Health Promotion Program

The Health Promotion Program (HPP) fosters a work environment that supports positive health and fitness practices so employees can reduce health-risk factors, achieve healthy lifestyles, and become more fit. The HPP provides health education seminars, workshops, fitness activities, and screenings for the BNL community.

Intensive LEARN Weight Management Program

• FAQ's Sheet (also see flyer under scheduled events)

Walking, running, biking routes at BNL!

Healthy Living Newsletters

• Generic Drugs (pdf)

Know Your Numbers

• Calculate your Body Mass Index and compare yourself to the norms for your age and height
• Your Disease Risk - The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
• High Blood Pressure Health Risk Calculator - American Heart Association

Longevity Calculator

• Younger than age 50 go to www.Livingto100.com
• 50 or older go to www.eons.com

Scheduled Events

Expert Education & Programs

The program will provide presentations by experts in the areas of diabetes throughout the year.

Programs Presented:

• Nutrition for Women (pdf) presented by Amy Shapiro, RD, CDN
• Women and Heart Disease (pdf) presented by Jai Subramani, MD, MPH
• The Weight Debate Continues (ppt) presented by Amy Shapiro, RD, CDN
• Holiday Eating (ppt)
• Diabetic Nutrition: Essentials for Life (ppt) presented by Amy Shapiro RD, CDN
• Eating for a Healthy Heart (ppt) presented by Amy Shapiro, RD, CDN
• Weight Loss for Improved Diabetes Control (ppt) presented by Amy Shapiro, RD, CDN

Materials available for loan from the Research Library:
(including DVD's)

• Oral Medications for Diabetes
• Putting Carbohydrate Counting into Practice
• Monitoring Your Blood Glucose: Key Concepts
• Introduction to Carbohydrate Counting
• Changing Eating Behavior
• Preventing Long Term Complications of Diabetes
• Shopping and Cooking
• Dining Out
• Sick Day Management: Recognizing the Red Flags

Monthly diabetes lunch group lead by Registered Dietitian Amy Shapiro

Each month Amy will discuss a different topic and answer questions. You are welcome to bring your lunch.
Please contact Michael Thorn at x 8612 for date/time/location.

Video-Library of Live Presentation

• Bariatric Surgery Presentation
• Behavior Modification: Fighting Fat with Positive Thinking
• Don't Want to Gain? Use Your Brain!
• Introduction to On-Site Physical Therapy Service
• Why Is Colorectal Cancer Screening Important?
• Fast and Fabulous Cooking
• Exercise and Diabetes
• Nutrition for Women
• Women and Heart Disease
• Alternative Therapies for Diabetes
• Preventive Health for Women
• Dentistry in the 21st Century
• Menopause
• The Weight Debate Continues
• Keeping Your Memory Sharp
• Internet Safety: Protecting Your Children

Additional health & wellness videos are available on WBNL.

Health Promotion Resources

• Labyrinth Information
• Identity Theft
• Smoking Cessation
• Expert Health Information
• Healthy Eating Resources
• Healthy Activity Resources (Exercise & Nutrition)
• Eldercare Resources
• Community Referral Resources
• Program Tips

Last Modified: November 4, 2009
Please forward all questions about this site to: Michael Thorn

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