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Working on Wellness (WOW) Newsletters

Monthly worksite wellness newsletter from the South Dakota Department of Health—Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

2022 WOW Newsletters

December

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November

  • Diabetes Awareness Month
  • WorkWell Grantee Spotlight

October

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Funding Opportunities

September

  • Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
  • Exercise Your Brain

August

  • Healthier Worksite
  • Funding: Harvest of the Month & Breastfeeding Friendly Business

July

  • Upcoming Training
  • Summer Observances

 

June

  • Sun Safety
  • Challenge Yourself

May

  • Move Your Way Through May
  • Bike to Work Week

April

  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • Wellness Wednesday

March

  • National Nutrition Month
  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness

February

January

  • Mental Health
  • Meal Planning

2021 WOW Newsletters

December

  • Managing Holiday Sugar
  • Wellness Challenge

November

  • Holiday Challenge
  • SDSU Extension Self-Care Series

October

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Fall Veggies

September

  • National Fruits and Veggie Month
  • Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

August

  • Check This Out! Pennington County, Midwest Mechanical & Dakotabilities
  • Workwell Tips, Ideas, and Trainings

July

  • UV Safety Month
  • Healthy at Work

June

  • Summer Safety
  • 6 Ways to Reduce Stress at Work

May

  • Physical Activity Matters
  • 5 Minute Movement Breaks

April

  • Self-Care and Stress in the Workplace
  • Save the Date: Workwell Virtual Partnership Summit

March

  • National Nutrition Month
  • Dress in Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness

February

  • National Wear Red Day for Cardiovascular Awareness
  • 2021 Workwell Grant Announcement

January

  • Start Your Morning Out Right
  • New Year Challenge

2020 WOW Newsletters

December

  • Taste of Holidays Digital Recipe Book
  • COVID and Stress Tips

November

  • How Gratitude Can Help Your Health
  • Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Holiday Challenge

October

  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Prepare for 2020–2021 Flu Season

September

  • Fruit & Veggies Month
    • Daily intake recommendations based on gender and age
  • Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Association—Raised Garden Beds

August

  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center—New Mother’s Room!

July

  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • Tips for Handling Times of Uncertainty

June

  • Workplace Spotlight: Lloyd Companies Healthy Food and Beverages
  • National Safety Month
  • Healthy Eating at Home

May

  • Workplace Spotlight: Rapid City Extension Physical Activity Space
  • COVID-19 Resources to Stay Active and Eat Healthy

April

  • COVID-19
  • Workplace Spotlight: Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity

March

  • National Nutrition Month—Eat Right Bite by Bite
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives—Are You Up-to-Date?

February

  • American Heart Month—Are You Cardiac Ready?
  • Cardiac Ready Community Program

January

  • Sustainable New Year’s Resolution—Making Health a Priority
  • Cutting Calories in 2020
  • Undo the Risk of Prediabetes

2019 WOW Newsletters

December

  • Stress Free Holiday
  • Four Trends Making Budgeting Increasingly Important

November

  • Great American Smokeout
  • Diabetes Awareness Month
  • Holiday Challenge

October

  • Motivate Someone to Exercise
  • Is Weight Loss Really the Right Goal?
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September

  • Fruit & Vegetable Awareness Month
  • Worksite Success Story: Garden to Table

August

  • 3 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated
  • Healthy Lunch Ideas at Work
  • Take the SD Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge

July

  • Camping
  • Bird Nest Breakfast Camping Recipe

 

June

  • Worksite Breastfeeding Support Success Story: Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland, SD

May

  • SD Department of Health Workwell Model Policies
  • Be Physically Active in Every Day Life

April

  • Tips to Manage Stress
  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • Using a Fitness Ball

March

  • National Nutrition Month
    • Get access to resources like ‘Fresh, Canned or Frozen Fruits & Veggies’ ‘Top 10 Reasons to Eat More Fruits & Veggies’ and ‘5 Reasons to Eat More Color’
  • Get Screened SD
    • Colorectal Cancer Screening—How businesses can play an important role!

February

  • American Heart Month
    • Walk it Out, Coffee Lovers, Don’t Hold It, Squash High Cholesterol, Hug It Our For Your Health, Go Ahead Hit Snooze

January

  • Financial Resolution TIps
    • Save More, Pay Down High-Interest Debt, Spend Less

2018 WOW Newsletters

December

  • Create a Healthy Holiday Workplace
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Sioux Empire Success Story: Your Health is a Gift

November

  • Holiday Challenge—Eat Smart, Move More…Maintain, Don’t Gain!
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Healthy Hummus Recipe

October

  • Apple a Day Challenge
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Game Day Favorite Recipe

September

  • Save the Date for the Workwell Partnership Summit
  • Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Month!

August

  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • Worksite Success Story—Central Farmers Co-op in Salem

July

  • Stand for Better Health
  • Summer Fruit Salad Recipe

June

  • Sun Safety in the Worksite
  • Save the Date for the WorkWell Partnership Summit

May

  • National Stroke Awareness Month
  • Black Hills Surgical Spotlight

April

  • Take the Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge Today!
  • April Fruit of the Month: Apricot

March

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Save the Date for the Workwell Partnership Summit

February

  • ABCs of Heart Health
  • Grant Opportunity to Start/Enhance Workplace Wellness Programming

January

  • Worksite Cancer Screening Model Policy
  • Serving Smaller Portion Sizes

2017 WOW Newsletters

December

  • Workwell in Your Worksite: Central Farmers Coop
  • Take Control of Your Health This Winter Season

November

  • Workwell in Your Worksite
  • American Diabetes Month

September

  • Are You Smart Shopping for Veggies and Fruits?
  • September Veggie of the Month: Tomatoes

Spring Quarter

  • Rapid City Workwell Save the Date
  • Workwell Mini Grant Awards
  • Screening of Colorectal Cancer
  • March is National Nutrition Month
  • Stress Less for Success
  • SDSU Success Story
  • Move Your Way Through May

2016 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Workwell Mini Grants
  • Holiday Work Parties
  • City of Huron Success Story
  • Your Path to Heart Health
  • American Heart Month
  • Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Fall Quarter

  • Steps to Wellness Grant
  • Workwell Summit
  • Voyage Success Story
  • New Look for the Nutrition Label
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Don’t Let Your Bottom Line Go Up in Smoke
  • Pumpkin No-Bake Energy Bites

Summer Quarter

  • Steps to Wellness Grant Opportunity
  • Fall Workwell Summit Save the Date
  • Bicycle Safety
  • MyPlat Challenges
  • Tobacco Free Policies
  • In the Spotlight—Horton, Inc.
  • Summer Grilling

Spring Quarter

  • Healthy Vending and Snack Bar Grant
  • Spring Workwell Summit Save the Date
  • Follow Healthy Habits
  • Make the Promise—Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Ways to Eat More Fruit & Veggies
  • Step it Up! and Bike Month

2015 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Spring Workwell Summit
  • Workwell Mini Grant
  • Balance is a Beautiful Thing
  • Antipasi Holiday Skewers
  • Break Up Your Work Day
  • Maintain Your Motivation All Year Long
  • In the Spotlight: Girl Scouts, Dakota Horizons
  • Heart Healthy at Any Age

Fall Quarter

  • Sioux Falls Workwell Summit Registration
  • Workwell Webinar Schedule
  • Avoid Sitting Disease
  • Fruits & Veggies—More Matters!
  • Fall Harvest Recipe
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Cold and Flu Season
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Summer Quarter

  • Rapid City Workwell Summit
  • Workwell Partnership Webinars
  • Eat Your Water for Good Hydration
  • Summer Farro Salad
  • UV Exposure and the Workplace
  • National Immunization Awareness
  • Healthy Vending & Snack Bar Policy Project
  • Physical Activity in the Workplace

Spring Quarter

  • Workwell Partnership News
  • Rapid City Summit Save the Date
  • Active Meetings
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Don’t Wait—Vaccinate!

2014 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Enjoy the Holidays
  • Mini Pumpkin Tart Recipe
  • 10 Minutes of Holiday Fitness Fun
  • Being Active Helps Relieve Holiday Stress
  • Breaking Down Barriers to Fitness

Fall Quarter

  • Fruits & Veggies—More Matters!
  • Fall Recipe
  • Change the Way You Sit
  • Sioux Falls Workwell Summit
  • Breast Cancer Awareness

Summer Quarter

  • Reduce Your Exposure
  • Workwell Partnership Summit
  • Physical Activity in the Heat
  • Staff Fitness Breaks
  • 125 Miles for Health Challenge
  • Recipe for Summer

Spring Quarter

  • Workwell Partnership Webinars
  • Summit Save the Date
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Healthy Breakfast
  • Squat Circuit Challenge
  • How Much Movement Do You Need?
  • Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

2013 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Holiday Party Tips
  • Healthy Holiday Eats
  • New Year to Fitness
  • Stop Heart Disease
  • Workwell Webinars
  • National Health Observances

Fall Quarter

  • Farmers Market
  • Sedentary Workers
  • Is Family Dinner a Thing of the Past?
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Workwell Summit

Summer Quarter

  • Fruits and Veggies: Get Them in This Summer
  • Beat the Heat
  • Save the Date: Sioux Falls Workwell Summit
  • Symphony Fruit Pizza
  • Challenge Your Workplace

Spring Quarter

  • Does Your Workplace Have a Wellness Program?
  • Wellness Mini Grants
  • Save the Date: 2013 Workwell Summit
  • Colorectal Cancer in South Dakota
  • Alcohol Awareness
  • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

2012 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Healthy Holiday Season
  • 2012 Workwell Summit
  • Breakfast at Home
  • American Heart Month

Summer Quarter

  • Workplace Tip
  • Wellness Summit
  • Sun Safety Tips
  • GetScreenedSD: Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Gardening for Health

Spring Quarter

  • Enjoy Activity at Work
  • Running/Walking Safety 101
  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness
  • HPV and Cancer
  • Recipe from Fruits and Veggies—More Matters
  • Save the Date

2011 WOW Newsletters

Winter Quarter

  • Winter Bicycle Commuting Made Easy
  • BeFreeeSD—Did You Know?
  • Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2011
  • Treats That are Good for You
  • The Silent Killer

Summer Quarter

  • Why Colorectal Cancer Screening?
  • BeFreeSD—Did You Know?
  • Take an Active Staycation
  • MyPyramid.gov Gets a New Look
  • Summertime Means Farmers’ Markets are Back