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Child Care Choices
What’s Right for Your Family?
Free Tree Seedlings
The Human Resource Well-Being Team is partnering with Sustainability and WashU Arboretum to hand out oak, pecan, and wahoo seedlings. You can request up to 3 seedlings. Pick up at Schnuck Pavilion on March 30 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm.
WashU has been honored as one of the 2023 Best Places to Work (giant company category)! (Links to an external site)
Resources to Support Employees Caring for Older Adults
Resources for employees who may be responsible for caring for an older adult.
Bright Horizons to Accept Mildly Ill Children for Emergency/Back-Up Care
Effective July 1, 2022, Bright Horizons Emergency/Back-up Care will again be available for the care of mildly ill children.
Child Care Aware of Missouri (Links to an external site)
7 Steps to Finding Safe and Quality Care is a new series of short videos developed by Child Care Aware of Missouri to help families understand childcare options and make the best choice for their child.
What’s Next? Re-imagining the Workplace (Links to an external site)
This course covers remote, hybrid and flexible work strategies.
What do you really know about long-term care? (Links to an external site)
Take this quiz to find out what you know… and what you need to know.
23 Questions to Ask Your Aging Parent
It’s never to early to start the conversation with your parents about how they view their later years, and what their preferences are looking ahead.
Child Care Inspection Reports (Links to an external site)
Review licensing records for current or prospective child care centers or family home providers.
Navigating Home Life (Links to an external site)
A comprehensive guide to combatting Covid-19 fears, coping with stressors, managing work and family life, and more.
Toolkit: Back to School Guide (Links to an external site)
Child Care Tips for Employees (Links to an external site)
Washington University offers resources and tips for child care, including access to child care facilities, as well as back-up care for children in the case of school closures, slight illness, etc. Tips for your Child Care Search Start the process as early as possible. Quality providers tend to have long waiting lists, particularly for infants. […]
Healthy Reminders for Busy Women
For many women, juggling work, home life, and family leaves little time for them to take care of themselves. But taking the time to know what cancer screening tests are right for you could help save your life. The American Cancer Society® encourages you to talk with your health care provider about screening tests for […]
Combating Cholesterol: Fight it With Food
Adding certain foods to your diet may actually help to lower your cholesterol and decrease your risk for heart disease. You know the rules. Eat less red meat, cheese and butter. Limit fried foods. Avoid trans fats. With so many things to cut out, what’s left to eat? While heart-healthy eating includes lots of “no’s,” […]
National Healthy Lunch Day
Most of us are uncertain about what’s best to eat, what’s healthful and what’s not. Often our food choices are full of calories, yet lack the vitamins and minerals that we need for energy and to feel our best. Our wellness goal is to promote good nutrition as part of a healthy lifestyle, and help […]
Resources to Reduce Stress
Resources for to Reduce Stress Brown Bag Sessions Washington University Wellness Connection is proud to partner with UHC On-Site Nurse Advocate Teresa Fisher and Masterpeace Studios Executive Director Meg Krejci for a lunchtime session on stress management. You’re invited to learn about resources available to benefits-eligible WU employees, how to identify and manage distress in […]
6 Tips for Dining Out
By Jennifer DiBiasi, WebMD Health Coach So you’ve been eating well, paying attention to nutrition and portions and maybe even tracking intake on a fancy app. Then, after a long week, a much-needed get together lands you in a restaurant where you’re faced with a menu full of enticing options and you’re wanting them all. […]