Are you in the mood to make someone’s day? Healthy for Life is looking for Wellness Ambassadors to champion the new “Caught in the Act” program (http://umurl.us/CITA). Caught in the Act is a program that awards faculty and staff for demonstrating random acts of wellness. These employees exemplify what it means to embrace a culture of health at work.
Caught in the Act supports the University of Missouri System Culture of Health, which makes it a priority for faculty and staff to be active, eat and work healthy, find work-life fit, and empower and appreciate each other. Awardees will receive a certificate from Healthy for Life and be automatically entered into a prize drawing.
Your role, as a Caught in the Act Champion, is to share the flyer and submit colleagues’ names to Healthy for Life. January 18 – February 29 you will be able to submit colleagues’ names via the Caught in the Act form. Resources are available in the Wellness Ambassador Portal.
I encourage anyone to sign up to be a Wellness Ambassador in order to champion the Caught in the Act Program. Multiple Wellness Ambassadors in a department is always encouraged! An updated list of Wellness Ambassadors and their locations will be posted later this week. I will send out another email once these are available.
Please contact me or your campus coordinator (http://umurl.us/wellteam) if you have any questions.
Dates to identify Caught in the Act awardees: January 18 – February 29, 2016
What are random acts of wellness? Things like …
- Heading up a department walking challenge
- Encouraging a coworker to walk with you
- Hosting a healthy potluck
- Supporting standing or walking meetings
- Taking the stairs instead of the elevator
For other ideas on how to make the UM Culture of Health a part of your healthy lifestyle, check out our online lists of easy action steps for each priority area (http://umurl.us/easysteps).