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IPFW Health and Wellness offers a variety of programs and services to assist individuals and families with better total wellness. Physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, and intellectual parts of wellness are all addressed throughout the calendar year.

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Spotlight:

Healthy Purdue 2009 will end November 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM EST.

If you have any questions, please contact Jen Roherty at 481-6746, rohertyj@ipfw.edu or Judy Tillapaugh at 481-6647, tillapau@ipfw.edu.

Thank you for your great participation this year!

Employee Spotlight:

Submit a healthy recipe for the upcoming employee recipe book!

Help us program for 2010! Complete the employee health and wellness survey before Friday, November 6.

 

Upcoming Events:

November 2009

  • November 26-January 1: Fit for a Cause: Holiday Fitness Challenge. Departments raise money for the charity of their choice by converting fitness minutes into pennies! More information coming soon!
  • November 26-27: University closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.

December

  • December 1: Lifetime Relationships: Changes for Adult Children and their Aging Parents. 1:00 PM, Purdue Extension Office. This workshop will help family members recognize how changes in later life affect relationships among family members. This is an interactive session with activities that focus on decision making, how change affects everyone in the family and how growing older differs for each family and individual. Presented by Allen County Purdue Extension Office.
  • December 10: Cholesterol and Blood Health Screening. 7:00-10:00 AM, Walb Union, Room 222. All faculty and staff, retirees and their spouses/SSDP receive a free yearly cholesterol screening via Healthy Purdue. Take advantage of this opportunity if you have not done so yet! Schedule your appointment today!
    • Students: 100 FREE cholesterol screenings available for the 2009-2010 school year. No pre-registration necessary for students. Free screenings made possible by IPSGA.
  • December 14: Free Evening Fitness Screenings. 4:45-6:45 PM, Hilliard Gates Sports Center, Royal Dons Room. Screenings include blood pressure, height, weight, body composition, BMI, and blood sugar (2-hour fast).
  • December 24-25: University Closed for Christmas Holiday.
  • December 31-January 1, 2010: University Closed for New Year's Day Holiday

 

Ongoing:

  • Drop in to a fitness class anytime at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center! Drop-in fee is only $5. Check in at the customer service desk located at the entrance to the fitness center.

 

 

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