, Nutrition & Health Education Specialist at masseyv@missouri.edu.
Class: March 6, 13, 20, 27 April 3, 10, 17, 24
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $25 Registration Deadline is February 28. Class size is limited.
Get moving in March—participate in a 5K!
Support your health and the Health Sciences Graduate Student Association by participating in its HSGSA 5K on Mar. 10th at 9 a.m. Packet pick-up and race day registration is from 8-8:45am on race day at the North entrance of the Veterinary Medicine Building. Race begins and ends at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. Parking is available. Registration (Feb. 19-Mar. 9) is $15. Event day registration is $20. Contact: Leryn (e-mail ljbq58@mail.missouri.edu; phone 573-882-6892) for registration form.
“Food Sense” taking registrations
Join the MU Life Sciences & Society Program at its annual symposium “Food Sense,” Mar. 16-18, 2012 on the Columbia campus. The department’s website says this about the event:
“Can sensible eating be reconciled with the sensory gratification of taste? And where does our sense of a normal or a healthy diet come from? This symposium will investigate how our taste for food is shaped by biological triggers, cultural norms, economic activity, and social surroundings and will examine how individuals, communities, and societies can make healthy choices about food in this context. We will gather experts in nutrition, taste science, psychology, cultural studies, marketing analysis, and food-science journalism, as well as chefs, to explore why we eat the way we do.”
Register on the department website: http://lssp.missouri.edu/foodsense