Sep 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Extended Cafeteria Hours
Cannon Memorial: October 1st – 19th: 11 am – 7 pm
Watauga Medical Center: September 30th – October 19th: 11am – 7 pm
Themed Food Days
Free Food Day Vouchers – Oct 3
As a token of appreciation please join us for a free meal crafted with care from our dietary staff as a token of appreciation. Available on October 3rd for Lunch or Supper. Vouchers will be distributed prior to event.
Caramel Apple Station – Oct 4
Come enjoy a treat with a burst of flavor! Caramel apple day, where everyone can enjoy the delightful combination of crisp apples and sweet caramel as a token of our appreciation.
Assorted Ice Cream Novelties – Oct 6
Chill out and celebrate our amazing team with ice cream novelties, offering a variety of frozen delights as a refreshing thank you.
Fresh Baked Cookie Day – Oct 10
Were baking up gratitude for our exceptional team of employees and trainers! Come by for a variety of fresh baked comforting cookies!
Popcorn Bar Day – Oct 12
Serving up a playful treat for our dedicated staff. Customize your popcorn with a range of toppings and seasonings as a small token of thanks!
Assorted Gourmet Cupcake Day – Oct 16
Indulge your sweet tooth on gourmet cupcake day. Savor exquisite cupcakes that reflect the quality and care that you bring to work every day!
Food Trucks (Cannon Memorial Hospital/ARBH Only)
- Mobile coffee shop selling gourmet coffee drinks
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30a-10:30a
- Steakhouse of Japan
- Oct 1 (4-7p)
- Burgers, hot dogs, fries, nachos, etc.
- Sept 27, 29, Oct 4, 10, 12, 19, 24, 25, 31 (11a-2P)
- Colombian inspired dishes straight from abuela’s kitchen
- Sept 24 (5-9pm)
Sep 7, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Sip, Stand, Stretch Challenge
September 17 – October 14
Sip, Stand, Stretch (3S) is a self-care intervention to promote health and wellbeing during the UNC Appalachian Epic Go-Live period.
Win prizes and improve your health just by standing, sipping, and stretching throughout your workday!
How does this program work?
The rules are simple. Your goal is to SIP, STAND, and STRETCH every hour that you are working.
SIP – Your goal is to increase hydration by drinking water each hour. How much water you need per day is dependent on many things such as your size and your activity level. No minimum amount is required for the challenge – just do your best to sip every hour! Coffee, tea, and infused waters do count towards your intake but we encourage you to do your best to drink water in its purest form! Sodas and other sugary beverages do not count.
STAND – Your goal is to stand up or move your body for a minimum of one minute every hour. If allowable, build to several minutes per hours and add other exercises if you choose, such as taking a short walk down the hall.
STRETCH – The goal is to, ideally, select stretches that target the parts of your body that are engaging in repetitive movements or being held static from looking at the computer (e.g. neck, shoulders, etc). We will send examples and flyers to help!
TRACK: This is informal and passive! Hard copy forms will be available for pick up in Cannon lobby or at Watauga basement elevators. We will also email a form you can print or you can totally use your own form! At the end of the week, drop your weekly form in the box or email Employee Wellness. Prize drawings happening each week!
Giveaways: Week 1: Mast Store Candy Bags; Week 2: To help you with sip, 4 hydroflask bottles; Week 3: To help you with stand, $100 gift card to Mountain Running; and Week 4: to help you stretch (out), a Kelty outdoor loveseat/chair.
It is important to note that even if you did not sip, stand or stretch every hour, you will STILL RECEIVE credit for the day/week, just by submitting your participation form! Just note your total sip, stand, and stretch for the day. Tracking and reporting heightens our awareness of our typical behaviors and identifies room for improvement and growth!
Click here to download and print our participation form: Sip Stand Stretch Participation Sheet (1)
Jul 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Planning for 2024 Love Your Life
Wellbeing is SO much more than just Employee Wellness department impacts: It’s your work-life harmony, it’s your emotional wellbeing, it’s your mental wellbeing, and of course physical. It’s about connections to purpose. It’s about connection to others. I’m trying to figure out how to build that into our future platform(s). With all that in mind, Bravo is encouraging me to use their Health Assessment Review coaching call with the Cleveland Clinic as one of the ways to support the vast array of goals/stages of change within the organization.
Please enroll/complete the 1-time coaching call and provide me with your feedback by mid-August.
Your feedback is completely confidential. Unless you tell me, I will not know who completed the coaching session or who provided feedback here. Be honest and provide your constructive criticism. Thank you!
May 24, 2023 | Employee Wellness, News, Uncategorized
Celebrate National Worksite Wellness Month
June 1 – 30
While Employee Wellness loves to celebrate wellbeing everyday, we are using National Worksite Wellness Month in June to inspire something special into your every day. Each day is a guided prompt or event in which you can participate. Give it a try!
Special Events in June
- Thanks for celebrating with us!!!
Jan 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Work affects both our physical and mental well-being – in good ways and bad. Creating a culture where ARHS employees thrive is a business imperative which allows us all to adopt healthy habits, reduce mental health parity, increase resilience, and increase inclusiveness. And our ARHS leadership/management teams’ role modeling of well-being behaviors as well as identifying employee needs are a crucial element of impacting an overall culture of wellness for all ARHS employees. It starts with us!
January: Introducing the Well-Being and Culture Index
We know 2023 is going to be a challenge with extra demands placed on you and your team. Our goal as we roll out these monthly resources is to make them as easy as possible for you to support your team (and yourself).January’s resource is the Well-Being & Culture Index for leaders. This tool was created using resources from the Wellness Council of America and the US Surgeon General’s Framework on Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being.
Use the Index:
- This document is by no means the only resource you have. Use it as a starting point of inspiration for your area.
- The Index is visual pulse check on different topics related to work culture, growth, resiliency, and overall well-being.
- You can rate each area of the Index based on your perceptions/norms for your team or include your team for feedback.
- Once you’ve finished rating, what stands out to you on the document?
- Are there areas you scored low on that you would like to nurture?
- What is working well for your team(s) and how can you facilitate a continuation of supportive practices? Especially during a challenging year of implementation and integration.
Tell Us Your Thoughts Here (it’s confidential w/ Employee Wellness)
Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Real Appeal Weight Loss Program Feedback Survey
This survey is for individuals who reached out to Employee Wellness with an interest in signing up for for Real Appeal Weight loss program, but then decided against participating. We’d love to hear your feedback.