/news-archive/tag/office-of-health-services/ ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:50:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/01/28/spring-step-challenge-2019/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:50:31 +0000 /news/?p=73225 ... Employee wellness step challenge begins Feb. 11]]> The Employee Wellness Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock encourages all faculty and staff to join its upcoming fitness challenge, “Step into Spring,” from Feb. 11 to March 24. The goal of the six-week program is to get ����Vlog��ý Little Rock employees up and moving while improving their daily lives through exercise. The program format is based on the number of steps participants accumulate over the course of the program. Participants are encouraged to reach 40,000 steps during each week of the challenge. Steps can be acquired in a number of ways including walking, jogging, cycling, attending a group exercise class, as well as tackling daily activities such as walking the dog or running errands on campus. Employees are free to use tracking devices, such as Fitbits or cellphones, to calculate their steps. By 5 p.m. every Monday, participants are required to record their steps in a Google form. To get employees motivated, the first 100 people to register will receive a free T-shirt. To keep them on their toes, random prizes will also be awarded to participants who meet the minimum weekly requirement of 40,000 steps. For more information, contact Karl Lenser at kjlenser@ualr.edu, the Office of Health Services at 501-569-3188, or ]]> /news-archive/2018/10/11/flu-vaccine/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:23:22 +0000 /news/?p=72212 ... Annual flu vaccine campaign to be held Oct. 17]]> ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Office of Health Services will host its annual flu vaccine campaign in the Donaghey Student Center lower concourse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. This year’s vaccine is a single-dose, quadrivalent flu shot administered by injection into the upper arm. Participants are advised to dress for easy access to the upper arm. Benefits-eligible employees will be able to use their UMR membership card to cover the cost of the vaccine. Other insurances are also accepted. Students will be able to receive their vaccine free of charge. No appointments are necessary. All students and employees are strongly encouraged to participate. Flu shots will continue to be given by the Office of Health Services in the weeks following the event. ]]> /news-archive/2017/02/01/fitness-challenge-2017/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:33:58 +0000 /news/?p=66203 ... Employee Wellness Program presents new fitness challenge]]> The Employee Wellness Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock encourages all faculty and staff to join its upcoming fitness challenge, “Put Some Steps into Your Spring,” from Feb. 6 to March 19. The goal of the six-week program is to get ����Vlog��ý Little Rock employees up and moving while improving their daily lives through exercise. “Based on the comments I have received from employees who have participated in previous challenges, the greatest benefit of the step challenge is that it provides motivation for many employees to increase their physical activity,” said Karl Lenser, coordinator of the Employee Wellness Program.   The program format is based on the number of steps participants accumulate over the course of the program. Participants are encouraged to reach 150,000 steps by the end of the challenge, equating to 3,571 steps per day. Steps can be acquired in a number of ways including walking, jogging, cycling, attending a group exercise class, as well as tackling daily activities such as walking the dog or running errands on campus. Employees are free to use tracking devices, such as Fitbits or cellphones, to calculate their steps, or they can request a pedometer from the Office of Health Services. By 5 p.m. every Monday, participants are required to record their steps in a Google form provided by Lenser. To get employees motivated, the first 100 people to register will receive a free T-shirt. To keep them on their toes, random prizes will also be awarded to participants who meet the minimum weekly requirement of 20,000 steps. For more information, contact Lenser at kjlenser@ualr.edu, the Office of Health Services at 501.569.3188, or register here. ]]>