• Who We Are
  • Wellness Committees
  • Wellness Ambassadors (to come)
  • Staff (to come)
• What We Do
  • Mission Statement
  • Events
  • Services
• What We Value
• What We Offer
  

• Personal Wellness Profiles
• Well On Your Way...Wellness Coaching
• Events
  

Wellness Makes A Difference

• December 2006: Three Muskie-Teers
• February 2007: Deb Arbique
• April 2007: USM L-A Campus Receives Wellness Award
• May 2007: USM Employee Wellness Fair
• November 2007: Fall For Walking Winner - Christen Stande
• March 2008: University Health Services - Portland Campus
• July 2008: USM's Employee Wellness Gets the Gold

• Alcohol and Drugs:
  - Alcohol Awareness
  - Alcohol: Mixed Messages
  - Parenting Tips for Drug-Proofing Your Kids
• Asthma:
  - Asthma and Exercise
• Blood Pressure:
  - Dash Eating Plan
  - High Blood Pressure Health Risk Calculator
  - What do blood pressure numbers mean?
• Cholesterol:
  - Cholesterol Quiz - Is Your Diet Hurting Your Health?
  - High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know
  - Reading Food Labels
  - Simple Steps to Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk
  - Introduction to the Heart Healthy Diet
• Colorectal Cancer:
  - FAQs about Colorectal Cancer
• Colds and Flu:
  - Reasons Why You Should Get a Flu Shot
  - Get Ready for Flu Season
  - Handwashing Tips and Techniques
• Diabetes:
  - An Online Diabetes Risk Test
  - Facts About Diabetes
• Exercise:
  - Meeting Your Exercise Goals and Winter Exercise Tips
  - Spring Into Step Exercise Tips
• Eye Health & Safety:
  - Eye Protection in the Workplace
  - Glaucoma Awareness
  - UV Protection for Eyes
  - Tips for Preventing Eye Injuries
• Food Safety:
  - Eating While You Work
  - Food Safety on the Go
  - Freezing and Canning Corn
• Gardening:
  - How to Make Compost at Home
  - Workshop Calendar from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Healthy Weight:
  - BMI (Body Mass Index) Chart
  - Food Portion Quiz
  - Healthy Portions
  - Interactive Menu Planner
  - Pick A Snack
  - New Year, New Diet
  - Fending Off Fall Fight - It's Not Your Fault
• Heart Health:
  - Excercise for a Healthy Heart
  - Heart Healthy Foods
  - Infections and Heart Disease
  - Know the Signs of a Heart Attack
  - Risk Assessment Tool for Heart Attacks
  - Simple Steps to Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk
  - Introduction to the Heart Healthy Diet
• Helpful Healthy Tips:
  - Choosing A Health Care Provider
  - Finding Health on the Web
  - Good Health Habits
  - Self-care Matters
  - Ten Reasons Why Family Dinners Are Important
  - Learn about Hemochromatosis screening
  - Tips on how to Travel Well
• Home Safety:
  - The Home Safety Checklist
  - Simple hands-on steps to create a safer home environment
  - Pet Poisoning Prevention FAQs
  - Recipes for eco-friendly Self-Made Cleaning Products
  - Safety Tips for Staying Cool, Using Fireworks, Water Fun and Summer Grilling
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome:
  - About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Men's Health
  - Men's Health Over 40
  - National Prostate Cancer Coalition website
  - Five Things you can do to prevent prostate cancer (PDF file)
• Mental Health:
  - Avoiding the Holiday Blues
  - Depression Screening and Resources
  - Do Kids Need to Hear Bad News?
  - April is National Counseling Awareness Month
  - Personal Distractions at Work
  - Too Worried to Work?
• Nutrition/Food:
  - Add More Vegetables to Your Diet
  - Buying Food for Small Thrifty Families
  - Broccoli and Cauliflower for Health
  - Becoming a Regional and Seasonal Eater
  - Eating for Energy
  - Eating While You Work
  - Five Habits You Can Fix
  - Health Benefits of Walnuts
  - Pumpkins: More Than Just Decoration
  - Salmon Nutrition
  - Sample menus from MyPyramid.gov
  - Seven Reasons to Drink Green Tea

Past Features and Resources
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• Nutrition/Food:
  - Safe Food Storage Guidelines
  - Summer Eating Seasonal Tips
  - Super Foods
  - 10 Superfoods for Heart Health
  - Ten Nutrition Facts
  - Winter Seasonal Food
• Outdoors:
  - Bugs Like You Best
  - Canoeing in Maine: Canoe Safety
  - Outdoors in Maine
  - Portland Trails
  - Summer Safety Tips
  - Take-It-Outside Events
• Parenting:
  - Parenting Tips for Drug-Proofing Your Kids
  - TV Viewing linked to Short Attention Span in Children
• Prenatal Care:
  - Birth Defects Prevention
• Sleeping:
  - Ten Tips to Get You Sleeping Again
• Smoking Cessation:
  - Tips on Smoking Cessation from MaineHealth
  - Resources to quit smoking from the Maine Tobacco Helpline
  - Treatment programs from the Center for Tobacco Independence
• Sun Safety:
  - Sun Safety Checklist
  - UV Protection for Eyes
• Stress:
  - For Holiday Calm
  - Mind/Body Health: Stress
  - Stress Management: Strategies for Individuals
  - Give Yourself the Gift of Time for the Holidays
  - Putting Off Vacation?
• Stroke:
  - How to quickly identifiy the symptoms of a stroke
• Walking:
  - Outdoors in Maine
  - Personal Walking Program from WIN
  - Walking in Maine healthywalks.org
• Winter Safety/Preparedness:
  - Safe Winter Driving
  - Winter Preparedness Safety Tips
• Women's Health:
  - Cervical Health Awareness
  - Five Basic Steps of a Breast Self-Exam
  - Look Good...Feel Better information
  - National Ovarian Cancer Coalition website
  - Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information
  - What Can You Do About Menopausal Symptoms?
• Workplace Wellness:
  - Sitting All Day? What's A Body to Do?
  - Back Care at Work
  

Healthy Recipes

• Beverages:
  - Boston Iced Tea
  - Cappucino Cooler
  - Fresh Cranberry Punch
  - Merry Berry Punch
  - Traditional Wassail Punch
• Side Dishes:
  - Asparagus Soup
  - Alternative Corn Toppings
  - Apple Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
  - Broccoli Soup
  - Cranberry Walnut Relish
  - Corn Salad
  - Eggplant Mixed Grill
  - Fiddlehead Dijon
  - Five-A-Day Side Dishes
  - Fruity Couscous Salad
  - Dandelion Cheese Squares
  - Kale and Adzuki Beans
  - Pumpkin Soup
  - Sesame Broccoli Salad
  - Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
  - Spicy Squash Cakes
  - Spring Vegetable Pasta Salad
  - Summer Bean Salad
  - Summer Garden Vegetable Medley
  - Terriyaki Broccoli
• Main Courses:
  - Asparagus and Beef Stir Fry
  - Asparagus with Penne and Pine Nuts
  - Baked Salmon
  - Broiled Salmon with Roasted Tomato Sauce
  - Buffalo Burgers
  - Chicken Chili and Easy Vegan Chili
  - Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Ricotta and Goat Cheese
  - Creamy Tomato Soup with Chunky Vegetables
  - Greek Pasta Salad with Chicken
  - Grilled Turkey Burgers
  - Light Lemony Chicken
  - Macaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower
  - Italian Meatloaf with Carrots
  - North Woods Bean Stew
  - Rosemary Chicken Stew
  - Simple Spinach Lasagna
  - Shepherd's Pie with Cauliflower
  - Spiced Shish Kebabs with Horseradish Cream
  - PreGrilled Salmon
  - Veggie Burgers
  - Basil-Walnut Pesto
• Snacks:
  - Must-Have Healthy Snacks
  - Roasted Winter Squash Seeds
  - Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
  - Spicy Mixed Nuts
• Desserts:
  - Berry-Topped Pudding Pie in Meringue-Nut Crust
  - Downeast Pumpkin Bread
  - Low-fat Apple Betty and Apple Cobbler
  - Individual Tropical Fruit Tarts
  - Zucchini Carrot Bread
  - Walnut Pumpkin Pie

Newsletter

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External Links

• CIGNA Website - 1-877-622-4327
• 2008 Health Observances Calendar (PDF format)
• Medline Plus
• National Health Calendar
• Northeast Regional Food Guide
• Parks and Historic Sites in Maine
• Maine Powwow Schedule 2008
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Useful Healthy Websites