Well-Being

We are proud to announce a NEW partnership with WW, Weight Watchers Reimagined. WW’s new mission is to inspire healthy habits for real life. CHI St. Vincent employees and their spouse* can join the WW Freestyle™ program at over a 50% off WW standard costs. No matter what your goal is—to lose weight, move more, develop… View Full Post

From your physical health to your professional development, there are a variety of sources in your life from which you can get support and solid advice. But when it comes to your financial life, and the journey you’re on from this moment through retirement, it can be difficult to know what to look for, where to turn… View Full Post

Did you know that 2 out of 3 people aren’t saving enough for retirement? What’s “enough”? Fidelity recommends saving at least 15% of your income annually, which includes employer contribution. If you’re not there yet, consider increasing your savings rate today. (To make any changes to your contribution amount, log on to Fidelity NetBenefits® at www.netbenefits.com/atwork or call… View Full Post

Our versatile produce choice for this month provides a whopping 30% of Vitamin A in the U.S. diet. They were originally hues of yellow, purple and white. It wasn’t until the 17th century when high amounts of beta-carotene were incorporated resulting in its best known color … orange. This was done in honor of the… View Full Post

The Well-being Champions team will host its monthly Well-being Wednesday event on Nov. 28, from 11am-12:30pm in the Infirmary and Hot Springs cafeterias. Special to this month’s celebration, the Well-being Champions will be giving away free refreshing banana smoothies from Healthy Hangout Nutrition (Infirmary) and Wolf Nutrition (Hot Springs). Banana is the Harvest of the Month for… View Full Post

Good-for-you reasons to do good for others Did you know that volunteering can be good for your health? You might be surprised by all the good-for-you reasons to do good for others. Studies show that people who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability and lower rates of depression than those who don’t volunteer.… View Full Post

While we may have goals to build a solid emergency fund, buy a home, retire early, or pay off debt, sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. Let’s face it—we all make poor money choices. Sometimes we may even be sabotaging our finances unconsciously. We are only human, after all. Breaking those bad financial… View Full Post