Human Resource Services will host an informational session focused on how our mood impacts our eating habits and what to do about it. The population of the United States is becoming increasingly obese with each passing decade. There are many speculations about the cause of this phenomenon from an increasing sedentary lifestyle, the ready availability of high caloric foods, to stress and even sleep deprivation. However, if people ate only when they were truly hungry and stopped when they were full, there would be no obesity epidemic. This workshop will address the relationship between emotions and food consumption and how to retrain your body and mind to recognize the cues of hunger and to eat for physiological and not emotional reasons. This hour long session will be offered via webcast Wednesday, February 15 at noon. Please register in advance.

Human Resource Services will host an informational session on bridging the gap from your employer health plan to Medicare. Learn how to use the Marketplace or healthcare.gov to price Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliant plans, and options such as COBRA, short term health plans, sharing programs and group plans. The hour long session will be presented by Todd Cooper with Veridian, March 1 at noon in Gilchrist 009. Please register in advance.

Well-being Health Challenges are aimed at promoting a variety of healthy habits among the UNI community in a fun and engaging manner. Examples of healthy habits include moving more, drinking water, getting adequate rest and sleep, and maintaining a healthy weight. The challenges are for all faculty and staff and are meant to be collaborative challenges that are focused on completion.