University of Georgia
PAE-T2-5: Employee Wellness Program

UGA Extras offers optional discounts, services, and voluntary benefit plans for UGA employees and students. Some of the services include fitness clubs, health and wellness products, smoking cessation program, and weight management. The UGA Healthy Dawg Wellness Program is conducted by College of Pharmacy students At the wellness sessions, pharmacy students take a complete medical history of each patient, discuss ways to better manage patients' conditions and help them learn more about how their medications work. Patients receive physical assessments-such as blood pressure, weight, waist circumference and diabetic foot exams-and point-of-care laboratory values, such as fasting blood glucose and lipid panels. Educational materials are distributed about disease states, diet and exercise patterns to prevent or improve disease, over-the-counter medication selection and healthy goal setting. As part of the Healthy Dawgs program, pharmacy students meet with patients four times over the course of the academic year. Through effective communication with each patient, they expect to promote trust, improve medication adherence and encourage healthier lifestyles. (http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/healthy-dawgs-wellness-program-helps-uga-workforce-pharmacy-students/) The UGA Health Center Healthy Dawg Program provides tips and resources for emotional, intellectual, physical, environmental, social and spiritual health for UGA students, faculty and staff. What should every Healthy Dawg know? •Health goes beyond the absence of illness or injury. •There are multiple dimensions of health. •Balance is key. •Striving towards health requires effort. •It's important to be an informed health care consumer. •Striving for good health is a life-long pursuit and involves continual learning and making changes to enhance your state of well-being. Where will you see Healthy Dawg? Posted all over campus are 99 Ways to be a Healthy Dawg fliers and posters. Check out the QR codes for helpful websites and valuable coupons for UHC health services from the Vision Clinic, Massage Therapy, Dental Clinic and Pharmacy. A series of free Healthy Dawg Workshops, that are blue card events, will be presented by the Health Promotion Department at the UHC throughout the year. Healthy Dawg tips, discounts, coupons, contests and special deals will be sent out on Facebook and Twitter. Like us and Follow us. How can I get involved? If you want to be a Healthy Dawg and would like to get involved with the campaign, check out volunteer student group opportunities. You may also contact the Student Development Coordinator, Katy Janousek, for additional information. (http://www.uhs.uga.edu/healthydawg/index.html)