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Wellness Lunch and Learn – June 13, 2013

The UW-Green Bay Wellness Committee Presents:
What:	Wellness Lunch and Learn Polish off FOCUS week by joining the Wellness Committee for a Healthy Potluck!
When:	Thursday, June 13, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m. Set-up available at 12 p.m. Eating will begin at 12:10 p.m.
Where:	University Union Phoenix C
Show off your own personal favorite recipe(s) and shop around for new, healthy inspirations for your own menu! Please feel free to sign-up a menu item and/or to send us a copy of your recipe for us to print and give off to your fans! Please let us know if you need any outlets for your dish or any other special requests. Email Chrisanna at collettc@uwgb.edu.** Silverware, plates, napkins, cups and water will be provided.Visit the Wellness Committee website for information on other wellness topics, newsletters, and upcoming events!

Fuel Your Inner Phoenix: Health and Wellness Event

It’s summer…the perfect time to re-calibrate, re-focus, and (re)fuel your inner Phoenix!

All employees are invited to a free Health & Wellness Event on Thursday, May 30 at the Kress Events Center. Featured speakers include Stephanie Schultz from Festival Foods and UWGB student health/wellness expert Alex Stenner. Attendees can mix it up in breakout sessions on yoga, zumba, how to get the right golf swing, and the “Game Day” experience at Kress. A vendor fair will feature local businesses and organizations with door prizes for attendees!

You need not stay for the whole day. Attend a break out session, hear our speakers, or stay for lunch! If you plan on attending (even for a just a session or two), please register online.

Fuel Your Inner Phoenix: Staff Health & Wellness Fair Thursday, May 30 Kress Events Center
10:00 – 10:30am	Registration & Vendor Fair
10:30 – 10:55am	Breakout Session 1 Yoga Golf swing
11:05 – 11:30am	Breakout Session 2 Zumba Game Day experience
11:40 – 12:25pm	Speaker: Stephanie Schultz – “NuVal – Nutrition Made Easy”
12:25 – 1:00pm	Lunch
1:10 – 1:50pm	Speaker: Alex Stenner – “Wellness – Why Not?”
2:00 – 2:25pm	Breakout Session 3 Yoga Game Day experience
2:35 – 3:00pm	Breakout Session 4 Zumba Golf swing
3:00 – 4:00pm	Open session with trainers

Information on speakers:

Stephanie Schultz – NuVal – Nutrion Made Easy
Are you interested in learning how to navigate through the grocery store and make more nutritious food choices? Join Stephanie Schultz, RD, CD, Director of of Health & Wellness at Skogen’s Festival Foods, as she discusses the NuVal® Nutritional Scoring System and other helpful hints to make your way through the aisles while avoiding common pitfalls. What you learn can help to spare your wallet and your waistline!

Alex Stenner – Wellness – Why Not?
We live in society where information about how to live well, or in other words healthfully, is plentiful. Many of us have this information, but the real question is why don’t we use it? Join UWGB student and budding health/nutrition expert Alex Stenner as he helps us to engage different perspectives, utilize research, and ask the right questions. This talk will give you some answers to the major question: Wellness – Why not?

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Come for one session, or stay for several…we have a flexible schedule to meet your needs!

Sponsored by the UWGB Wellness Committee, Academic Staff Professional Development Programming Committee, and Classified Staff Advisory Committee.

UWGB Wellness: Reminders and Upcoming Events

Today is the final day for early registration of the 2013 Bellin Run/Walk Corporate Challenge in order to be part of VIP race packet delivery and received a UW-Green Bay Bellin Run corporate team t-shirt!

Did you participate in the “Step into Spring” Challenge? All activities must be logged by the end of the day today and winners will be announced in the upcoming May Newsletter! Stay tuned for further information.

Looking for a way to keep your team active, or get active yourself? Join us for the May and June Fitness Challenge and Hit the Trails! Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. starting Tuesday, May 14, join Chrisanna Colletta and other members of the Wellness Committee on a walk/jog/run of the arboretum trails.

Reminder of upcoming lunch and learn events:

Super Foods: What are they and Why are they Super

Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:10 – 1 p.m. Phoenix A

What does your garden grow? GMO’s, Hybrids, and Heirlooms

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 12:10 – 1 p.m. Phoenix C

Visit the Wellness website for information on general events, upcoming lunch and learns and other great information!

Wellness Lunch and Learn

The UW-Green Bay Wellness Committee Presents:

What: Wellness Lunch and Learn
What does your garden grow? GMO’s, Hybrids, and Heirlooms

When: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
12:10 – 1 p.m. (feel free to bring your lunch!)

Where: University Union
Phoenix C

UWGB Associate Director for Biodiversity Vicki Medland, will present information on the differences between heirloom, hybrid and GMO vegetables and fruits, and highlight the advantages of planting heirlooms. She will also highlight some of the plants available at this year’s Heirloom Plant Sale! Faculty and Staff Early Bird Sale is Friday May 17, Noon-4:30 p.m.

Visit the Wellness Committee website for information on other wellness topics, newsletters, and upcoming events!

Wellness Committee Lunch and Learn

The UW-Green Bay Wellness Committee Presents:
What:	Wellness Committee Lunch and Learn Super Foods: What are they and Why are they Super
When:	Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:10 – 1 p.m. (feel free to bring your lunch!)
Where:	University Union Phoenix A
UWGB Nutrition professor, Debra Pearson will dazzle your taste buds Some groups of foods really pack a big nutritional punch – the so called “Super foods”. We’ll spend a delicious hour taste-testing some super foods and learning about their health benefits.
Visit the Wellness Committee website for information on other wellness topics, newsletters, and upcoming events!

Health Risk Assessment-Biometric Screening Event

The UW-Green Bay Wellness Committee Presents:

What: Health Risk Assessment-Biometric Screening Event
(See below for incentive details!)

When: Monday, April 29^th
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where: Phoenix Rooms A & B, University Union

Who can Participate: Member employees, spouses/domestic partners, and adult�
children enrolled in United HealthCare NE health insurance plan

How to Participate: Pre-Registration is required!
Register at https://register.wellness-inc.com/index/registration-key
(Code St-88021-3)

Deadline to Register: Friday, April 12, 2013

The State of Wisconsin health insurance plans are all offering Health Risk Assessments this year as a wellness initiative. By completing a Health Risk Assessment (online questionnaire and a biometric screening) you are given results and tools to help you understand and potentially improve your health. We can always work to improve the quality of our lives through health and wellness!

For United HealthCare NE, the biometric screening will consist of:

Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Glucose (Fingerstick)
Cholesterol Level (Fingerstick)

*For best results, it is recommended that the tests are taken under fasting conditions (no food for 12 hours prior to tests).

United HealthCare NE is offering a $75 gift card incentive for completing the Health Risk Assessment.

Details on the Health Risk Assessment and incentive can be found on United HealthCare’s website: http://www.uhc.com/health_and_wellness/tools_calculators/online_health_assessment.htm

Please see the United Health Care flyer for additional information and direct any questions to Kimberly Danielson (920) 465-2196 or danielsk@uwgb.edu.

Benefits Open Lab Sessions

This year we will be offering Benefits Open Lab Sessions. Stop by any of the following open lab sessions to ask benefits questions, learn more about 2013 benefits changes, and receive assistance with the E-Benefits enrollment program.

Open Lab Sessions:

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 10^thTime: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Lab Sciences 102

Date: Friday, Oct. 12^thTime: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Lab Sciences 102

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16^thTime: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: IS 1129A

Date: Thursday, Oct. 18^thTime: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Lab Sciences 102

Date: Monday, Oct. 22^ndTime: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Lab Sciences 102

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 24^thTime: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Lab Sciences 102

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 30^thTime: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: IS 1004

Benefits & Wellness Fair

Mark your calendars to attend the annual…

UWGB Employee Benefits and Wellness Fair
Monday, October 8, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
University Union-Phoenix Rooms

The benefits fair will provide you with the opportunity to learn more information about your benefits and options you have during the annual It’s Your Choice enrollment period. This year’s annual It’s Your Choice open enrollment period is October 8^th-November 2^nd. Representatives from over 25 vendors will be available during the fair.

This year we will also be offering Benefits Open Lab Sessions. Stop by any of the following open lab sessions to ask benefits questions, learn more about 2013 benefits changes, and receive assistance with the E-Benefits enrollment program.