Faculty And Staff Health And Wellness

If you have thought about quitting smoking, consider using the Great American Smokeout, Nov. 20, as your quit date. Read More

This week’s wellcast focuses on the Diabetes Prevention Program, a Health Plus initiative geared toward Vanderbilt faculty and staff who have pre-diabetes or are at high risk for developing type-2 diabetes. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will host a “Stress and the Working Caregiver” workshop as part of its Boomers, Elders and More series on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 439. Read More

If you missed Flulapalooza, do not fear. The Flu Crew will be at numerous locations across campus in the coming weeks, including Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks and more. Read More

A lactation consultant will share the benefits of breastfeeding, basic how-tos and ways to deal with common challenges Read More

More than 13,000 faculty, staff and students received free flu shots at last week’s Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt’s annual mass vaccination drill. Read More

Orange colored fall vegetables like pumpkins, squash and sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamin A. Read More

In the 2014 Game Plan for your Health video, Divinity Dean Emilie Townes tells us that spiritual energy is about finding ways to slow down and get in touch with our center. Read More

Vanderbilt's Occupational Health Clinic provides school physicals and completion of health forms for faculty and staff. Read More

Emotional wellness isn’t just in your head or your heart. Read More

Are you too tired at the end of the day for your workout? Make a small start. Read More

Vanderbilt earned a 2014 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award for the second year in a row. Read More

(iStockphoto) Organizations across the country, including Vanderbilt, have had to change rapidly to meet the challenges of a new economic reality. This can pose challenges for employees. Traci Nordberg, chief human resources officer at Vanderbilt, speaks with Janet McCutchen of Work/Life Connections–EAP about ways to respond and adapt to… Read More

Share your success story with Health Plus. Read More

Elder abuse in the home or in nursing facilities can take on a variety of forms, some of which may not be obvious. Stacey Bonner of the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center speaks with Terry Kornman, outreach coordinator with FiftyForward Victory over Crime, about elder abuse and how to recognize… Read More

Learn what hospice is and the benefits it may have for your loved one. Read More

You now can watch the 2014 Game Plan for your Health video, “Manage your Energy, Maximize your Life.” Being our best requires us to take a close look at how we manage our energy. Without managing our energy, relationships, work performance and our general love for life may suffer. Read More

All three steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold program are now ready. Get started or check your status by logging in to the Health and Wellness Information Portal. Step One: Complete the yearly Health Risk Assessment. Step Two: Complete eight of the 11 actions from the… Read More

LaManda Watson LaManda Watson, an administrative assistant in the Department of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, turned a fear into a healthy lifestyle change. Watson has always been afraid of elevators. She decided to take the stairs to be healthy and lose weight. Through challenging herself to take the… Read More

Stress at work can lead to friction and strife, resulting in low office morale. Find out how to build a more civilized workplace. Read More