CommonHealth Wellnote

June 11, 2024 / Get Well

How can your Virginia State Employee Wellness Program help you? 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 CommonHealth website to see how CommonHealth can help you. If you’re looking to book an event in July/August, connect soon to ensure you get a date that works for you. 

Check out this week’s updates from CommonHealth.

Commonhealth Newsletter: Black band with rainbow swish and grey and blue text: CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote commonhealth dot virginia dot gov. Top panel centered: Wellness champions champion wellness. Every year, CommonHealth likes to recognize employees who champion making wellness a priority in their lives and workplaces. Let's celebrate the ways that employees work together to create a healthy workplace environment and to promote the CommonHealth program as a valuable tool for positive culture change. Do you know an employee who has done one or more of the following within the last six months: modeled a healthy lifestyle, made significant changes in health behaviors, motivated others to make health improvements or implemented a policy, practice or activity to help create a positive wellness culture for the Commonwealth of Virginia? If you know a Wellness Champion, tell us their story. Read more about how to nominate a Wellness Champion below. Recognize those who do wellness. Below panels. Left: Commonhealth event scheduling. Looking to make your meetings and events healthier for everyone? Commonhealth can come to you. Ask your commonhealth agency coordinator (or hr benefits administrator) to schedule an educational program to give your staff the tools they need to feel great! From stress management to nutrition to sleep to activity, commonhealth has all your wellness topic needs covered Photo of an overhead highway sign "Well Being Next Exit" and an arrow directing to exit. Center: Illustration of a cirlce with a dove taking flight and a leaf as one of the wings and a rainbow swish across its chest. 2024 Wellness Champions Nomination Form. Be sure to let you favorite wellness champ know of your intention to nominate them for their accomplishments. To enter, click the NOMINATIONS button below. Elliptical button marked with NOMINATIONS. Right: A little bit healthier this week. Cook more meals at home this week with these tips from Aetna for healthy and tasty home-cooked meals: Bulleted list: Swap out salt and sugar for herbs and spices. Basil, cumin, and dill are great options for savory flavors. Cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg can add sweetness. 2. Use olive oil or other plant based oils instead of butter. three grill, steam, or air-fry foods to get all the flavor without the extra unhealthy fats found in cooking methods such as frying. Photo of cups of bright-colored soups. Black band with white text: Contact commonhealth colon wellness at dhrm dot virginia dot gov

NOTES:

  • Every year, CommonHealth likes to recognize employees who champion making wellness a priority in their lives and workplaces. Let’s celebrate the ways that employees work together to create a healthy workplace environment and to promote the CommonHealth program as a valuable tool for positive culture change. 

Nominate your CommonHealth Wellness Champion; the person in your office who inspires you to live your best, most healthy life. To nominate this person, fill out this form. To learn more about the qualifications, please visit CommonHealth’s site. 

  • Cooking at home has many health benefits. You can save money and eat healthier. When you make your own meals, you also control how much salt and sugar you add. 
    • If you are unsure of where to start or how to use herbs and spices, the Mayo Clinic has a more in depth guide to the flavors, their profiles and how to use them.
    • As the temperature rises, cooking indoors becomes less desirable. Summer is, of course, the perfect time to grill outdoors. Using an air fryer or convection oven is a great way to cook indoors while minimizing the use of the oven. The air fryer also helps add crispness to foods without requiring frying in oil.

For questions regarding this week’s communication or the CommonHealth program, please reach out to your respective campus coordinator below:

Submitted by:
Faith Redd-Walker, Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing, employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu