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Employee Wellness
  • Go Red MUSC: Employees, students and visitors are invited to wear red and help kick off American Heart Month and raise awareness about heart disease from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 in the atrium of Ashley River Tower. At 11 a.m. participants will form a human heart on the stairs of the atrium for a photo.
  • Worksite screening: The next screening will be Feb. 3 at ART. This screening, valued at about $350, is available to employees with the State Health Plan for $15 (covered spouses can also participate for $15). Employees and spouses without this insurance can participate for $42. The screening includes height, weight, blood pressure and a blood draw for a blood chemistry profile, hemogram, and a blood lipid profile. To register, visit http://www.musc.edu/medcenter/health1st and click Worksite Screening.
  • Wellness Wednesday: Working late Feb. 8? If so, visit Michael Rand and Pamela Chimino, MUSC Sleep Lab, from 8 – 11 p.m. at the table near Starbucks in university hospital for information about sleep and shift work including sleep hygiene and relaxation techniques.
  • Employee Health Services will be administering tuberculin skin tests for employees from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Feb. 8 outside Ashley River Tower cafeteria. No appointment necessary.
  • "Pitch The Pack" Smoking Cessation Clinics: Monthly three-session cessation clinics facilitated by physicians, psychologists and trained staff free of charge for MUSC employees, students and family members. The next clinic begins at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in Room 102, Colbert Education Center & Library. Visit http://mcintranet.musc.edu/health1st and click on "Smoking Cessation Enrollment Form" to register or email musc-empwell@musc.edu for information.
  • Mobile mammograms: The Hollings Cancer Center Mobile Van will be conducting mammograms from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Feb. 15 at Harborview Office Tower. Call 792-0878.
  • Farmers market: Fruits and vegetables are available from local farmers from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Friday in the Horseshoe and in the grassy area next to Ashley River Tower behind Charleston Memorial Hospital.

Contact Susan Johnson at johnsusa@musc.edu to become involved in employee wellness at MUSC.


 

 

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

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