Wellness

Wellness Wednesday – Welcome to sunscreen season

As summer draws near, the UNMC safety council reminds medical center employees to be mindful of the sun and its ability to wreak havoc on skin.

Jun 3, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Weight Watchers course begins June 3

A new 12-week Weight Watchers session will start Wednesday, June 3.

May 27, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – activity opportunities

The College of Public Health and the Center for Healthy Living have teamed with Live Well Omaha to support several activities meant to get the city’s residents up and moving.

May 20, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Slow down, have a cup of tea

I was swamped last Friday with another hectic day in public relations. … I was tempted to take a “working lunch” in the name of increased productivity. But I knew I needed to go the Asian tea festival, the latest event in the year-long UNMC Diversity Lectures and Cultural Arts Series.

May 13, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Saluting UNMC’s weekend warriors

Let’s take a second to recognize some UNMC employees who have demonstrated excellence of late in the athletic realm.

May 6, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — deadline change retirement plans approaching

UNMC employees who wish to change from Tier 1 to Tier 2 of the basic retirement plan have until May 29 to submit the needed forms.

Apr 29, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Wednesdays on the Trail

Warm weather means Omaha’s Keystone Trail will again be inundated with medical center cyclists on Wednesday evenings. And yes, that includes this evening.

Apr 22, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Expert: more antioxidant research needed

Whether or not you believe in the value of antioxidants, there are three major scientific journals, 13,000 published reports and 960,000 citations on the Internet relating to the free radical theory on aging and related research.

Apr 15, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Watch your backs!

Here’s a little tip for you as you ramp up your springtime activity — watch your back! No, that’s not a threat — I’m really talking about your back — as in your spine and its discs and muscles and all that.

Apr 8, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Antioxidant researcher to give Harman Lecture

It seems like every week there’s news about the benefit of antioxidants although the information sometimes conflicts.

Apr 1, 2009