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Fresh and Fabulous – Cooking with Local Produce

April 22, 2022

…Spring is in the air and it’s time for a bounty of NC fruits and vegetables. These foods are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that support a healthy lifestyle. Join registered dietitian Shelly Wegman as she demonstrates some fun and tasty ways to prepare local produce to brighten up you meals. Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Online To participate, register here…

Self-Care Tips for Managers

May 26, 2022

…For some managers, this may lead to over-extending themselves with minimal time for self-care. This training offers tools to help managers cope with stress and thrive in their organizations. Workshop Objectives: This training will help you: • Define stress and how it relates to performance • Describe how stress impacts your role as a manager • Identify strategies for self-care to thrive as a manager • Understand the importance of modeling self-car…

“Get Your Feet Wet:” Intro to Aquatic Exercise- Therapy Thursday Webinar

June 24, 2022

…riety of health conditions. With the weather warming up, it is the perfect time to explore exercising in your local pool. Tune in to this Therapy Thursday to “get your feet wet” with an introduction to aquatic exercise guidelines for low back pain, lower limb pain, balance, and more! Free for members and non-members. Learn more here or contact Evan.Adler@unchealth.unc.edu with questions Date: July 28 Time: 12:30-1:15 pm Location: via WebEx. Join t…

Mental Health Awareness Webinar

June 4, 2021

At one time or another, everyone experiences symptoms of mental illness. Too frequently the response to such symptoms in the workplace is confusion, fear, judgment, avoidance and outright rejection. This leads to a worsening of symptoms and a deterioration of performance. This training is designed to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and to promote ways of supporting one another in the workplace. The session will address signs and…

Prediabetes: A Wakeup Call to Avoid Diabetes – Food for Thought Webinar

June 17, 2022

…Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Prediabetes? The time to act is NOW to prevent or delay the progression to full-blown Diabetes. Join Diane Butler, RD, LDN, CDCES to learn about the latest research on diabetes prevention and interventions for delaying progression to Type 2 Diabetes. Click here to register. Date: Tuesday, June 21 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Location: Online via Webex…

Being Adaptive in an Ever Changing World

June 4, 2021

…nd economies, our cultural norms, our behaviors, and ourselves. Now is the time to thrive by learning how to be adaptive and to be consistently able to change yourself to accommodate and maximize the benefits of change. Workshop Objectives: By the end of this workshop, you will: • Differentiate between being adaptive and similar concepts • Recognize the importance of being adaptive in work and life • Examine traits of highly adaptive people • Outl…

Protein Shakes and Smoothies

August 3, 2022

…f protein powders, shakes and smoothies by helping you understand the best times to use them and some creative ways to go about doing so. After her brief presentation, Katie will then show you how to make a smoothie bowl (Raspberry-Peach-Mango Smoothie Bowl) and her go-to Protein Shake (Chocolate/Banana/Peanut Butter), as well as some other creative ways to use protein powders. Recipes will be shared with those that sign up for the event. Date: Th…

Happiness: A Key to Life’s Satisfaction

November 23, 2021

Why do some people seem happy and others just seem miserable all the time? Science suggests that each person has a range in their capacity to experience happiness and that range is different for each person. However, it is possible to live our lives in the upper end of that range if we apply ourselves and follow certain principles. There is no one key to happiness but a set of principles that are critical to follow. This training incorporates a b…

Mindful Activism with Karen Ziegler and Robin Sansing

March 9, 2021

…(If needed, meeting id:946 2872 1369) Description: We are living through a time of tremendous change, a shift that is both individual and collective. We know that to avoid escalating climate catastrophe, human beings must take collective action very soon, and this will require a global shift in consciousness as well as behavior. In this country, the dream of democracy is threatened as never before, and the rise of a domestic terrorist insurgency i…