Working on Wellness (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

• Heart Month
• Workwell Grant
• Wellness Calendar

January

• Mental Health
• Meal Planning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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