What’s with all the attention on food recently? March is National Nutrition Month! Let’s use this month to build NOVA’s healthy recipe collection, contribute to the Nighthawk Nest Food Pantry and make a few tiny nutritional tweaks. National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign, originally developed in 1973, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and … Continued
This year’s Sleep Awareness Week is March 10–16, and this past Sunday marked the return to daylight saving time. Every year, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) takes this time to reemphasize the vital connection between sleep and our overall health and wellbeing. The NSF encourages us to become our “best slept selves.” Small steps during … Continued
March is National Nutrition Month! During the month of March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics invites us to learn more about making informed food choices, developing healthy eating habits and building physical activity routines. The theme for 2024 is “Beyond the Table,” which is all about choices. Making healthy choices extends beyond selecting nutritious foods … Continued
“The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. The more you learn, the more you’ll earn.” — Warren Buffett Virginia’s Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) offers a variety of resources to help you plan your future — and your present. See select excerpts from this month’s newsletter below. For additional details … Continued
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, … Continued
It’s March! See you later, Cupid; hello, shamrocks! As we move into the third month of 2024, NOVA’s Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) and the Monday Campaigns encourage us to take a quick look back and reset our intentions to move forward on our health journey. The first quarter of the calendar year … Continued
Hello NOVA Walkers!!! It’s time for our NOVA Walk Week Spring 2024. Please save Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5. NOVA Walk Week is dedicated to encouraging movement and engagement for the entire NOVA Community across all campuses. Move Your Way, NOVA. For Walk Week, you can walk wherever and whenever. It’s just important … Continued
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, … Continued
How we treat our hearts — both literally and figuratively — matters! The heart is one of the hardest-working muscles in the body; it beats around the clock, getting a bit of a break only when we really relax or sleep. With so much riding on this essential muscle, it’s vital to ensure we’re doing … Continued
Supporting your financial wellness as part of an overall wellbeing strategy is an evidence-based practice that helps everyone in the workplace thrive. NOVA’s Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) invites you to consider the following live and on-demand/just-in-time financial wellness resources offered in collaboration with DHRM, VRS, Virginia 529 and Corebridge Financial. Financial concerns can significantly … Continued
