Healthy Events & Seminars
Our local surrounding communities have many programs/events to help you stay healthy, listed below are some upcoming opportunities.
Check out what is available to Currituck County employees.
October 2022
Anytime in October
Optima EAP – “A Financial Wellness Check-up in 11 Steps”
Time: 5 minute read
Location: Online resources
Presenter: Beth Marshall
Company Username: Currituck
Wellness, at its core, means being in a good place. It can apply to a person’s physical, mental and even financial state. And yes, as nebulous as the concept might seem, a person’s wellness can be measured.
But what does wellness actually mean in terms of a person’s overall financial health? And if financial wellness can indeed be measured, how to go about it? “Wellness is very personal,”…
Are you tired of scrambling for cash a few days before your next paycheck? Do you have money set aside for emergencies? Are you working on major financial goals like paying for your children’s college education or your retirement?
Learn how to create your budget, set financial goals, and then find the money to fund them.
Watch Webinar for more information…
For access to additional information to help you live a more balanced life, check what is available on our Employee Assistance Program website.
Monday, October 3, 2022 – Sunday, October 30, 2022
Fall Into Fitness Challenge
During the Fall into Fitness Activity Challenge, you will work your way along a virtual route stopping by National Parks, from Acadia National Park and ending at the Smithsonian, by tracking your steps or activity each day. Push yourself harder each day and see what fitness goals you can achieve!
Rules
Participants will join in the challenge as individuals. Please read these challenge rules:
- Registration is open, and the challenge starts October 3.
- Track steps and/or minutes of activities by logging into the challenge site and using the trackers in the “Track Data” tab, or by linking a wearable device. If you want to track data on your smartphone, you can also download the app.
- Track data up to 7 days in the past if needed. Entries beyond 7 days from the activity completion date will be flagged for review and will only be permitted if approved by the Challenge Administrator.
- Please use the honor system when tracking your activities.
- A third-party group is monitoring entries and will flag entries that are extremely large or backdated too far.
Tracking Data
Participants can track steps during the challenge in these ways:
- Use the Enter Steps widget to enter steps from a pedometer or a smart phone manually.
- Use the Activities widget to enter the minutes that you participate in your favorite fitness activities. Activity minutes are converted to steps automatically.
- Link your Fitbit or other wearable device to the challenge and your steps will be entered automatically when you log in.
- Download the Employee Wellness Hub App (EWH) and enter data or track steps with your phone’s motion sensor or link your iPhone health kit (Apple Watch) or Google Fit app.
Join today: www.employeewellnesshub.com/currituckcounty
Thursday, October 6 & Friday, October 7, 2022
5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
The Wellness Committee is excited to bring you the Run at Work 5K with several choices to offer our employees!
- Choose to RUN or WALK – All are welcome!
- Choose the 5k or 1 mile route
- Choose Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. or Friday, October 7, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. (with a rolling start)
Register at https://runatwork22.eventbrite.com
You do not have to let us know your choices now, simply register for the event and determine when you wish to participate. We will be set up and ready to go!
Volunteers are needed, if you are interested please contact Olivia Patchel by email or call 252-232-2261.
NOTE: Please be sure to register ASAP and select the size for your T-shirt.
*Registrations received after Wednesday, September 21, 2022 are not guaranteed a T-shirt.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Currituck County Annual Blood Drive
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Currituck County Governmental Complex, Courtroom C
Location: Currituck County Governmental Complex, Courtroom C
Appointment: Schedule an appointment visit redcrossblood.org, use Sponsor Code: CCGOVT
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Dangerously low blood supply, give blood at our Annual Blood Drive. For more information visit rcblood.org/.
November 2022
Monday, November 7, 2022
Stress Less Challenge
December 2022
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Corolla Fire and Rescue Pine Island Station
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: 470 Ocean Trail, Corolla, North Carolina 27927
Location: 470 Ocean Trail, Corolla, North Carolina 27927
Appointment: Schedule an appointment visit redcrossblood.org, use Sponsor Code: CCGOVT
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Dangerously low blood supply, give blood at our Annual Blood Drive. For more information visit rcblood.org/.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Currituck County Annual Blood Drive
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Currituck County Governmental Complex, Courtroom C
Location: Currituck County Governmental Complex, Courtroom C
Appointment: Schedule an appointment visit redcrossblood.org, use Sponsor Code: CCGOVT
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Website: RedCrossBlood.org
Dangerously low blood supply, give blood at our Annual Blood Drive. For more information visit rcblood.org/.
January 2022
Monday, January 9, 2023
Find Your Happy Place Challenge
February 2022
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Heart Healthy Challenge
April 2022
Monday, April 3, 2023