CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote: Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet, Virtual Turkey Trot

October 27, 2023 / Get Well

Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet: DEA Drug Take Back Day
Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. Clean out your medicine cabinets and turn in — safely and anonymously — unneeded prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 28, NOVA Police will host a DEA Drug Take Back Event on the Alexandria and Annandale campuses. Click here for more information.

Virtual Turkey Trot
November is approaching, so it’s time for CommonHealth’s Turkey Trot 2023! Use this link to register for this virtual challenge. Sign up to meet your activity goal and to be entered to win a prize!

CommonHealth newsletter template: Black band: CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote commonhealth dot virginia dot gov with the CommonHealth rainbow swoop. Center panel: CommonHealth Turkey Trot 2023! The challenge: Complete at least 20 minutes of movement on 25 of 30 days during the month of November. The Turkey Trot is a chance to improve mood, reduce stress, decrease depression and anxiety, foster creativity, and help us feel more connected. Receive weekly emails that keep you focused on what's best about being active. Sign up below, meet your activity goal, and be entered to win a cozy prize for the winter. Cartoon illustration of turkey, facing front and with tail feathers spread wide behind the head. Horizontal line and three blocks of text below: At left: Turkey Trot group walk scheduling: Set up a group walk at your workplace to coincide with this year's Turkey Trot. Contact your CommonHealth Wellness Consultant to set up a date for an officewide activity break. Illustration: Two paths of bird tracks walking across the text column. At center: Turkey Trot sign-up: Please click REGISTER NOW to sign up. All participants will receive a printable November calendar to track their progress, weekly emails, and a link to the exit survey that will serve as entry for a prize drawing. Blue "REGISTER NOW" button with arrow (with text in white) immediately below. At right: A little bit healthier this week: Clean out the medicine cabinet. Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. Clean out your medicine cabinets and turn in — safely and anonymously — unneeded prescription drugs. Check the DEA's location locator for a site near you on this year's Drug Take Back Day, October 28. Illustration: Black-and-white drawing of two piles of pills. Black band with white type: Get in touch with us: Wellness at dhrm dot virginia dot gov

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Submitted by:
Dahlia Henry-Tett, Chief Wellness Officer (CWO), employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu