[Plantsci] Life & Work Connections: December & January Wellness Highlights

Mon Nov 22 11:06:50 MST 2021

We’re rounding the corner to a new year and a new semester. Due to the general busyness of most people’s schedules the Wellness Highlights for December and January are combined into a single document for your convenience.

The Organized Caregiver: Documenting and Honoring Wishes  -  December 3:  noon-12:30 p.m.
Registration is required: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrf-2vqzMpHNWCrecxNNHSBwwWuUzreD3w.

Caregivers offer support to their loved ones in myriad ways, and that often includes the coordination and planning of current and future care. Dependent care advisor Eileen Lawless, MSW: https://lifework.arizona.edu/person/eileen-lawless-msw, and Carla Sutter, MSW, director of the Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry at Health Current, offer approaches for coordinating, communicating, and delegating medical and legal directives, end-of-life wishes, and other important documents. Sutter will also introduce the new online Arizona advance directory registry.

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QPR Gatekeeper Training -  December 7: noon -1:30 p.m.
Registration is required: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcOGtrzIpHtVmG_PX1H3CFv2I8MRUejLF.

QPR stands for question, persuade, and refer –three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year, thousands of Americans like you are saying "yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, family member, or neighbor. This session is open to any University of Arizona employee or student to learn how to recognize suicidal behavior in co-workers, family, and friends and to ask important questions. QPR Gatekeeper Training is brought to the University of Arizona by Life & Work Connections and Campus Health. Learn more about QPR from the QPR Institute: https://qprinstitute.com/about-qpr.

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Health Impact Program
Registration is required: https://lifework.arizona.edu/programs/health-impact-program.

Life & Work Connections partners with the Arizona Department of Administration to bring the Health Impact Program to benefits-eligible employees. HIP offers you an opportunity to earn an incentive payout for participating in wellness activities.

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Mini-Health Screening - January 11: 8:00 -11:00 a.m.
Registration is required: https://apps.lifework.arizona.edu/health-screenings/register.php?code=individual. - Located at Main Library 112

Do you know your numbers? This general health screening offers you a great starting point for your next discussion with your doctor. The 20-minute session –free once per year for all benefits-eligible-employees –includes:
·         A fasting blood test, including blood sugar test and full cholesterol and lipid panels.
·         A hemoglobin A1C test.
·         Height, weight, and waist circumference measurements.
·         Blood pressure measurement.
·         Osteoporosis and bone density screenings.(Recommended for people age 40 and older, and for those under 40 who are menopausal.)
·         Prostate-Specific Antigen, or PSA, screening.(Recommended for people age 40 and older.)

This screening is worth 1,000 Health Impact Program (https://lifework.arizona.edu/programs/health-impact-program) points!

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Parent Mindfully - January 11: noon-12:50 p.m.
Registration is required: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd-CrrjgvG9ydUBA1-kjZahgiZUCZSWCX.

There is not a single perfect way to raise children. How would you rate your interactions with your kids? Are they intentional or reactive? Come and join senior coordinator for childcare and family resources Lourdes A. Rodriguez, MS: https://lifework.arizona.edu/person/lourdes-rodriguez-ms to discover how to focus on the parent-child relationship in a non-judgmental way, while supporting your family’s emotional health.

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Move Arizona Captains

It’s time to start thinking about forming a Move Arizona team.  Can you serve as a team organizer and motivator? Team captains are encouraged to sign up: https://lifework.arizona.edu/events-workshops/move-arizona early (December 15), and stay up to date with all the latest details. This eight-week movement initiative is intended for all employees and students. Stay tuned for a captain’s meeting for Move Arizona in early February.

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