wellness program

Each fall from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, the CWRU Wellness Program invites benefits-eligible faculty and staff to complete three activities in order to learn more about their health and potentially earn an additional $300 the following year. The confidential health risk assessment (HRA) from WebMD is ope...

Interested in connecting to other faculty and staff members? Want to think about diverse perspectives and new ways of seeing things you thought you understood? If so, consider joining Reflection Point (the new name for Books@Work). Reflection Point guides groups through facilitated discussions of c...

Build lasting and resilient healthy behavior habits in “Creating Habits for Resilience,” a new Wellness Program series. Over eight consecutive Wednesdays, faculty and staff will join Linda Fogg-Phillips, director of the Tiny Habits Academy, for an engaging and interactive learning experience. Each...

This summer, faculty and staff are invited to prioritize their mental wellbeing by focusing on behaviors that boost happiness, create calm, sharpen focus, prioritize purpose and increase energy. The Wellness Program will offer the eight-week online program, Renew. Participants are invited to try 1...

Learn how incremental and tiny habit changes can lead to a happier life both in and outside of work during a one-hour workshop titled “Pearl Habits: The Most Direct Way to Improve Quality of Life.” Held Thursday, May 20, at noon, this workshop will teach faculty and staff how to create beauty from ...

Panelists from University Hospital’s Cutler Center for Men will lead the Wellness Program’s second Men’s Health Series discussion Wednesday, April 14, at noon via Zoom. This dialogue will center on mental health challenges for men at all stages of life. Additionally, a dietician will be on hand to ...

As part of Employee Appreciation Month, there will be 30-minute Stretch at Your Workstation routine designed to help employees feel better and ready for the workday. This session will be held Friday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m. The session will start out with dynamic—or moving—stretches to help counter...

The Wellness Program will host a series to help members of the Case Western Reserve University community reap and prepare healthy meals from their own garden. In the two-part series, “From Your Garden to Your Table,” attendees will learn about growing their own pandemic “victory” garden and gain st...

Take time out to practice meditation and other stress management skills this spring with one of two series from the Wellness Program. Faculty and staff are invited to try a 12-week experiential course, “E.A.S.E. Into Peace of Mind,” on Tuesdays at noon via Zoom. Each week, participants will learn te...

The Wellness Program will host a men’s health discussion Wednesday, March 10, at 11:30 a.m. Male faculty and staff are invited to learn more about typical age-related health changes and medical issues. The discussion will feature Lee Ponsky, professor of urology, and three University Hospitals physi...