LAST CHANCE!
Due to popular demand, we have extended the Wellness Incentive deadline until May 25th for in person screenings and May 31st for individual screening submissions (you can use our online Doctor Screening Form). Thousands of employees have completed the program and time is running out, don’t miss out on your $100. Simply complete a personal health assessment (15 minutes) and a FREE health screening. 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.

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 Screenings
Date    Time    Location
May 18    8-11 a.m.    University Hospital, GL-17, Hallway
May 23    8-11 a.m.    MU Student Center, Room G-118
May 24    1-4 p.m.    University Hospital, GL-17, Hallway
May 25    8-11 a.m.    University Hospital, GL-17, Hallway
*SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT AT www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu
Questions? Email Blaine Snow at SnowB@umsystem.edu

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR)– REGISTER NOW!
Learn new ways of responding to the stresses of life with skill and creativity in this 8 week program.  Classes provide information about relating to stress, effective communication, and wellness tips as well as instruction in mindfulness (sitting meditation, body scan, yoga, and walking meditation).  MBSR compliments the medical management of a wide variety of mental and physical health challenges.
Orientation: Thursday, May 31 (5 p.m.)

Class:  Thursdays, June 7-July 26 (5-7 p.m.)

Full day retreat: Saturday, July 14 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)

Cost: $40($20 refunded if you attend 7 of 8 classes).

For more information go to or to register, contact Dr. Lynn Rossy.

Eat for Life now enrolling
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management.  This ten week program uses mind-body practices (meditations and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you create a healthier relationship to your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you.  This non-judgmental, non-diet approach helps you use your internal physical cues to guide what and when you eat. Books and recordings are provided with the course.

Online Course:

Orientation: Week of June 1
Classes:  Week of June 8 through August 10
Cost:  $50, $25 to be refunded with full participation in discussion board

There are two ways to enroll:
1.    Register with credit card by calling the Healthy for Life office at (573) 884-1312 by May 23 so we have time to send you your books.

2.    Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by May 23 so we have time to send you your books. Please send the registration form at the end of this email with your payment.

Healthy for Life’s regular 10 week program on creating a healthy relationship with your food, body, and mind is now a course you can take online in your own home.  Video and audio components teach you the foundational mindfulness practices (meditation and yoga) and the BASICS of Mindful Eating.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a class in the comfort of your own home.  All you need is a computer and, of course, the time to commit to taking the class.  Everyone that signs up will be going through the class at the same time.  You will have a week to complete each section.  There are practice exercises to complete each day.  All is completely explained on Blackboard once you get signed in.

Curious about the class? Check out our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO14BniFgOo&feature=g-upl and testimonials:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjgmBrBrA2A&feature=g-upl

Read what participants have to say about the class:

“EFL has been a transformational experience…my relationship to food has changed dramatically.  I actually think about food much less than before — now it’s rarely on my mind until I begin to experience hunger.  And I am savoring my food infinitely more…EFL embodies an intuitive, gracious approach to living, and I am captivated by the gentleness and kindness inherent in the process.”
–Linda Dyer
“It is amazing that 10 weeks have gone past…I will use the “make peace with food” for a long time to come, that has been the most successful tip. I don’t have forbidden food, or food that is “bad”. I can have it just in the quantity that will satisfy…I thank you for the insight and the motivation.  You have made this a successful experience that has changed my life.”

–Amy Hampton

Eat for Life Registration Questionnaire for Online Course
Name:   ________________________________________
Pawprint/USER ID:  ________________________________________

Please check your location:
______ Columbia campus
______ UMKC campus
______ Rolla campus
______ UMSL campus
______ University Hospitals and Clinics
______Other (please indicate __________________________________________________)

Books
Mail my books to the following campus mailing address:
___________________________
___________________________
For community members only, my home mailing address is:
___________________________
___________________________

Participation ( CHECK ONE)
______ I am new to the Eat for Life course (send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life at address below, or call 884-1312 to give credit card information)
______ I have previously completed the Eat for Life course and am retaking it. (no payment necessary)
______ I have previously taken a portion of the Eat for Life course but dropped out and am now retaking it. (no payment necessary

MAIL THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO:
University of Missouri – Columbia
Healthy for Life
Attn:  Lynn Rossy
205 Heinkel Building
Columbia, MO  65210

Healthy for Life and PedNet partner for class
Bike Education – City Cycling class empowers students with the tools to commute safely and legally by bike. You’ll learn traffic laws and concepts, practice handling skills and take an educational bike ride through the city. If you want to feel better about biking then this is the class for you. First class will be held on June 16, 2012.
Class covers:
•    Laws regarding biking and rules of the road.
•    Skill drills to build bike-handling abilities, improve safety and avoid crashes.
•    Guided road ride around Columbia to put new knowledge into practice and to familiarize students with bike friendly routes.
Tuition: $50/student (Six student minimum) Healthy for Life will provide a $25 rebate for ALL faculty and staff
Basic Class info:
•    5 hours – Format is flexible and can be adapted to fit schedules as needed.
•    Lecture and on-bike instruction
•    Bike & Helmet required
Register:  Contact Gina Overshiner – gina@pednet.org  OR 573.303.1033. More information: http://pednet.org/programs/confident-city-cycling.asp