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Wellness Newsletter
November 2023
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Benefits and Wellness Fair Week
The CWRU Benefits and Wellness Program teams will host a weeklong Virtual Benefits and Wellness Fair (VBWF) to kick off the Benefits Open Enrollment period from Monday, November 6 through Friday, November 10. In addition to online vendor booths available throughout the week, mark your calendars for the in-person fair at the Tinkham Veale University Center (TVUC), Ballroom A, on November 9 from 8 am to 4 pm. Additional information about the online booths and Open Enrollment in general will be forthcoming from Benefits. For now, you may visit the online booth for the Wellness program.
We encourage you to visit the fair at the TVUC on Nov. 9, as well as participate in special events that the Wellness Program will offer that week, including an in-person Reflection Point Workshop, a webinar on the topic of healthcare consumerism, a hybrid yoga session, chair massages, and more! Continue reading below for details on these exciting opportunities to prioritize your health and connect with fellow CWRU faculty and staff.
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Reflection Point Workshop
Finding ways to connect with others at work can be difficult 5when you’re stuck in a cubicle or limited to small talk before a meeting or in the hallways at work. When faculty and staff of varied ranks, roles, and backgrounds meet regularly to discuss narrative literature – facilitated by college professors – they share life experiences, explore diverse perspectives, shed familiar paradigms, and develop authentic connections.
The Wellness Program offers faculty and staff a unique approach to wellness through Reflection Point, which consists of the sharing of ideas based on great literature. The Reflection Point program builds community and enhances emotional and intellectual fitness. Reading groups, made up of a diverse cross-section of professors, administrators, researchers, and other staff, meet weekly for 12 weeks to discuss stories or books carefully chosen due to themes that inspire robust discussions on values, issues, and beliefs.
Learn more about this popular and engaging Wellness Program, whether or not you have participated in Reflection Point previously, at a special session offered on November 6 during the Virtual Benefits and Wellness Fair week. Past participants of Reflection Point and Wellness Program leadership will be present to share more about this experience which fosters community well-being at CWRU.
Join us on Monday, November 6, from 4-5 pm, in person at the Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom. Light snacks will be provided. Registration is encouraged, but walk-ins will also be welcomed. Bring along a friend who you think might be interested!
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Healthcare Consumerism Webinar
Healthcare consumerism is the process through which individuals make their own healthcare and self-care decisions based on knowledge acquired through literature, the internet, direct-to-patient advertising, word of mouth, and more.
Join Elizabeth Click, CWRU Medical Director, to learn how to be a smart patient and make well-informed care decisions.
Tuesday, November 7, from 3-3:30 pm via Zoom
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Hybrid Yoga Session
Our partners at One to One Fitness will offer a hybrid yoga session during the VBWF week. Instructor Katie Nabors will lead participants through a fast-paced Vinyasa Flow Yoga class, during which you will seamlessly move between a variety of yoga poses, linking breath to movement.
Register now and then choose whether to participate in person at One to One Fitness or via Zoom. We will send additional details and the Zoom link to all who register. You don't have to commit to in person or Zoom ahead of time.
Thursday, November 9 from 12-1 pm at 121 or via Zoom
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Chair Massages at the Tink
For your convenience, chair massages will be available at the Tinkham Veale University Center on the same day as the in-person Benefits and Wellness Fair. You can visit the fair and experience stress relief from a seated massage all in one visit!
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2-5 pm, TVUC 1st Floor Conference Rm
The chair massages, provided courtesy of One to One Fitness, last for 13 minutes and cost $15. Registration and pre-payment is required. You can see available times, reserve your appointment, and pay via the link to the left. Enjoy!
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Plant-Based Nutrition Sessions | |
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Fresh Start: The Why and the How of Plant-Based Eating
Are you "plant-curious?" Join Executive Director of the Esselstyn Family Foundation, Brian Hart, M.Ed. and author/researcher Jane Esselstyn, RN as they dive into the reasons that a plant-based diet is the answer to many of our modern health problems. This session provides participants with all the basic information you need to improve your diet, lose weight, and address any lifestyle-related disease states.
Thursday, November 16, from 12-1 pm
via Zoom
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Plant-Based Holiday Apps and Desserts
The best way to convince your friends and family that plant-based eating is a good idea is by showing them that the food can be so delicious. So, what plant-based appetizers and holiday desserts can you serve to win over skeptical loved-ones this holiday season...look no further! Join YouTube sensations Jane and Ann Esselstyn, authors of the NYT best-selling cookbook Be a PB Woman Warrior for this lively cooking demo.
Thursday, December 1, from 12-1 pm
via Zoom
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Individual Strategies to
Recognize & Prevent Burnout
Join the Wellness team and Professional Development Center (PDC) for a session focused on burnout. Specifically, we will cover signs and symptoms of burnout, provide strategies for preventing and addressing burnout, review case studies, practice a stress-relieving activity, and impart action items and resources for participants to keep in their self-care toolkit.
Monday, November 13, from 11 am - 12 pm via Zoom
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Seasons of Self-Care: Fall
Seasons of Self-Care is a four-part program which encourages participants to explore the year through a delightful set of seasonal signals focused on self-care. Throughout this year, we have focused on winter, spring, and summer. The program will now culminate with five sessions focused on self-care during the fall.
Engage in a season during which we honor the timeless turning of nature, and thus within ourselves: fall. Join Heidi Weiker in this chapter of our self-care journey. We'll reflect on and contemplate the beauty of impermanence in all things. We'll deepen our respect for the interconnection of grief and gratefulness. We'll honor the natural falling away while we enjoy the comfort and repose of fall.
Whether you are a returning participant or will be joining for the first time, we invite you to participate in Seasons of Self-Care: Fall. If you did not participate in the previous rounds of this program, we encourage you to view the recordings on this page.
This round of the program will be delivered in a hybrid format, meaning you choose whether you want to participate in person with Heidi at the TVUC or via Zoom (the fifth session is Zoom only). Use the links to the right to register according to your preference.
Monthly Wellness Incentive recipients seeking a Stress Management Wellness Program Incentive would need to participate in at least two iterations of the Seasons program, including via the recordings, which are available on this page.
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Tuesdays
Nov. 14 - Dec. 12
12-1 pm
Via Zoom or in person at the Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom
(the fifth session is Zoom only)
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Wellness Incentive Program Reminders: Nov. 30 Deadline
If you are a Wellness Program participant who currently receives the $25 Monthly Wellness Incentive and are working toward the additional $100-$200 available in Wellness Program Incentives, don't forget to attest to completing programs in up to two categories within HCM by November 30, 2023, to ensure you earn your additional incentive dollars in your December pay.
Faculty and staff interested in earning the $25 Monthly Wellness Incentive in 2024 will also need to make sure their fall wellness activities are complete by Nov. 30, 2023. These activities must include the health risk assessment and at least two of these three activities: biometric screening, tobacco attestation, primary care physician attestation. Learn more about the activities.
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Did You Know? Omada Health is Available to Qualifying Employees
CWRU faculty and staff who complete a biometric screening may be eligible to participate in a digital lifestyle change program from Omada Health at no cost to them. Specifically, those whose biometric screening results indicate that they are at risk for metabolic syndrome in 3 of 5 areas - blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, and waist circumference - will be invited to participate via an email directly from Omada.
We hosted a webinar earlier this fall so that faculty and staff could learn more about this program should they receive an invitation.
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CWRU Wellness Team
Elizabeth Click, Medical Director - erc10@case.edu | 216-368-5790
Deanna Duffy, Wellness Manager - dxd516@case.edu | 216-368-5997
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