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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City introduced this program to help improve total health and well-being. A Healthier You is a service provided on the Blue Cross Blue Shield website that allows you to set a course for better health and stay on track to maintain your long-term health goals. Visit www.bcbskc.com and click on Health & Wellness to learn more about this benefit. Because the Office of Human Resources is focused on improving the overall health and well-being of the Northwest Family, we have decided to participate in onsite health programs offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and Well*Life at Work.
Nutri-Wise
Nutri-Wise is an eight-week program to improve health through three key principles: 1) building a solid foundation of nutrition knowledge; 2) learning real-life strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity; 3) motivating through realistic goal setting. Each week a different nutrition topic is covered including food groups, serving sizes, physical activity, good vs. bad fat and cholesterol, energy balances, cravings, meal planning, eating out wisely, and healthy cooking. Each class lasts one hour. Participants receive a workbook, and must complete 6 out of 8 courses to move onto the next class offered, Nutri-Wise: High Gear.
Nutri-Wise: High Gear
Nutri-Wise: High Gear is a four-week class that builds onto the knowledge learned in the Nutri-Wise program. Participants complete a personalized nutrition analysis, learn about sugar and sodium in foods, learn to read labels wisely, and learn to prepare healthy meals in under 30 minutes.
Nutri-Wise: Weigh to Go!
Nutri-Wise: Weigh to Go! is for those seeking a structured, individualized, and effective weight loss program. This class provides participants with specific meal plans to promote gradual and consistent weight loss. Six weekly group gatherings create a support group to help participants in successful weight loss, then continued education is provided with four monthly follow-up sessions.
Meet our Instructor
Keri Stephenson is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetic Educator. She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition, Dietetic Track, from the Family and Consumer Sciences department at Northwest. She is currently working as the Foodservice Director at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, MO. In her spare time, Keri enjoys spending time with her children, reading, co-leading her daughter's girl scout troop, and co-facilitating the diabetes support group once a month at St. Francis Hospital.
How to Participate
If you are interested in participating, please contact Anne Long in the Office of Human Resources at ext. 1127 or email along@nwmissouri.edu. The next series of classes will be offered during the workday starting in January 2009.