Schedule set for Staff/Faculty Wellness Awareness Day

Fitness and cooking demonstrations and presentations on a variety of topics will be among the activities offered at the Staff/Faculty Wellness Awareness Day, to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Triple Gym in Alumni Arena on the North Campus.

The event, designed to promote the wellness of the staff, faculty and graduate students at UB, will be presented by the Professional Staff Senate and the Faculty Senate.

A shuttle bus will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Alumni Arena from the Center for Tomorrow parking lot, from the flagpole outside Capen Hall via the Student Union, and from the Ellicott Complex tunnel.

The schedule of events:

Fitness Demonstrations:

- Aerobics, Victoria Pastor-Lerman
- Exercises That Can Be Done In A Chair, Sherrill Quinn
- Middle Eastern Dance-Belly Dancing, Carol Krestos
- Walking for Fitness and Stretching, Jack Baker
- Tai Chi, Ron Engalsbe
- Spinning, Victoria Pastor-Lerman
- Weight Training for All Ages, Phil Ryan
- Neuromuscular Integrative Action (NIA)-a combination of tai chi, yoga, martial arts and modern/ethnic dance, Laurie Krupski

Cooking Demonstrations

Presented by TOPS Friendly Markets and the Faculty Student Association

- Cooking Demonstrations and Tastings
- Produce and Grocery Selection
- Food Safety, Sports Nutrition
- Brown Bag-participants can bring in their medications and pharmacists will discuss possible drug interactions
- Nutriceuticals

Presentations/Lectures

- Exercise and Fitness, Kathy Ansuini
- Women's Health and Nutrition, Mary Platek
- Life Cycle Nutrition, Lois Wodarski
- Weight and Fad Diets, Janice Cochran
- Dietary and Sports Supplements, Peter Horvath
- Taking Control of Stress, David Gilles-Thomas
- UB Retirement Benefits, Suzy Shallowhorn
- Hepatitis C and STD, Erie County Health Department
- Osteoporosis Prevention, Osteoporosis Resource Center
- Help Yourself Heal: Personal Repetitive Strain Injury Therapy, Pam Rose
- Alcohol Problems: Signs and Symptoms, Research Institute on Addictions
- Representatives from VALIC, TIAA/CREF, Fidelity, Jardine Ins./CSEA, AETNA and MetLife

Displays/Booths

- Colorectal Screening Tabs: Information and Q&A, Erie County Health Department
- Bone Mass Density, Osteoporosis Resource Center
- Black Light Germ Test (Hands) and Glucose Screening, Univera HealthCare
- Body Fat Analysis and Cholesterol Testing, Independent Health
- Massage and Acupuncture, Community Blue
- Vegetarian Cooking: the Joy of Soy, Nan Simpson
- Information on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Research Institute on Addictions
- Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Risks; Cancer Risk Assessment Quiz, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Breast Cancer: Screening Mammograms, Community Health Services
- Diabetes Information and Cooking Demonstrations, American Diabetes Association
- Information and discussion of Blood Iron Levels, Hemophilia Center
- External Defibrillator Demonstrations and Risk Assessment (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), American Heart Association
- Smoking Cessation and CO Machine; Nutrition to Prevent Chronic Disease, Living Well Center
- Nutritionists to Discuss Diet and Nutritional Issues, UB Nutrition Program
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Alzheimer's Association
- Natural Choice Fertility Care Systems, Catholic Health System
- Exercise and Fitness Information, Health and Wellness Department, Buffalo State College
- Job Stress, Diversity in the Workplace, HIV, etc., Student Health Center

For further information, contact the PSS office at 645-2003.