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MUSC Health & Wellness Expo

8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19
Harper Student Center

The 2006 MUSC Health and Wellness Expo will be held Jan. 19 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Harper Student Center. The expo is free and open to MUSC employees, affiliates and the community.
 
The purpose of the expo is to promote health and wellness. This event will showcase MUSC services as well as offer several screenings. There is no charge for screenings except for cholesterol: a $15 fee will be collected. Employees who prefer to make an appointment must call Holly Maben in Human Resources at 792-4674—walk-ins are welcome, fasting is recommended. Mammograms will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan 18 and 19 (physician referral and insurance required). To make an appointment or for information, call 810-5075.
 
Free food and product samplings will be offered from local vendors. All proceeds from this event will benefit MUSC Employee Health and Wellness programs.
 
New for this year will be a seminar presented at 11 a.m. Jan. 19 by renowned wellness advocate Ann Kulze, M.D. Her seminar is entitled “Feel Great for Good, Stay Well for Life.”
 
Schedule of special events and free seminars: 9 a.m., Auditorium: Don Sparks, alternative transportation advocate—Charleston Moves!; 1 p.m., Auditorium: Nelda Fields—Webster Rogers: Financial Wellness Seminar; 3 p.m., Auditorium: Dr. Carl David Geier: Sports Injury Seminar. Free workouts/demonstration: 10 a.m., Court #1: Fencing (information/demo/clinic); Noon, Crows Nest: Yoga (wear comfortable clothing); 2 p.m., Aerobics Studio: Tae-Bo (be ready for an uptempo workout); and 4 p.m., Cardio Room: Group cycling or trekking or indoor track workout.

Participants of the 2005 Health & Wellness Expo
Community Partners
Arbonne Swiss Skin products
Bi-Lo
Bilingo
Charleston Moves
Charleston Magazine
Chick-fil-A
Childcare Network
Cooper River Bridge Run
Costco
East Coast Chiropractic
First Federal
Harborview Chiropractic
Jafra
Just Tea
Just Wellness
L & L screen printing
McKool Lifetime chiropractic
Oblique Magazine
Principal Finance
Webster Rogers
Whole Foods

MUSC Partners
Alzheimer’s Research/Clinical Programs
Alliance for Hispanic Health
Bone & Joint Center
Center for Aging
Cholesterol Center: Screening  for $15
Clinical Nutrition Services
College of Dental Medicine
College of Nursing
Dermatology: Skin cancer screening
Dietary: Apples and lemonade
Employee Health Services: TB testing
Employee Assistance Program
ENT/Otolaryngology: Hearing screening
Endocrinology: Lupus information
Family Medicine: Flu shots
Heart and Vascular Center: Blood pressure
Hollings Cancer Center: The Looking Glass
HCC Mobile Health Unit: Mammograms on Jan. 18 and 19
HCC: Smoking cessation
HCC: Oral cancer screening
Human Resources
Institute of Psychiatry: Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Institute of Psychiatry: Smoking Cessation
Institute of Psychiatry: Stress Management
Institute of Psychiatry: Weight Management Center: Body Mass Index
Library—Hands on Health
Marketing
Occupational Safety
Occupational Therapy: Ergonomics
Pastoral Care
Pharmacy Services
Pharmacy—outpatient
Physical Therapy: Fitness testing
Reach 2010—Endocrinology: Blood sugar
Respiratory Therapy: Lung function
Safe Kids: Injury Prevention
Storm Eye Institute: Vision test
Transplant Services
Think First
Wellness Center: Fitness testing
University Risk Management
Women’s Health Services—East Cooper Women’s Services
 

   

Friday, Jan. 13, 2006
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