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In this issue:

• Education On Positive Habits Helps Us Grow
  by Sandra Larkin, Certified Wellness Program Manager
• 7 Ways to Make Lunches Healthier - by Mr. Art “The Chef” Rooney
• The Five C's: Compliance, Cooperation, Commitment, and Creativity - Anne Ward
• How Many Times Am I Going To Reach For That Stapler Before I Get Smart - Nicole Pfeffer Crombie, MOT Occupational Therapist
• Creating A Culture of Health at Your Workplace—It begins with YOU -  Sharon Glave Frazee, PhD
• Please, Thank Me!  
  - Lizzie Linton, Wellness Author

Education On Positive Habits Helps Us Grow
by Sandra Larkin, Certified Wellness Program Manager

Did you ever say or hear someone say "Hey, that's just a habit I have."  Normally this is an excuse for our behavior that someone noticed and dislikes.  Otherwise, we probably would have gotten away with it because it goes unnoticed by us.  Each of us determines our own habits.  Yet other people use their own measuring stick to "call us out"... (MORE)

7 Ways to Make Lunches Healthier - by Mr. Art “The Chef” Rooney

Saving money is crucial as the daily cost of living rises.  More and more people are bringing their lunch to work eating alone or together with co-workers.  The grocery store is full of yummy items that may not be as healthy to eat on a regular or daily basis.  How do we keep our lunches simple, healthy and a less boring than the brown bag? (MORE)

The Five C's: Compliance, Cooperation, Commitment, and Creativity - Anne Ward

The Five C’s: Compliance, Cooperation, Collaboration, Commitment, and Creativity

In the last issue, I talked about six levels of interaction at which humans operate based on a model of Neurological Levels developed by Robert Dilts:

Environment (where we are)
Behavior (what we do and say in order to affect the environment in which we find ourselves)
Capabilities (our talents and skills that limit the choices of behavior available to us), (MORE)

Creating A Culture of Health at Your Workplace—It begins with YOU -  Sharon Glave Frazee, PhD Vice President, Health Informatics and Research Take Care Health Systems

If someone told you that you could create a revolution that would impact the lives of every person you work with would you believe them? Today I tell you that YOU can be the start of something wonderful at your workplace that will not only change your life but that of your friends and coworkers –  (MORE)

Please, Thank Me!   - Lizzie Linton, Wellness Author

Opening up an email from my boss recently, I wondered anxiously.  I remembered I had emailed him earlier in the day with some information.  I clicked on the mail and here’s what I found:
 

“Thanks, and things are going well because of hard working people like you.”  (MORE)

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