CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote: Stay Well with CommonHealth

January 23, 2024 / Get Well

How can your  Virginia State Employee Wellness Program help? The CommonHealth programs and campaigns cover a variety of health topics and are available in a range of formats to meet the needs of different workplaces. Highly skilled Wellness Consultants provide the latest on stress, sleep, nutrition, exercise, and more for faculty/ staff meetings, special events, conferences, benefit fairs, safety meetings, lunch and learns, etc. They provide traditional, in-person presentations and displays as well as virtual presentations, on-demand videos, and seasonal health-related challenges that are fun and engaging. Visit the website to see how CommonHealth can help you.

Check out this week’s updates from CommonHealth.

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  • Need more on handwashing. Show Me the Science – How to Wash Your Hands | Handwashing | CDC
  • Revisit Numbers Are Rising: Time to Revisit Your Winter Illness Preparedness Plan. Make sure you take the steps to stay healthy during this season of rising rates of respiratory illness.
  • Enjoy these family friendly Winter Brain Break strategies from CommonHealth. The whole family can practice  taking intentional pauses throughout the day. 
  • It’s Glaucoma Awareness Month!
    • Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States. As it has little to no early symptoms,  half of people with glaucoma don’t know they have it. How do you find out if you have glaucoma?  If you answered, “Get a dilated eye exam”…   Ding. Ding. Ding! The only way to check for it is to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam.  Here’s more from the National Eye Institute on Glaucoma Awareness Month.
    • Become familiar with your benefits plan. Use their tools, incentives and offerings to help you stay well.  Employees participating in one of the state health plans are strongly encouraged to use this link to visit the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management’s (DHRM) website and check out the benefits included in your health insurance plan. For more information, please contact benefits@nvcc.edu.

Common Health Masthead. Black background with rainbow swish. Text: Common Health Weekly Wellnote. common health dot virginia dot gov. Top panel that spans the page: Stay Well Campaign Announcement. During cold and flu season, it is crucial to take measures to protect ourselves and those around us from illness. Common Health's stay well campaign aims to empower employees to combat the spread of infectious diseases at home and at work! From proper handwashing techniques to sanitizing commonly touched surfaces, the campaign emphasizes the importance of personal and environmental cleanliness, as well as what to do if you do happen to get sick. Join Common Health in building a healthier, safer Virginia by adopting simple yet effective practices that make a profound impact on everyone's health. Together, we can protect our health and stay well this winter. Invite us out to talk to your staff today! Illustration of a sick man wiping his nose, a bottle of antibacterial spray and a box of tissues. Below. Left column: Book an event with Common Health. Invite your Common Health wellness consultant to your next event to speak on anything from stress management to nutrition to sleep to physical activity. We have all your wellness topics covered with the most up-to-date information on how to stay well! Center column: Contact Your Agency's wellness consultant. Each agency location has a Common Health wellness consultant assigned to serve their group's wellness needs. Contact your agency's wellness consultant to find out more about Common Health’s programs and invite us to your next event! Illustration of a keyboard button "Contact your agency's wellness consultant" (See full list of campus consultants below in the article.) Right column: A little bit healthier this week. Whether you are saving for retirement, vacation, a new car, college and more, developing a consistent savings habit is key to reaching your goals. Try saving just $5 a day this week, and you'll have $35 in savings by the end. Keep that up throughout the year, and you'll add $1820 to your savings account this year. Illustration of a pink piggy bank with a dollar bill coming out the top and white text on its side, "$5 a day!" 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