Words About Wellness
Newsletter
The department of PM&R produces a departmental newsletter once a month. Please find below the “Words About Wellness” page extracted from the newsletter, which serves to educate our department’s faculty, staff, and other interested groups about Wellness activities occurring in and around the department and also features articles of interest.
2022
2021
- 11/12/2021The Art of Crafting and Its Benefits
- 9/10/2021 Why Sleep Matters
- 8/13/2021 Ways Music Helps Our Mental and Physical Health
- 6/14/2021 Making Self-Care Work For You
- 5/14/2021 Core Values and Wellness
- 4/16/2021 Time for a Check Up !?!
- 1/15/2021 How to Exercise During a Pandemic in Winter
2020
- 12/11/2020 Navigating the Holidays in the Time of COVID
- 11/13/2020The Power of Resiliency
- 10/9/2020: A Quick Look at Cancer Disparities
- 9/11/2020: Mindfulness at Work – Enhancing Performance while Lowering Stress
- 8/14/2020: The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
- 7/10/2020: Improving Wellness By and For Women of Color
- 6/12/2020: Race and Health
- 5/29/2020: Safety Net Resources
- 5/15/2020: Plant Based Eating
- 5/1/2020: Parenting through the Pandemic
- 4/17/2020: Developing a Yoga Practice
- 4/3/2020: Stress Relief Through Puzzles
- 3/20/2020: Tips from the CDC on Coping with COVID-19
- 3/6/2020: Wash Your Hands
- 2/21/2020: Motivation and Productivity Within the Workplace
- 2/7/2020: Altering Traits through Mindfulness
- 1/24/2020: What’s Worksite Wellness?
- 1/10/2020: January 2020 Wellness
2019
- 1/4/2019: Mediterranean Diet
- 1/18/2019: Treating Your Pain Without Drugs
- 2/15/2019: Intermittent Fasting and Health
- 3/1/2019: Humor, Healing, and Health
- 3/15/2019: Spirituality and Wellness
- 3/29/2019: 12 Wellness Apps to Try!
- 4/12/2019: How Does Caffeine Affect Weight?
- 4/26/2019: Culinary Medicine
- 5/10/2019: 10 Tips to Start an Exercise Routine and Make it a Habit
- 5/24/2019: Eat Local. Eat Seasonal.
- 6/7/2019: A Book Review of “How Not to Die”
- 6/21/2019: Do we need more leafy greens in our work environments?
- 7/19/2019: Why More More?
- 8/2/2019: Setting Attainable Goals
- 8/16/2019: Strength Training
- 8/30/2019: A Book Review on “Thinking, Fast and Slow”
- 9/13/2019: Restorative Yoga
- 9/27/2019: 3 Good Things
- 10/11/2019: Nutritional Wellness
- 11/8/2019: Digital Wellness – How to Use Social Media and Stay Happy
- 11/22/2019: Digital Wellness, Part II – Using your Phone for Mindfulness
- 12/6/2019: Sleep – The Most Important Aspect of Wellness of all
- 12/20/2019: Wellness Myths
2018
- 2/2/2018: Curious about Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
- 2/16/2018: All About UNC’s PIM
- 3/2/2018: Resilience
- 3/16/2018: UNC Total Well Being Expo Recap
- 3/29/2018: Book Review of “Attending Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity”
- 4/13/2018: Massage as Medicine
- 4/27/2018: Provider Burnout
- 5/11/2018: Stroke Awareness Information
- 6/8/2018: The Six Dimensions of the Wellness Model
- 6/22/2018: Carolina Women’s Center Information
- 7/6/2018: Part 1 of our 2 Part Series on Sleep – What’s In It For You?
- 7/20/2018: Part 2 of our 2 Part Series on Sleep – What Can You Do To Improve Your Sleep?
- 8/3/2018: Exercise Breaks
- 8/17/2018: How to Avoid the Health Risks That Come with Financial Stress
- 8/31/2018: Mindfulness for Managing Stress and Maximizing Resilience
- 9/28/2018: 6 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health
- 10/12/2018: New Study Links Mindfulness, Brain Changes, and Pain Sensitivity
- 10/26/2018: More than cooking, Teaching Kitchens are learning labs for life skills
- 11/9/2018: Today’s Book Recommendation – “StrengthsFinder 2.0”
- 11/30/2018: Today’s Book Recommendation – “Emotional Intelligence 2.0”
- 12/14/2018: Wellness for the Holidays