Employee Wellness
Mid-Point Weigh-in NEXT WEEK!
Mid-point weigh-in is almost here!
Mora: weigh-in week of March 7th-11th. Slips due by Monday March 14th to Deb, Melissa or Danna.
- *Location of scales during MID-POINT weigh-in:
- Cardiac Stress Testing room in the clinic
- WellnessFirst office (at the end of the HR hallway)
- Storage room across the hall from the dietitian’s office (#2758) or in the dietitian’s office
Pine City: all weigh-ins will occur one week later than Mora
- Weigh-in March 16th – Melissa Merrick will bring the scale. Slips due by Monday March 21st to Deb, Melissa or Danna.
Hinckley:
- Weigh-in March 8th – Danna Woods will bring the scale. Slips due by Monday March 14th to Deb, Melissa or Danna.
*We will try to have the scales available as much as possible but there will be times when they are moved for patient care so please be aware of that. They will eventually make it back to their designated spot. Thanks for your understanding! An example of this is Tuesday March 8th – cardiac brings the scale to rehab in the a.m. and Danna will be taking their scale to Hinckley.
Fruit and Veggie Challenge ends Sunday March 6th! Turn in completed log sheets to Deb Wright by Tuesday March 8th!
Employee Wellness
WOW Tip of the Week – Healthy Tips for Dining Out
If you are treating yourself to a meal out, here are some tips to help make it a dining experience that is both tasty and good for you!
Will the restaurant:
- Leave all butter, gravy or sauces off a dish or on the side?
- Serve salad dressing on the side?
- Serve fat free (skim) milk rather than whole milk or cream?
- Use only olive or canola oil when cooking?
- Provide a carry out container so that at the start of your meal so you can set aside half of your meal to take home?
- Accommodate special requests?
Select foods which are:
- Steamed
- Garden fresh
- Broiled
- Baked
- Roasted
- Poached
- Lightly sautéed or stir-fried
Adapted from Eating Healthy When Dining Out, a tip sheet by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
Volunteer
Service Event for March – FOOD DRIVE
The Community Service Committee is sponsoring a FOOD DRIVE in the month of March. Each department is asked to collect a specific item that is a high-priority item for our area food pantries.
Watch for a box in your department the week of March 1st with your requested donation item listed on the box.
Let’s join the fight against hunger in our community!
Download the flyer here
List of requested items by department
HR
Easter Egg Hunt!
It has come to our attention that the Easter Egg Hunt that is scheduled for this Saturday has been made public via “What’s Happening in Kanabec County.” This is an annual event hosted by the StarLight Committee for the employees and providers of FirstLight Health System, not the general public.
To try to avoid hurt feelings from the public, we are going to change the time from 10 am to 9am. If you/your family would like to be there earlier, we will have a craft for the kids to participate in at 8:30am.
Can’t wait to see you all there. Thanks again for your understanding.
~From all of us on the StarLight Committee