A "thought leader," a renowned chef and a spirited woman will be making presentations at the fifth annual Community Wellness Week, July 17-19, in Sentry Theater, Stevens Point.
Open to the public at no charge, Community Wellness Week is three evening presentations co-presented by Saint Michael's Foundation and The National Wellness Institute and co-sponsored by Sentry Insurance and The Copps Corp. Each program will begin at 7 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register, call HEALTHLINE at 346-LINE.
Wendy Lynch, a "thought leader," will kick off the week on Tuesday, July 17, with a program entitled "Work Affects Health, Health Affects Work."
Holding a master's degree in exercise science and a doctorate in research and evaluation methodology from the University of Colorado, Lynch is a faculty member for the Health & Behavioral Sciences Program at the University of Colorado at Denver and an assistant professor for the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She is widely published in professional journals and is a frequent speaker on a variety of health care issues.
In "Work Affects Health, Health Affects Work," she talks about Americans spending more waking hours at work than any other nation of people. Life at work - the hours, the workload, the commute, the stress, the people, the culture - affects everyone emotionally, mentally and physically, both positively and negatively, producing measurable physical and mental health consequences.
The session explores how work affects health and health affects work, and addresses what employees and employers can do about it.
On Wednesday, July 18, chef Tom Ney, "The Healthy Chef" and director of the "Prevention Magazine" Food Center, will present an interactive cooking demonstration.
Ney has appeared on various television shows and networks including "Good Morning America," the Discovery Channel, Food Network and has been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post.
He is also the director of Rodale Food Center - the publisher for such health magazines as "Prevention," "Men's Health," "Rodale's Organic Gardening," "Backpacker," "Runner's World" and "Bicycling." In this role he serves as corporate chef and an adviser.
Closing out the week on Thursday, July 19, is the Deborah Kern with her program entitled, "Brave Grace" - which offers participants tips on being well-grounded, relaxed, aware, compassionate and energized in everyday life.
Kern's passion is the mind/body/spirit connection. She combines her background in nursing, more than 20 years as a fitness instructor, doctoral studies in health science and her personal experience to create holistic wellness programs.