{"id":5439,"date":"2012-09-21T09:39:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mulibraries.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2012-09-21T09:39:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T15:39:13","slug":"healthy-for-life-update-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2012\/09\/21\/healthy-for-life-update-92\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy for Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get Moving\u2026Avoid the Flu<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Flu shots are now available through Healthy for Life, the faculty and staff wellness program. Mark your calendars for campus flu clinics listed below <\/strong>. Faculty, Staff and their dependents who are 12 years and older AND<\/strong> are enrolled in a UM Health Care plan can receive a FREE<\/strong> flu shot. To do so, please bring your insurance card (for each individual receiving the vaccine) and a completed<\/strong> Flu Consent Form<\/a>. No appointment needed, just show up!<\/p>\n

Not a UM Health Care plan enrollee? That\u2019s 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<\/strong> Flu Consent Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/strong><\/td>\nTime<\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 24<\/td>\n2-4 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nPrinting Services, Lobby<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 1<\/td>\n9 a.m.-5 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nVeterinary School, Room W233<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 2<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nHulston Hall (Law School), Fireplace Lounge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 3<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nTownsend Hall, Lobby<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 8<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nMU Student Center, KC\/STL Room<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 11<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nMU Student Center, KC\/STL Room<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 16<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nJesse Hall, Auditorium Lobby<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 17<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nMemorial Union, Stotler Lounge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 19<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nSchool of Nursing, Room S235<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 29<\/td>\n1-3 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nMOREnet Office, Conference Room<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 30<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nLewis & Clark Hall, Lobby<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 31<\/td>\n8 a.m.-12 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nMemorial Union, Stotler Lounge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 1<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nEllis Library, Colonnade<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 7<\/td>\n10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\nSchool of Medicine, Atrium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Flu shots are sponsored by the University of Missouri System\u2019s myTotal Rewards, Healthy for Life, and the UM Faculty and Staff Benefits Office. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nBecome a self-management leader<\/span><\/strong>
\nAttend a FREE instructor training to help individuals learn how\u00a0make exercise a part of their regular routine.<\/em> The Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center (CEMRAC)\u00a0is looking for volunteers to lead Walk with Ease <\/em>and\/<\/em>or the\u00a0Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program<\/em> in your community.\u00a0 In return, CEMRAC will cover the cost of your training and provide materials for your class.<\/p>\n


\nWalk with Ease<\/strong>
\nWalk with Ease<\/em> is designed to help people living with arthritis better manage their pain.\u00a0 It’s also ideal for people without arthritis who want to make walking a regular habit.\u00a0 Research shows that walking is not only good for joints, but also helps improve the health of the heart, lungs and bones.\u00a0 Walking can also help manage weight which can reduce one’s risk of arthritis in the knee, heart disease and diabetes.\u00a0 Walk with Ease<\/em> is a structured walking program that offers support, information and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines.\u00a0 During the program, participants will learn proper stretching and pain management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n