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Happy new year! Looking for motivation to stick to new year's resolutions? This month's feature on Trigg County Extension Agent Vida Gay Ledford, winner of the recent Healthtrac 90-Day Transformation Challenge, offers inspiration. By completing a UK Healthtrac Rewards online Health Assessment today, you can start following Vida's great example and earn $25 with just a few minutes of your time.
This month's issue also highlights events and training opportunities for UK employees, including UK Career Development's " Writing Rave Resumes" workshop and UK Health & Wellness' free mobile health screening(coming to a campus location near you). Please take a few minutes to check out these and the many other upcoming events and programs for UK employees highlighted below.  Kim Wilson
Chief Human Resources Officer
UK Human Resources |
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Features
Healthtrac Challenge winner Vida Gay Ledford
 | | Matt Fulkerson, with the UK Cooperative Extension Service, presents a certificate and prizes to the winner of the 90-Day Healthtrac Challenge, Vida Gay Ledford, during the District 7 meeting in December. |
Vida Gay Ledford's wellness journey began several years ago when she kicked the smoking habit with the help of UK Health & Wellness. She remained smoke-free, but found herself replacing one bad habit with another -- overeating. Vida Gay, an Extension County Clerk in Trigg County, began an exercise program in 2009 and has since lost nearly 60 pounds. The 90-Day Healthtrac Challenge offered her another chance to kick it up a notch. During the challenge, Vida Gay lost weight and inches, increased her exercise, and ate healthier foods. Her success story received the most votes and she won a $250 healthy living prize package, which included an iPod, cookbooks, and fitness equipment. " I feel better now than I have in a long time," Vida Gay said. "I hope to keep this healthy lifestyle going and have it become a permanent part of my life." Read Vida Gay's success story, in her own words, here.
 Earn rewards. Improve your health.
It's that easy. Do something good for yourself this year: Get started with UK Healthtrac Rewards. You have until March 31, 2011 to take your Health Assessment and earn $25. And you could earn more - up to $180 per fiscal year.
What is UK Healthtrac Rewards?
Healthtrac is an easy-to-use, confidential, online health improvement program. It gives you an overview of your health status and a customized action plan to help you improve your health. Plus, you'll have access to a variety of reliable health resources.
What's in it for me?
In addition to the potential to help you improve your health, you may earn up to $180 per fiscal year for participating.
Who is eligible?
Any UK employee, retiree, spouse, or sponsored dependent enrolled in a UK health plan is eligible to participate.
How do I get started?
Register and take the Healthtrac Health Assessment by March 31, 2011. For more info and to register, visit the website. |
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Spotlight
Professional Development/Team Building Opportunities for Departments and Staff Groups
Are you seeking professional development or team building opportunities for your staff? True Colors™ Group Personality Assessment, offered by HR Career Development, may be just what you are looking for. This interactive session allows people to better understand themselves and their strengths and to see and appreciate the strengths of others around them - whether at work, at home, or in a community group. Call (859) 257-9416 to discuss your needs and schedule a session for your work group. (This session requires registration of at least 20 participants, so groups may be combined.)
Annual Performance Evaluations Due
Friday, February 25
Annual performance evaluations are to be completed, utilizing the Performance Evaluation (PE) form, on all regular University employees for the calendar year 2010 no later than February 25, 2011. Procedures and deadlines for UK HealthCare employees have been established using the July 1 through June 30 review year. HealthCare PE forms and ratings for fiscal year 2009-10 have already been reported to Human Resources. If you have questions about the Performance Evaluation system, which are not addressed at the PE website, please e-mail Bill Verble
for assistance.
Free Ovarian Cancer Screenings
The UK Ovarian Cancer Screening Program provides free annual ultrasound screening in Lexington with outreach screening in Prestonsburg, Elizabethtown, Maysville, Somerset, and Paducah, and has given 36,000+ participants more than 198,000 free screens. For more information and to find out how to make an appointment visit the website or call 1-800-76-OVARY (1-800-766- 8279) or locally 859-323-4687.
Make a Difference Close to Home by Donating to the CRISIS Program
The CRISIS (Crisis Relief In Situations Involving Staff) Program presents a unique opportunity to help one's co-workers. Donations can be made through convenient payroll deduction or by personal check. To learn more about this employee-funded assistance program and access the donation forms, visit the website. Training Available for Adobe CS5 Design Premium Applications Employees now have the opportunity to download Adobe software, thanks to a recent agreement between UK administrators and the software company. Dreamweaver, Flash, and Photoshop are among the applications now available. Training and Development is now offering instructor-led training for these applications. Visit the Technology Training web page for more information. In addition, self-paced online training for those and other Adobe applications is also available at no cost through eT&D.
Staff Laptop Loan Program
Laptops are currently available and ready to be loaned to eligible employees! Participation is limited to regular, non-exempt employees who have fulfilled New Employee Orientation Training and successfully completed the 90-day orientation period (benefits eligible employees with at least 0.5 FTE or greater); and can show proof of enrollment in either academic coursework, active participation toward obtaining a GED, or enrollment in a non-academic program leading to certification of a trade or other profession. If you would like additional information, and a link to the application, please visit the HR Training & Development Staff Laptop Loan Program website. |
Writing Rave Resumes
Noon - 1:00 p.m., February 1, 220 Scovell Hall, Suite 1
This Career Development workshop will review the fundamentals of writing a resume to help you create your own unique, up-to-date marketing tool. Learn how to capture and document your experience, skills, and accomplishments in a targeted, precise manner. Register here. Check out online assessments and other career resources available to staff at the website or call 257-9416 for an appointment. Join us for the 5K Run/Walk, Sat., Feb. 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m., Coldstream Park. Entry fee is $15 pre-registration and $20 day of race. Register early! The race is open to the community.
Register now
Heart, Sole & Glove 5K Run/Walk
Join us for the 5K Run/Walk, Sat., Feb. 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m., Coldstream Park. Entry fee is $15 pre-registration and $20 day of race. Register early! The race is open to the community. Register now.
FREE Lunch & Learn Series
Please join us for free lunch-time sessions geared toward keeping you healthy and well at work and at home. All sessions held from 12:10-12:50 p.m., in the Gallery Room, W.T. Young Library. Feel free to bring your lunch. Register online today for these upcoming presentations:
- Feb. 9 - Muscles: A Balancing Act
Learn opposing muscle groups and what important steps you must take to have balance in your strength program. -
March 8 - Tools for Less Stress
Learn about tools to manage your stress such as meditation techniques, exercise, nutrition, and sleep tips. - April 7 - Health Myths
Let us help you clear up the confusion of health information overload by debunking common health myths.
FREE Health Smart Presentations
The goal of Health Smart is to help you make informed choices about your health and your family's health such as when to seek professional medical care or treat an ailment or injury at home. Join us for FREE monthly sessions aimed at helping you take part in a healthier YOU. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Register now for these upcoming presentations:
- Diabetes Care in 2011: Keys to a Healthy Life through Self-Management: presented by Dr. Raymond Reynolds, Feb. 24, from 12:10-1 p.m., Chandler Hospital, Administration Conference Room 102.
- Unconventional Healing: Complementary and Alternative Medicine: presented by Dr. Connie Jennings, March 17, from 12:10-1 p.m., W.T. Young Library Gallery Room.
Know Your Numbers: Free Health Screening
Wellness On Wheels (WOW) is a FREE mobile health screening. Your 10-minute appointment will include tests for: cholesterol (fasting optional), triglycerides and glucose, height, weight, blood pressure, body fat percentage, and waist circumference. Our expert staff will be on-hand for a consultation regarding your results. Check out the schedule and make your WOW appointment online today
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Retirement Savings Corner
Retirement One-on-One Counseling Sessions Available on Campus
Fidelity and TIAA-CREF meet regularly with UK employees on-campus to provide investment advice and retirement planning. This is a great resource to review your portfolio, enroll in voluntary retirement contributions, consolidate outside assets or to gain a better understanding of your retirement goals. Take charge of your retirement. Reserve a date and time today! For details, visit the website. |
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Financial Tip of the Month
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About Thrive
Thrive is a monthly e-mail newsletter developed by UK Human Resources.
Editors: Melanie J. Sparks
and John Buzzard |
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