Healthier You: A Vanderbilt Health & Wellness Podcast

As we enter peak season for respiratory illnesses, join us to learn the latest information on COVID and flu. Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH shares with us everything to know about symptoms for either illness, how to care for yourself if you do get sick, and where to obtain your vaccinations via Occupational Health Clinic.

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Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH

Vaccine Information for VU employees

Vaccine Information for VUMC employees

Occupational Health Clinic

It's easy to assume aging begins later in life, but the truth is the actions we take in our twenties, thirties, and forties greatly contribute to our quality of life as we get older. DeOnna Clark, MOT, OTR/L chats with Parul M. Goyal, MD, Director of Medicine of Seniors at One Hundred Oaks about how we can maintain health as we age, with actionable steps to improve our well-being.

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DeOnna Clark, MOT, OTR/L

Parul M. Goyal, MD

Health Plus

Although summer is quickly coming to a close, it doesn't have to be the last call for leisure. Join us as Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW of Work/Life Connections-EAP chats with Jessica Turnbull, MD, MA about the art of slowing down, and how we can take the slower aspects of the summer into the fall months with us.

Transcript Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW Jessica Turnbull, MD, MA Burning Bright MD

Do you ever wonder what resources are available to help keep you safe as your walk to and from work? Join our host Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH, as she chats with Patrick Conwell from Vanderbilt University Police Department about how to stay safe on campus.

Transcript Record Your Go for the Gold Participation Occupational Health Clinic Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH Patrick Conwell Vanderbilt University Police Department

Do you struggle to stay organized and manage your time between work and home? You're not alone! It can be challenging to juggle competing priorities, especially as healthcare workers who give so much of ourselves to our patients and teams every day.

Join our host, DeOnna Clark, MOT, OTR/L, as she chats with Gretchen K.D. McCullough, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, about calendar painting for work/life balance, and resources that are available to support you at VUMC.

Transcript Record Your Go for the Gold Participation Health Plus DeOnna Clark, MOT, OTR/L Gretchen K.D. McCullough, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Stephen Covey

Join our host, Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW, as she chats with Natalie Dodd, LCSW, about how to embody self-compassion.

Transcript Record Your Go for the Gold Participation Work/Life Connections-EAP Natalie Dodd, LCSW Makenzie Parks, LCSW Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff Embodiment of Self-Compassion Exercise

Join our host Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH, as she chats with Basil Kahwash, MD, all about seasonal allergies. Find tips for addressing allergies, learn when to get tested for specific allergens, and discover resources to help you stay up to date when various allergens may be increasing in your region.

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Occupational Health Clinic

Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH

Basil Kahwash, MD

Pollen Website

What foods help with healthy aging? Join us as Health & Wellness chats with Sarah Ferguson, MPH, RDN, LDN, about nutrition, especially as it relates to brain health and aging.

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Health Plus

Rachel Bowman

Sarah Ferguson

The MIND Diet

Diet May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

Join our host, Lydia Gardner, Communications Specialist with Health & Wellness, as she chats with Heather Kamper, LCSW, from the SHARE Center, about workplace violence and sexual harassment trends in healthcare, and resources available at VUMC.

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The SHARE Center

VUMC Workplace Violence Website

Join our host, Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW, with Work/Life Connections-EAP as she interviews Makenzie Parks, LCSW, also from Work/Life Connections-EAP, on ways we can establish connections and community this Valentine's Day.

Transcript Record Your Go for the Gold Participation Work/Life Connections-EAP Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW Makenzie Parks, LCSW