Wellness & Health At Macalester -WHAM
News & Event Updates
Weekly Farmers Market Starts June 25
WHAM is thrilled to partner with Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm out of Waverly, Minnesota, to bring fresh, nutritious, and locally grown produce directly to our campus community this season.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect sweet corn for a weekend BBQ or fresh strawberries for a quick snack, we’ve got you covered. Stop by, support local agriculture, and say hi to Oksana!
When: Every Thursday, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Macalester Street (conveniently located near Visitor Parking Lot 1)
Payment Options: Cash and credit cards accepted.
Tip: Add a recurring reminder to your calendar so you never miss market day!
Influenza & COVID Vaccination Clinic for Staff and Faculty
WHAM’s annual flu and COVID vaccination clinic is on Thursday, September 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, room 229. This clinic is for staff and faculty only. Most insurance plans are accepted. Most vaccinations are covered as preventive care and are free to those with insurance. Those without insurance can purchase (cash/check) a Flu injection for $54, FluMist (if available) for $60, Senior Dose (age 65+) for $80, and/or Covid vaccine for $215. Please check with your insurance provider to verify coverage for the COVID vaccine.
Instructions:
- Make, change, or cancel your appointment
- Add the appointment to your calendar
- Bring your completed Consent Form (PDF)
- Bring your insurance card and photo ID
- Wear clothing that provides easy access to the upper arm
- Bring a colleague: Some walk-ins can be accommodated
Getting vaccinated is the single best way to protect yourself, your coworkers, your family, and our community from the flu and COVID.
Register for Summer Session 2 WHAM Classes
Build total body strength and cardiovascular endurance with Circuit Training on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Nick Brundy. You can improve your range of motion and relieve stress with Hatha Yoga on Wednesday, or boost your mood and kick-off the weekend with Dance Cardio on Fridays.
Register for our Summer Session 2 classes between Monday, June 29 and Thursday, July 9. This 6-week series begins the week of July 13.
Gut Health Essentials
Your gut does a lot for you — from helping you digest food to supporting your mood, energy, and immune system. Our new WHAM activity, Gut Health Essentials, breaks gut health down into simple, practical steps, from how digestion works to how daily habits like eating, moving, sleeping, and managing stress shape your overall well being. You’ll build awareness and discover what helps your gut, and your whole body, feel its best.
To learn more visit our Well-being activities page. Completing this activity can also help you earn your $150 wellness reward.
Pivot first, quit when you’re ready
WHAM and HealthPartners are excited to introduce a new way to help you quit smoking, vaping, or chewing at your own pace. Pivot is an app-based digital tobacco cessation program that includes the use of an FDA-cleared SmartSensor (for those who smoke cigarettes), interactive lessons, peer support, a certified health coach, and up to 12 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy to support you through your quit journey.
To learn more, watch Tyler’s story and visit our Well-being activities page. Completing the Pivot activity can also help you earn your $150 wellness reward.
Connect with our health coach to reach your goals
It’s time to team up. A professional health coach can be the missing link between setting goals and meeting them. Talk one-on-one with our certified health coach, Kelly Fang, about what’s important to you. Whether that’s back pain, nutrition, sleep, stress management, exercise or something else – Kelly will work with you to address your unique needs.
If you’re on Macalester’s benefits plan, take your health assessment to get started at healthpartners.com/wellbeing or use the Living Well button on the myHP app. Then contact Kelly to set up a time. In-person, walking and video appointments are free and open to all staff, faculty, spouses and domestic partners, regardless of your benefits plan. To learn more, visit our Health Coaching page.
Stay Active From Anywhere with Wellbeats
Whether you work from home or go into work, it’s easy to get so caught up in the day that you suddenly realize, it’s been hours since you last got up. Wellbeats is a free online resource with programs for all interests and ability levels. Check it out and get moving more, whether you’re working at home, on campus or on the go.
Try the Give Me a Work Break Program (Four Weeks). Manage stress and increase productivity during the work day with these short exercises and stretches. Wellbeats member, Jess, said “This felt great! A quick five minutes made such a difference.” Download the HealthPartners mobile app or sign in to healthpartners.com/wellbeing to explore all Wellbeats has to offer. For more work-break ideas, visit our Well-being Activities page.
Find Your Inner Peace
Calming yourself improves your mental and physical wellbeing. A new activity, Create Your Calm, is now available virtually and on-demand through WHAM and HealthPartners Living Well. This 2-week activity includes 4-7 classes each week of mindfulness, breathing and medication-style classes to help you pause, breathe and create calm. All classes are beginner level and under 30 minutes.
Visit our Well-being Activities page to learn more, or get started today. Visit healthpartners.com/signin/livingwell and sign into your online account. Select “Get Started” on the activity, Create Your Calm.