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Wellness Newsletter
October 2023
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Last Chance to Join Your Colleagues for Walktober
Join nearly 400 of your colleagues for Walktober! While this web-based movement challenge kicked off on Oct. 1, you still have through Oct. 6 to sign up and form/join a team if you'd like.
Participants will be taken on a virtual color tour through some of the world’s most vibrant, breathtaking landscapes — while boosting energy, improving mood, and making walking a priority…for life. Participants will fill up a virtual tree with red, orange, and gold leaves based on daily physical activity, by linking a tracking device/app or using the platform's built-in tracking tool.
Sunday, October 1 - Tuesday, October 31. Registration and team formation closes Oct. 6.
Walktober is open to benefits-eligible faculty and staff only. Engage actively throughout the program, and you'll be entered into a prize raffle at the end! Participation in Walktober can be used toward meeting the requirements for the Physical Activity Wellness Program Incentive. Read the full requirements on the Physical Activity page of the Wellness website.
Help us launch Walktober and get your steps in at our Poker Walk on Oct. 6! Details are below
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Poker Walk - Friday, October 6
If you plan to be on campus on Friday, October 6, we invite you to join us for a Poker Walk! This will be an opportunity to take a break, add some movement to your workday, connect with the CWRU community, engage in a little friendly competition, and maybe even leave with a prize! All are welcome to attend.
What is a Poker Walk? A poker walk is an active game in which participants walk a predetermined route and receive a poker card after each lap. Participants must walk the route five times to earn a complete poker hand. After the fifth lap, participants turn in their complete hands to the dealer, who determines the winning poker hand. The winner of each hand will be awarded a small prize. We will also have snacks and water available.
Weather permitting, this event will take place outside in front of the Veale Recreation Center (2158 Adelbert Rd.). We will move inside to the Veale Center track in the case of inclement weather. The time for the event is 11:30 am - 1:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 6. Come whenever you can and stay for as long as you want. It will likely take you 30 minutes or less to walk the five laps and complete your poker hand. We hope to see you there!
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Participate in Wellness BINGO
The Wellness Program has partnered with University Health and Counseling Services to offer Wellness BINGO for Case Western Reserve faculty, staff, and students!
Starting today, CWRU community members can download the Wellness BINGO card, mark off squares by engaging in healthy activities on their own and/or attending university sponsored events, and enter to win a prize by submitting their BINGO card with at least 5 squares in a row completed.
Use the links to the left to download and submit your BINGO card. Cards are due by Friday, October 20. Activities can be completed any time over the next three weeks. We hope you enjoy playing Wellness BINGO! Reach out with any questions.
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Treat Yourself to a Chair Massage
Take a break from your workday and experience stress relief with a chair massage provided by One to One Fitness.
Tuesday, October 10, 1:30-4:30 pm, Thwing Room 224
Chair massages last 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 right.
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Muscle Conditioning
Join One to One Fitness instructor Anya Marchenka for an 8-week Muscle Conditioning class. This 45-minute class will begin at 5:30 pm on Thursday each week. Bring along water and a towel if you'd like. One to One will provide any equipment that may be used during the class in addition to body weight.
Thursdays, Oct. 12 - Dec. 7 (no class on Nov. 23), from 5:30-6:15 pm in person at the Veale Recreation Center
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Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Join instructor Katie Nabors for an 8-week, fast-paced Vinyasa Flow Yoga class, during which you will seamlessly move (flow) between a variety of yoga poses, linking breath to movement. This is a more physical class but still allows for modifications as you learn flows through various poses. It may be helpful to have prior yoga experience.
Tuesdays, Oct. 10 - Nov. 28, from 12-1 pm in person at One to One Fitness (you don't need to be a 121 member)
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Last Chance to Register: Brain Fit
During this 8-week series, a variety of experts will explore the powerful impact of lifestyle behaviors to maintain brain health, preserve memories, and lower your risk for brain disease. Learn how to keep your brain fit and functional through the years to achieve optimal well-being. The Cleveland Clinic's Six Pillars of Brain Health model will be highlighted.
Thursdays, Oct. 5 - Nov. 30 (no class on Nov. 23), from 12:30-1:30 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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Use the link above to access the flyer and learn more, then use the Campus Group links on the flyer to express your interest. | |
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Join a Sustained Dialogue Group
Dialogue is a distinct way of communicating, which involves people with different views communicating in order to seek mutual understanding. Sustained Dialogue Groups consist of 10-12 or fewer people who decide to meet weekly for 10 sessions to build relationships and take action on a topic they care about. All sessions will be virtual unless a change is determined by the group.
Two Sustained Dialogue Groups will be offered for faculty and staff this fall on the following topics:
- Improving Communication & Enhancing a Sense of Community (begins Tuesday, Oct. 17, 3-4 pm)
- Moral Empathy and Appreciation in the Workplace (begins Thursday, Oct. 19, 2-3 pm)
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Caregiving Support is Available Through Impact Solutions
Did you know that the university's Employee Assistance and Work/Life Program, Impact Solutions, can provide caregiving support for you and your family at no cost to you? Impact Solutions has resources and services for childcare and eldercare needs. This is just one of the many ways that Impact Solutions can help lessen the load of the everyday challenges you face.
To learn more about Impact's caregiving services and/or schedule a consultation to receive support, call Impact Solutions 24/7/365 at 800-227-6007. Relief may be just a call away.
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Reminder: CWRU is a Tobacco-Free Campus
CWRU became tobacco-free on July 1, 2017. As a university with a strong focus on health, it is a top priority to create a healthy environment for our community to work and learn. Visit the university's Tobacco Free website for resources, including a link to the policy, which prohibits the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and all forms of smokeless tobacco on CWRU property, as well as resources for tobacco cessation for those who want support in quitting, including phone, online and in-person programs, and nicotine replacement therapy. It takes all of us to keep CWRU tobacco free. Thank you!
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Fall Wellness Activity Period Continues
Faculty and staff who plan to use the university's Benelect medical plan next year are encouraged to complete three wellness activities (health risk assessment and at least two of these three activities: tobacco attestation, PCP attestation and/or biometric screening) this fall to learn about their health and earn a $25 Monthly Wellness Incentive in 2024. Specifically, the activities should be completed during the annual qualifying period of September 1 - November 30. Nov. 30, 2023, is the deadline for completion. Learn more about the activities here.
Those who qualify for the $25 Monthly Wellness Incentive in 2024 will have the opportunity to earn an additional $200 in Wellness Program Incentives in their December 2024 pay. Those who are working toward that goal this year, don't forget to attest in HCM by November 30, 2023!
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On-Campus Flu Shot Clinics Available This Fall
Flu vaccinations are offered at various campus locations each fall through University Health & Counseling Services and are free for CWRU faculty, staff, and students.
Appointments are taken on a walk-in basis, so you do not need to pre-register. You must bring your CWRU ID card. There are several flu shot clinics scheduled for September and October. Follow the link below to view dates, times, and locations for the clinics.
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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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