Wellness Works

The LSU AgCenter believes that a healthy lifestyle will lead to a more productive work performance. A healthy lifestyle encompasses a person’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. It is our hope that you will find helpful information on this website and you will refer to it often as additional information continues to be added.

Live Fit for Life Challenge

The Live Fit Challenge is about making you a winner.  It’s about challenging yourself to make gradual, sustainable improvements in your nutrition and physical activity with the motivation and support of your team. If you already have healthy habits, it’s about helping you maintain them.

• Live Fit Challenge Brouchure
• Challenge Pedometer Information
• Fitness Questionnaire
• Preventative Care Insurance Benefits

Education Programs

A series of six lunch and learn programs are being taught by AgCenter faculty over the next several months.  Dates of these sessions are listed below.  To view a videostream of the sessions aleady held, click on the link next to that topic.

Session 1:  (Held July 22, 2008) -  Modifying Recipes -   http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer?peid=a3cc8c75-c227-4887-982e-ba6d8c076c85

Session 2:  (Held July 31, 2008) - Portion Control (portion sizes from MyPramid) http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=e12f4e3c-7171-40cc-96ed-2ffa126e4b8f

Session 3: (Held August 12, 2008) – Smart Portions Away from Home (dining out) http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=5770ee77-012f-45b1-994b-10e667003473

Session 4: Thursday, August 28 – Smart Portions in Control (behavior change) http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9e061efa-872f-42b7-8a32-024d862726d4 

Session 5: Tuesday, September 2 – Smart Portions of Activity (importance of exercise)
http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=6ddd5e3d-889e-409c-923a-013e79ca8f7e

Session 6: Thursday, September 11 – Dieting and Fad Diets
http://130.39.187.164/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=ff8ce868-3ece-432b-bdbf-41eb5caf6189

Please note: The first three sessions were hosted live in the Knapp Hall Auditorium.  The August 28 session will be hosted in Efferson Hall Room 214 and September’s lunch and learn which will be hosted at the Red River Research Station. All are scheduled for 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. The sessions will be videostreamed for future viewing as well.

WELLNESS WORKS TOOLS As new Wellness Works tools are added they will be marked "NEW". Employee Bulletins NEW - #1 Topics: Working 9 to 5 and Getting 5 to 9 (Fruits and Vegetables, that is) AND Disease and Pain Management NEW - #2 Topics: Elliptical Machines (Good News for Bad Knees) AND Stuffed Green Peppers (A Healthy Recipe) NEW - #3 Topics: Health Insurance - What's on the Horizon? AND Benefit Basics - Do You Know Your Employee Benefit Options? NEW - #4 Topics: Understanding Your Cholesterol AND An Ounce of Prevention Does Equal a Pound of Cure#5 Topics: Fad Diets and Beat the Heat #5 Topics:  Fad Diets and Beat the Heat #6 Topics: How to Help Someone Who is Depressed and The Great American Health Quiz #7 Topics: Building Financial Independence and Cash Smart Kids #8 Topics: Plan a Great Vacation and Home Sweet Home Smoking Cessation Guide for Quitting Smoking Diabetes Information NEW - Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Take 5 for Diabetes Education Program is a series of 5 class meetings designed for individuals with Type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes or those who have a family history of diabetes.  Details can be found by clicking on the following link:  Pennington's Education and Prevention Series for Diabetes Eating Healthy for Life NEW - Test Your Food Label Knowledge Search for Healthy Recipes Exercise NEW - Physical Activity Calculator Exercise and Physical Activity Target Heart Rate Calculator Mental Health NEW - Compulsive Gambling Self Assessment Louisiana Resources for Mental Health

WELLNESS WORKS LINKS LSU AgCenter Food and Health (Family and Consumer Sciences) Pennington Biomedical Research Center American Cancer Society American Heart Association Centers For Disease Control and Prevention WebMD - Better Information Better Health National Alliance on Mental Illness Mental Health America Stay Healthy Louisiana

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

This program, handled through contract with Family Managed Care (FMC), provides employees and their immediate family members (spouse and children) with easy access to confidential assistance for personal and work-related problems that can affect their lives such as financial and family problems, alcohol and drug abuse, stress, and mental illness.

• The plan allows employees and their immediate family members up to three counseling sessions per year with a trained mental healthcare provider.
• There is no charge to the employee.
• Access the EAP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 225-765-7874 or toll-free at  1-800-245-8332.
• EAP Information Sheet

MEETING INFORMATION

The AgCenter HRM Office will continue to host a series of meetings dealing with wellness - the whole picture of health. Listed below are upcoming workshops as well as previous workshops some of which can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate link.

WELLNESS WORKS UPCOMING EVENTS Click on the link below to view the meeting live from your computer:    Lunch & Learn     Topic Date Time Location Smart Portions in Control   08/28/08 12:00-12:45 p.m. Efferson Hall Room 214 Smart Portions of Activity   09/02/08 12:00-12:45 p.m. Red River Research Station Dieting and Fad Diets   09/11/08 12:00-12:45 p.m. Red River Research Station

PREVIOUS LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Smart Portions Away from Home (dining out) Watch The Workshop Thursday, July 31, 2008 Portion Control (portion sizes from MyPyramid) Watch the Workshop Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Modifying Recipes Watch the Workshop Thursday, March 27, 2008 Top 10 Fitness Myths Watch the Workshop Wednesday, Febuary 27, 2008 Financial Health, Investing and Retirement Watch the Workshop Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Take 5 for Diabetes Prevention Watch the Workshop Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Care Giving for the Elderly; Defining the Issues and Finding the Answers Watch the Workshop Click Here for more information on Caring for the Elderly or Disabled  Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Inoculating Your Child Against Alcohol & Drug Abuse Watch the Workshop Signs & Symptoms of Drug Use The American Coucil for Drug Education: www.acde.org Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Twelve Steps for Healthy Living Watch the Workshop Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Smart Portions - Nutrition Watch the Workshop Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Power Pay Your Debt Away Watch the Workshop Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Diabetes Awareness Watch the Workshop Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Breast Cancer Awareness Watch the Workshop Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Gardening Watch the Workshop

PREVIOUS WELLNESS WORKSHOPS Friday, November 9, 2007 Taking A Self Inventory Watch the Workshop - Coming Soon Power Point Presentation Thursday, September 20, 2007 "Personality Types:  How to Deal with the Tough Guys" Watch the workshop Thursday, August 30, 2007 What's an Attitude and How Do I Get One? Watch the Workshop Power Point Presentation Tuesday, April 3, 2007 AgCenter Employee Investment Options PowerPoint Presentation 403(b) & 457 Annuity Information Spending Record & Net-Worth Worksheets Free Credit Report Information Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Investments 101  PowerPoint Presentation Thursday, February 22, 2007 A New Year, A New Start - Creative Strategies for Saving Watch the Workshop - Part I Watch the Workshop - Part II Thursday, January 11, 2007 Insurance and Social Security - Planning Ahead Handout Watch the Workshop - Part I Watch the Workshop - Part II Jeanette Tucker's Life Insurance Presentation Thursday, December 7, 2006 Understanding Your Retirement Plan Handout Watch the Workshop - Part I Watch the Workshop - Part II