Health & Wellness
Success Stories
Do you know a GVSU faculty or staff member who serves as a role model for others living a healthy lifestyle? Nominate your co worker for our next newsletter!
May 2013: Charter Schools Office
The Charter Schools Office staff are members of the YMCA, participants in the Healthy Choices Wellness Program, and creators of their very own inner-office healthy choices competition. They are taking intiative to make healthier choices and develop a more sustainable lifestyle by individualizing their program and adding a little "healthy" competition. Read More...
April 2013: Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson, a Grand Valley Facilities Services staff member, has just begun his fitness journey. Kevin started walking the track after his shift at the Fieldhouse about two weeks ago. Already, Kevin notices more energy throughout the day and easier breathing patterns. He tries to incorporate 7 hours of walking a week into his schedule as well as biking when he can. One of Kevin's goals for this summer is to participate in a long distance bicycle race up north. Read More...
March 2013: College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and staff members, in the Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, are truly embracing health and wellness in many aspects of their lives! We are highlighting not just one but, TWO success stories this month to provide a little extra motivation! Read More...
February 2013: Katie Clark
Katie Clark, a systems analyst for GVSU’s Information Technology Department, has been taking small steps and long bicycle rides to help cure diabetes. Katie started training for her first Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Ride to Cure in 2006, soon after her daughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Clark, herself, was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease when she was only 2 years old. Read More...
January 2013: Kirsten Bartels
Kirsten Bartels, an Honors Faculty Fellow, shares a vegan lifestyle with her daughter, Lauren. Lauren (who is 12), became a vegetarian due to her passion for animals. Through watching documentaries such as Food, Inc. and the Future of Food, she decided to take it to a more sustainable and planet-healthy level by becoming vegan. Read More...
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