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HEALTHY YOU
Focus on well-being: New year, new goals
Published Jan 12, 2022
The secret to making your resolutions stick is setting goals that are SMART
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EXPERT ADVICE
Work-from-home tips and tricks
Published Jan 11, 2022
A Johns Hopkins physical therapist has tips to help you stay productive and pain-free
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WELLNESS BENEFITS
New! WW's most personalized program ever—no two plans are alike
Published Dec 17, 2021
With PersonalPoints, you can drop pounds while eating the food you love
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FOCUS ON WELLNESS
Weight management made easy—with help from your JHU benefits
Published Dec 16, 2021
One size does not fit all when it comes to wellness, so check out these resources to see what will work for you
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VIRTUAL
BurnAlong with your family and friends
Published Dec 16, 2021
Add four others to your free account, and you can exercise together
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SUPPORT
Managing holiday expectations
Published Dec 15, 2021
If you start to notice that the approaching holiday season seems like a bundle of stress and is impacting your daily life, reach out to the mySupport team for help
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FEEDBACK NEEDED
Share your thoughts about mySupport, JHU's employee assistance program
Published Dec 15, 2021
The brief, anonymous survey will help determine whether current services best meet the needs of faculty and staff
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BENEFITS
Embrace the positive
Published Dec 15, 2021
For strategies to get you there, reach out to the resources available through mySupport—including the newly added Talkspace
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MYSUPPORT
How to give and get gratitude
Published Nov 10, 2021
Sincere thanks are meant to make everyone feel good—the person who's grateful and the person who's being thanked
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HEALTHY YOU
November is National Diabetes Month
Published Nov 9, 2021
Follow these tips on how to manage and even reverse your prediabetes