Get Moving…Avoid the Flu
Flu shots are now available through Healthy for Life, the faculty and staff wellness program. Mark your calendars for campus flu clinics listed below . Faculty, Staff and their dependents who are 12 years and older AND are enrolled in a UM Health Care plan can receive a FREE flu shot. To do so, please bring your insurance card (for each individual receiving the vaccine) and a completed Flu Consent Form. No appointment needed, just show up!
Not a UM Health Care plan enrollee? That’s ok, those 12 years and older can still receive the vaccination. Please bring $15 (cash or check made payable to Healthy for Life), as well as a completed Flu Consent Form.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Sept. 24 | 2-4 p.m. | Printing Services, Lobby |
| Oct. 1 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Veterinary School, Room W233 |
| Oct. 2 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Hulston Hall (Law School), Fireplace Lounge |
| Oct. 3 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Townsend Hall, Lobby |
| Oct. 8 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | MU Student Center, KC/STL Room |
| Oct. 11 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | MU Student Center, KC/STL Room |
| Oct. 16 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Jesse Hall, Auditorium Lobby |
| Oct. 17 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge |
| Oct. 19 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | School of Nursing, Room S235 |
| Oct. 29 | 1-3 p.m. | MOREnet Office, Conference Room |
| Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Lewis & Clark Hall, Lobby |
| Oct. 31 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge |
| Nov. 1 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Ellis Library, Colonnade |
| Nov. 7 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | School of Medicine, Atrium |
Flu shots are sponsored by the University of Missouri System’s myTotal Rewards, Healthy for Life, and the UM Faculty and Staff Benefits Office.
Become a self-management leader
Attend a FREE instructor training to help individuals learn how make exercise a part of their regular routine. The Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center (CEMRAC) is looking for volunteers to lead Walk with Ease and/or the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program in your community. In return, CEMRAC will cover the cost of your training and provide materials for your class.
Walk with Ease
Walk with Ease is designed to help people living with arthritis better manage their pain. It’s also ideal for people without arthritis who want to make walking a regular habit. Research shows that walking is not only good for joints, but also helps improve the health of the heart, lungs and bones. Walking can also help manage weight which can reduce one’s risk of arthritis in the knee, heart disease and diabetes. Walk with Ease is a structured walking program that offers support, information and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines. During the program, participants will learn proper stretching and pain management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace. The program can even be modified to meet the needs of individual participants so that each person can develop an exercise routine that fits their unique goals.
- The next Walk with Ease instructor training is scheduled on September 28, 2012 from 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm in Columbia. Space is limited.
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (formerly known as PACE) is designed specifically for people with arthritis but is appropriate for people without arthritis. It uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion and help maintain muscle strength. The program is designed to fit any fitness level – with exercises done while sitting or standing. The exercises in the program, however, should not replace therapeutic exercises prescribed by a therapist. Participants previously enrolled in the program have experienced such benefits as increased functional ability, increased self-behaviors, decreased, pain, and decreased depression.
- The next Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program instructor training is scheduled on September 29, 2012 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm in Columbia. Space is limited.
Please feel free to contact me for additional information or to register. Registration deadline is September 21, 2012.
Blaine Snow
Program Coordinator MU, MU Health Care and UM System
Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness Program
573.884.2402 (Phone)