WELLNESS

Nominate your Wellness Hero!

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Wellness Heroes is a program to recognize faculty and staff members who are practicing healthy behaviors that are inspiring others in the workplace. To acknowledge their efforts, a Wellness Hero will be awarded a certificate and a prize. liveWELL hopes to have our pages filled with Wellness Heroes in each newsletter! Any faculty or staff member can nominate any other faculty or staff member.

Todd Hubbard

Environmental Supervisor, Hygenic Laboratory

“Todd leads by example living a very healthy lifestyle. He encourages me to eat healthy and always has fruit and vegetables to share. Todd is the epitome of health.”

Nominated by: Kyle Skoff and Louise Biderman

Elizabeth May

Staff Nurse, Nursing Service

“Elizabeth created a theme titled “Bloom Where You are Planted.” She created a “Let’s root for each other and watch each other grow” board where we hang pictures and write a statement on a cutout cactus about something that brings us happiness or growth in our personal lives. She then organized a yoga session here in the hospital for the team to practice wellness and team bonding. Finally, she created a month-long NICU Step Challenge where 58 team members competed to meet specific goals each week.”

Nominated by: Laura Corbett

Darren Miller Communication Specialist, Office of Management and Business Development

“What makes Darren a wellness hero is that he encourages others in the department to walk with him and challenges them (in a good way) to hit a certain number of steps a day as well. His positive attitude has been very encouraging to others in our office setting.”

Nominated by: Jan Finlayson

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Michele Tutton

Coding Representative, UIHC Patient Financial Services

“Thank you so much. What a wonderful surprise. Just in time for a couple of back-to-back trips in April. The fist trip to Orange Beach, AL to visit our daughter and celebrate her 21st birthday and following up with another celebration for her in Nashville, TN. We will enjoy a little extra fun with this added bonus.”

Karen Kelly

Clerk, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

“OH my gosh! What a wonderful surprise! My husband and I just bought two ebikes last year, and we love to visit Madison, Wisconsin as they have WONDERFUL bike trails. So I will probably use that money to go on a trip to ride the trails in Madison with my husband!”

Barbara Vitense

Clerk, Environmental Health and Safety

“I am so excited I won! I plan to use the money to buy a stand-up paddle board. I’ve wanted one for years. I love being on the water, and stand-up paddle boarding is a fun workout.”