Human Technologies, Inc. cares about the health and well-being of our employees and we are dedicated to promoting a healthy, happy working environment! This webpage will include current information on health and wellness-related events, resources and important information from our healthcare provider.
Human Technologies Inc. is proud to be participating in the American Heart Association Heart Walk! We will have teams at each of our South Carolina locations. Teams will form in January and have until April to get ready for the 3 mile walk AND to raise money for this great cause! The Team Captain Kick-Off event will be held on Thursday, January 26th at 4pm at the Greenville HTI office. The Heart Walk will be held in Greer, SC on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 9am. To see HTI’s Heart Walk Team page on the AHA website, click here: http://www.kintera.org/faf/teams/groupTeamList.asp?ievent=482810&;lis=1&kntae482810=68372CD4A342441BBBDAB6754162618B&tlteams=4881665.
Online health assessment (for employees/spouses covered by HTI’s health plan) – visit www.myuhc.com, click on “Register” in the top left. You will need to have your health insurance card in order to complete the registration. REMEMBER – you have until January 27, 2012 to complete the online assessment in order to receive your $75 gift card! Once you have registered, you can log in at any time to view your claims, find a doctor or read health-related articles.
Find a doctor - https://www.geoaccess.com/uhc/po/Default.asp
Main UHC website - http://www.uhc.com/home.htm
UHC’s Source4Women website - http://www.uhc.com/source4women.htm
UHC Wellness - http://www.uhc.com/health_and_wellness.htm
US events, search by location:
www.active.com
www.runningintheusa.com
www.roadracerunner.com
SC Running events calendar:
http://www.getsetsc.com/running-calendar.php
Go Magazine – event calendar (SC/NC):
http://www.gomagsc.com/event_calendar.php
Go Green Events - running events (Greenville area):
http://go-greenevents.com/Event_Search/pos/1
Greenville Spinners - info on local bike rides:
http://www.greenvillespinners.org
Greenville Track Club:
www.greenvilletrackclub.com
Strictly Running – SC walking/running events:
www.strictlyrunning.com
Greenville area volunteer events:
www.handsongreenville.org
Water Valley, Mississippi area fitness events:
http://www.pinebeltpacers.org/RaceInfo/Races11.html
http://www.roadracerunner.com/Races/RunningCalendar.aspx?state=ms&;d=5k
Water Valley, Mississippi area volunteer events
http://unitedwayoxfordms.org/Volunteer!_Get_Connected!.php
Birmingham, Alabama fitness events:
http://www.runningintheusa.com/race/List.aspx?State=AL
Birmingham, Alabama volunteer events:
www.handsonbirmingham.org
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American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association American Heart Association |
MSN – Fitness site |
Wellness – Did you know?
That our health care plan provider offers free webinars on a number of topics regarding wellness and nutrition? The HTI Wellness Team would like to invite you to register for one of their upcoming webinars – especially for Women!
This webinar is called “Eating Right at Every Age – 20’s, 30’s 40’s, 50’s and 60’s – and Beyond”, and is especially for United Health Care plan participants, and is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13 @12:30PM EST. (And if you’re not enrolled in UHC and would like to attend – just send me a note and I’ll have you watch with someone who is!)
Registration information below!
Register today for the Online Seminar
Eating Right at Every Age - 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and Beyond
Tuesday, September 13, 12:30 p.m. ET, 11:30 a.m. CT
On Tuesday, September 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET, Source4Women will host a free online seminar for UnitedHealthcare members called "Eating Right at Every Age - 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and Beyond."
Nutritional needs change every decade but when you are equipped with a healthy diet, physical activity and a good attitude - you can help defy the ravages of aging. This webinar will highlight the physiological changes that alter nutrient requirements during the aging process. We will demonstrate how food and exercise can minimize the normal changes, promote wellness, and be your best defense against disease.
Register today by visiting www.source4women.com and clicking on the Register Now link under Upcoming Online Seminars.
Speaker Background:
Kathleen Zelman is a nationally-known nutrition correspondent, editor, and contributing writer of diet and nutrition articles. She currently serves as director-at-large on the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Board of Directors, and received the prestigious ADA "Media Excellence Award" for her contribution and commitment to educating consumers about food and nutrition issues through the media.
Background: Source4Women offers free, online seminars covering the health care topics that are important to women. These seminars are fully interactive and feature expert speakers in health, wellness and nutrition. Seminar participants will have the opportunity to submit questions during the presentation.
Visit www.source4women.com to find more health resources and connect with other women who have similar interests in our online community.
To register for this seminar, visit www.source4women.com and click on the Register Now link under Upcoming Online Seminars.
The January newsletter will include more information on our Heart Walk team contest. The teams will form in January and have until April to get ready for the 3 mile walk AND to raise money for a great cause – the American Heart Association! The Heart Walk will be held in Greer on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 9am. We are now recruiting Heart Walk Team Captains – one from each HTI location. Team Captains will help to recruit and motivate their team members and we will have prizes for the top fundraising teams! If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a great Team Captain, please let me know and I’ll get your name on the list! We’ll have a kick-off event with representatives from the Heart Association for all Team Captains in late January.
Don’t forget to do the online health assessment with United Health Care before the end of January to earn your $75 gift card! Directions: Go to www.myuhc.com. Be sure to have your UHC health insurance card handy. You will need to enter your height, weight, and recent blood pressure/cholesterol (total and HDL) data. The assessment takes about 10 minutes and produces a detailed report on your overall health risks. Once you have finished the assessment, the website goes to a personalized “dashboard” with articles on health topics that correspond to your assessment results.
We are really excited about the launch of our internal HTIWellness Healthy Works website page coming up in January! The page will feature all of our wellness newsletters, information from United Health Care, a fitness/health events calendar, links to health-related websites/articles and updates on HTIWellness events! Stay tuned for more information, and please feel free to let us know if there are any topics or resources that you’d like us to include.
The New Year is a great time to make a fresh start, and many people chose a New Year’s resolution to change something about themselves or their lives. People make resolutions that focus on many different aspects, including physical health, mental/emotional well-being, financial stability, career advancement, relationships, stress management, education and personal happiness. Resolutions can also be outwardly focused – volunteering more, being more “green”, “paying it forward”, etc. Our January newsletter will have a great article on resolutions, but we wanted to get everyone thinking about changes they might want to make as we welcome 2012!
Holiday Stress-Busters: 18 Sanity-Saving Shortcuts
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/depression/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100282045
Fast Food and Your New Year's Resolution
http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/fast-food-and-new-years-resolutions
10 Ways to Tap into Your Inner Willpower
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/new-year-new-you/article.aspx?cp-documentid=26938188&;gt1=32093
52 Ways to Cut Fat From Your Diet in 2012
http://fitbie.msn.com/lose-weight/52-ways-cut-fat-2012
Tips on Keeping a New Year’s Resolution
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-ways-to-make-a-resolution-stick.html
http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologytopics/tp/keep-your-new-years-resolutions.htm
Goal Setting Tips
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/top-tips-for-setting-goals-and-priorities/
Santa Run – 5 mile course
Saturday, Dec. 17th, 5:30pm
Start line at Greenville County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC
This is a “twilight” run and most runners will finish in the dark! The trail is lit with red and green lights and LIGHT UP costumes are encouraged!
$20/person if you register on or before 12/16, $30 day of the race
Enter “Kringle” on the registration site to save $5 if you register TODAY!
Refreshments at the new KROC center after the race!
http://www.greenvillesantarun.com/GSR_Welcome.html
Resolution Run – 1 mile (10am) and 5K (11am) run/walks
Saturday, Dec. 31st
Anderson, SC
http://www.yourfirstflight.org/news.php
Hair of the Dog Run – 2, 5 and 10 mile runs
Sunday, Jan. 1st, 9am
Spartanburg, SC
http://www.spartanburgymca.org/hair-of-the-dog-run.php
Greenville News Run Downtown – 5K
Saturday, Jan. 21st
Greenville, SC
www.greenvilleonline.com/rundowntown
Heart Walk – 3 mile walk
Saturday, Apr. 14th, 9am
Greer
HTI’s Heart Walk page:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/teams/groupTeamList.asp?ievent=482810&;lis=1&kntae482810=F13A4C12AD9A433BBA3611995603416E&tlteams=4881665
Yoga Classes
http://www.southernstaryoga.com – Oxford, MS
http://birminghamyoga.com – Birmingham, AL
www.zengardenyoga.com – Spartanburg, SC
www.northmainyoga.com – Greenville, SC
http://yogaplace.org/index.html - Anderson, SC
Resources for Local Volunteer Events
Oxford, MS - http://unitedwayoxfordms.org/Volunteer!_Get_Connected!.php
Greenville/Upstate, SC - www.handsongreenville.org
Birmingham, AL - www.handsonbirmingham.org
The HTIWellness webpage, newsletter and programs/activities are for educational/informational purposes only. The information is not intended to serve as an effort to diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any human disease, injury or physical condition. The HTIWellness webpage/newsletter and programs are not intended to, nor should they be construed as, a substitute for the advice or treatment of a health care professional. Any participant should consult a physician prior to participation in and/or use of any information provided. Any participant in the HTIWellness program must agree that any activity or information provided by HTIWellness will only be relied upon or otherwise used at the participant's own risk. Under no circumstances shall HTI, HTIWellness or its committee members or employees be liable to a program participant for any damages or injury arising out of, or related to, the participant's participation in the program.
