Quarterly Wellness Newsletter - Spring 2024
View all upcoming Wellness events and articles on over 15 resources to support your well-being!
6-Week Spring Well-Being Challenge, "Nourish"
Join NIH staff to grow virtual veggies, fruits, and grains from around the world by recording health activities to kick off spring. All NIH staff and family members 18+ can participate.
- Receive 7 new recipes each week! A mobile app is now available.
- Form a team if interested, or download the registration guide.
- Track your progress through mid-May 2024. Go here for full details.
Register by April 15
Virtual Grocery Store Tour
"Spring into Wellness" Campaign
Spring into Wellness is OHR and ORS’ annual joint campaign highlighting resources and events designed to enhance your personal and professional well-being.
April is Financial Literacy Month
OHR Retirement and Employee Benefits Branch is hosting a Virtual Financial Fitness Fair.
- Topics include Social Security and Medicare, Estate Planning, Health Savings Accounts, Public Service Loan Forgiveness and the Thift Savings Plan.
- Check the Calendar for exact dates and more information.
Take Your Child to Work Day
- held on all campuses and virtually
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Stress Reduction Techniques: Relax, Get Centered and Improve Your Mindset
Join NIH panel members for “Stress Reduction Techniques: Relax, Get Centered and Improve Your Mindset." The goal of this session is to help you unlock key tools to stress management through exploring how we prevent stress from negatively impacting our communication, when to seek help and how Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques can calm the mind and re-center the body. This session will be a lecture and experiential format so please be prepared to participate and enjoy some time to unwind!
- Thursday, May 2, 2024
- 2:00 – 3:00p ET
- Zoom link below. Meeting ID: 160 527 6872
- Closed Captioning will be provided, and this session will be recorded
Join the Webinar
Bike to Work Day
Join us at more than 100 pit stops in DC, MD, and VA for this FREE event for a fun and healthy way to start your day.
- Friday, May 17, 2024
- The first 16,000 who register and attend at a pit stop receive a FREE T-shirt.
- Free giveaways, food, and beverages at participating locations, while supplies last.
Full details and register
Recorded Webinars - January to March 2024
Healthy Cooking Demonstration: Keeping it Simple
Food and Mood Webinar: A Panel Discussion
- Panel members from ORS, NIMH, and NIGMS discussed the importance of the gut-brain connection, the function of the microbiome, eating with the seasons, and how these key areas complement our overall health. Recording.
Chair Yoga Series & Coffee Chats
Chair Yoga is perfect for office workers, seniors, and anyone who finds it difficult to sit on the floor or stand for long periods.
"Non-Sleep Deep Rest Series" Recordings
Ongoing Fitness Services
NIH Fitness Centers - Bldg. 31, Bldg. 53 and Rockledge 2 are open!
R&W Monthly Virtual "Fit for YOU" Classes
See April Class Descriptions and the 2024 April Schedule PDF
Holiday Hustle & New Years Movement Series Recordings
"Maintaining a Healthy Weight at the Holidays" Recording
"You Can Prevent Diabetes" Recording
Additional Fitness Resources
R&W Fitness Center Memberships and Personal Training Services
*"Providing information and resources from these websites does not represent or constitute an endorsement of any product, service, entity or enterprise by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Government, or its employees."
Meditation and Mindfulness
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Wellness@NIH Website
The
Wellness@NIH website is designed to help employees support their individual health while at work, bringing you information about key health topics and services.
Wellness@NIH is brought to you by the NIH Health and Wellness Council.
We invite you to explore this site, which will be growing over time, and invite you to
Contact Us with questions, comments, and suggestions.
Stay Connected! Private Facebook Group
Sponsored by the NIH’s Health and Wellness Council, this group provides information on key health topics and services to support employee well-being. To become a member:
Log into Facebook and search for “Wellness@NIH”
Hover over the image and select the option to join.
Answer a few questions to confirm that you work at the NIH.
Once submitted, we will approve your request.
Additional NIH Resources
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
U.S. Surgeon General Promotes Walking and Walkable Communities.
The “Take the Stairs” campaign is the NIH response to the U.S. Surgeon General’s 2015 “Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities,” with worksites as a key sector for
implementation. In support of the project, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams came to visit NIH.
In support of the "Take the Stairs" campaign at NIH. Fogarty International Center Director Dr.Roger Glass and Deputy Director Dr.Peter Kilmarx posted signs encouraging NIH employees.
