Workshops and Programs

Jumpstart your wellness, spark your curiosity and connect with your community!

August offers the perfect opportunity to check in, recharge and recommit to your well-being. This month’s programming is packed with fun, connection and meaningful growth—designed to meet you wherever you are on your wellness journey.

Whether you’re ready to challenge yourself daily, test your trivia with your department or dig deeper into topics like immunizations and social connection, there’s something here for everyone.

Here’s what’s in store:

• Better Every Day Challenge: Take on small, intentional actions each day across the eight dimensions of wellness.

• Quiz Yourself: Test your knowledge of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
• Virtual Team Trivia: Team up for a fast-paced, 21st-century-themed pop culture showdown!
• Workshops:
  • The Value of Social Connection and Belonging (Presented by: Carebridge)
  • Let’s Chat Immunization (Presented by: Excellus)

Let’s make August the month we grow, learn, laugh—and feel better every day.

Better Every Day Challenge

It is National Wellness Month and we invite you to take the Better Every Day Challenge to explore the eight dimensions of wellness in your own way.

Challenge: The challenge officially kicks off on Friday, Aug.8. Then, every day this month choose a small action from one of the eight dimensions of wellness.  

Throughout the month, you can focus on one wellness dimension or mix it up and work on all eight dimensions. The goal: reinforcing and building healthier habits all month.

What’s next: When you register for the challenge, you will receive more information via email, get added to the Wellness Initiative Teams group and receive a printable tracker [PDF] to reflect on your progress or jot down wins!

How to win: Everyone that confirms their participation by Friday, Aug. 29* will have the chance to win their pick of a wellness gift including options like a stainless-steel water bottle, glass meal prep containers, window herb garden kit or relaxing coloring set.

*The link to confirm participation will be shared via email and in the Teams channel.

Register for Better Every Day Challenge!

Quiz: 8 Dimensions of Wellness

Wellness is a dynamic and holistic process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Test your knowledge and learn about the 8 Dimensions of Wellness!

Complete the 8 Dimensions of Wellness quiz by Friday, Aug. 29, for a chance to win a wellness gift basket!

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Virtual Team Trivia: 21st Century

Gather your co-workers for virtual department trivia! The questions will be about pop culture, world events and discoveries from the past 25 years. Register your team (only one per department) by Friday, Aug. 8 at noon.

Wednesday, Aug. 13
Noon-12:45 p.m. (Instructions at 12:10 p.m. and questions will begin around 12:15 p.m.)

Details:

• Assemble your team (there is no team size limit)
• Come up with a team name (this can be your department name)
• Choose a team captain to register you (please only one person per department)
• Register your team by Friday, Aug. 8 at noon
• After registering, your team captain will receive: 1. Email with a link to a shared Excel document, 2. Instructions how to add your team and team members, 3. Before the event, your team captain will receive an event link to share it with your entire team.

Tips:

• Consider scheduling a room for your team to participate in the virtual trivia.
• If you can’t get everyone together in person, you can set up your own Teams or Zoom meeting to stay connected and discuss answers among your team.

Register your team today by Friday, Aug. 8 at noon!

Webinar lineup

Join us for webinars from experts at Carebridge and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield for this month’s webinar lineup! Plus, check out the “In Case You Missed It!” section below for on-demand webinars from the archive.