Need a Wellness Boost? Attend a Live Webinar in 2023

“Health Matters” sessions hosted by Duke’s employee wellness program cover nutrition, fitness and emotional health

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Beginning on Jan. 23, LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wellness program, will offer “Health Matters,” a series of live webinars to provide staff and faculty with helpful strategies to boost nutrition, fitness and emotional health.

The 30-minute sessions, which  take place from 12 to 12:30 p.m. each month on Zoom, provide insights and an opportunity to ask questions of Duke experts around a variety of health and well-being topics.

“We really focus on presentations that provide actionable steps that people can take,“ said Esther Granville, nutrition program manager for LIVE FOR LIFE. “For example, if we’re talking about stress, I don’t want to spend 15 minutes teaching people what stress is. We really want to focus on, ‘OK, so you’re stressed out. You can try this, try this, or try this.’”

Staff and faculty who want to attend a “Health Matters” are invited to sign up for updates to receive a calendar invitation and link for the program. Each webinar is recorded and available later on-demand.

The Jan. 23 session will cover how to build sustainable habits that are effective long-term with insights from the book, “Tiny Habits” by BJ Fogg, a Stanford University behavior scientist who helps people change behavior through small steps.

“That’s the key when people are motivated early in the year,” Granville said.

Allison Resch learned in "Health Matters" sessions that adult lunchables were a good option for her and her husband. Photo courtesy of Allison Resch.

Allison Resch, an administrative assistant at Duke Regional Hospital, attended six “Health Matters” sessions in 2022 and is excited about the variety of the offerings through June 2023. She appreciates that each webinar covers an approachable topic with real-world actions to stay healthy.

For example, a session about making quick and healthy meals led her to creating what she calls, “adult lunchables.” About twice per week, she fixes a lunch that includes a balanced plate of lunch meat, crackers, carrots and fruit.

Other webinars have helped her take breaks for a walk.

“It gets ingrained into you,” Resch said. “You remember things that you should be doing.”

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