Miners on the Move updates

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On May 25, 2011

Representatives from Miners on the Move will provide screenings and program assistance during Staff Appreciation Day, June 1. If you haven’t completed your steps, now’s the time. Find out recent winners and more by clicking the “continuing reading …” link below.


Money, money, money
Congratulations to everyone who completed Miners on the Move! Click here to see Chancellor Carney receiving his $150 and here to see who else has earned their money. If you’ve completed the program but haven’t received your $150, don’t worry — a representative will be to your department soon. Questions? Email Blaine Snow at snowb@umsystem.edu.
Tag, you’re it!
Have you tagged your friends yet? Don’t miss out on the fun. It’s simple: tag three of your friends by emailing their names to Blaine Snow at snowb@umsystem.edu. These are people who might want help getting their $150 by completing the Miners on the Move program. Snow can help them navigate through Blackboard, sign up for appointments through Cerner, arrange a screening time and more. By tagging your three friends now you’ll get a free giftcard to Missouri S&T Bookstore.
Free lunch extended
For a limited time, Miners on the Move has extended the opportunity to get a free lunch from Subway by filling out the personal online health assessment. Lunch cards are sent out weekly, so be sure to check your campus mailbox. Log onto www.myhealtheexchange.com to take your assessment today.
Social media winners announced
Recent prize winners are Carol Heddinghaus and Tammy Mace ($50 Visa card for completing all 5 steps), Norman Cox and Agnes Vojta (MP3 player for checking off health screenings), Twitter followers Lauren Costoplos and Janet Walker, and Facebook fans Nicole Dietiker and Angela Nikolaus.
Weekly drawings are held for completing and checking off all five steps and your health screenings on Blackboard for Miners on the Move and for following Healthy for Life on Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget the $150 you’ll receive in July for completing the all steps by June 30.
Here’s how to get involved in the social media sites:
— Set up a Twitter account. Once logged in, go to the Healthy for Life page and click on the “Follow” button.
— Set up a Facebook account and click on Healthy for Life’s page and choose the “Like” button: Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness.
Get Miners on the Move help at your desk, library
Schedule a quick tutorial for your department with Blaine Snow at snowb@umsystem.edu. He is taking appointments for Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and will help your group wherever you are in the process. Schedule your group for a tutorial and you’ll receive a prize. In-person prize drawings will be held for every group that signs up.
You can also stop by the computer lab in Wilson Library (Room 103) between 9-11 a.m. on Fridays for assistance. Staff will help you log on the computer, maneuver Blackboard, take your Personal Health Assessment and schedule a coaching or screening visit.

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