We offer presentations that promote the mental and physical health of a workplace. Kettering Health team members present topics of specific interest to your organization and highlight risk-reduction strategies.
Each presentation costs $150.
The presentations include the following:
- A Healthier You in Just 10: Achieve your best health with these tips on healthy eating and exercises you can do at home. Taught by a Kettering Health exercise physiologist, this workshop brings out a healthier you in “just 10”—whether that’s 10 minutes or 10 easy steps.
- Allergies–What You Can Do to Feel Better: Learn more about the effects of allergies and ways to combat them to feel better and get back to enjoying the things you love.
- At Your Desk Stretches: Sedentary fatigue can affect the body long term. Learn stretches that move the neck, shoulders, and hips while seated, which allow for better circulation and muscle health but don’t interrupt productivity.
- Back Health: This workshop focuses on ways to maintain and improve back health and core strength to maximize daily living skills and to prevent injuries.
- Breathing Retraining: This workshop identifies incorrect breathing habits and how to correct them to promote stress relief.
- Change It Up: For those who have been working out but aren’t seeing results, discover new and innovative techniques to revamp your exercise routine for optimal results. A Kettering Health exercise physiologist leads this workshop.
- Cholesterol–More than a Number: Learn more about how cholesterol levels affect your overall health.
- Core Strength: Learn to improve core strength for better balance and protection from injury, regardless of age or ability.
- Debate–Butter or Margarine: Butter and margarine are not created equal. Learn about the differences in their ingredients and nutritional value to make the most heart-healthy choice.
- Debunking Food and Nutrition Myths: With the overwhelming amount of information on food and nutrition, it’s difficult to separate science from myth. Learn more about food science and clear up misconceptions to make educated nutrition decisions.
- Eating Mobile: Not up for cooking a big meal? Whether you’re eating out or need help stocking your kitchen with quick-and-easy meals, learn how to make better food decisions even if you didn’t meal prep for the week.
- Eating Right for Health–Clean Eating: Learn how to eat clean, wholesome foods to maximize wellness. Develop strategies to select nutrient-dense proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
- Energy Balance: The combination of diet and physical activity, known as “energy balance,” plays a big role in how much energy you have throughout the day. Learn how to balance the energy you consume and burn to feel your best.
- Ergonomics: The goal of this program is to recognize the patterns of movements that can jeopardize employee health. We assist with exercises, education, and equipment to decrease the chance of workplace injury.
- Fall Prevention: Preventing falls involves building physical strength and balance as well as examining one’s surroundings for trip hazards. Taking steps to prevent these types of injuries is the best insurance.
- Fiber and Cholesterol: Looking to improve cholesterol? Discover the ways incorporating fiber in your diet can improve your numbers.
- Fitness and Fundamentals: Start with the fundamentals of exercise and learn the basic components of any exercise program. A Kettering Health exercise physiologist shares tips on workout safety, setting goals, and sticking with your program.
- Food and Mood: Gain awareness on how your food choices affect your mood and productivity. This workshop offers strategies to add variety to your diet to improve your mood and feel better.
- Get Appy–Smartphone Apps to Use and Love: Trying to change your diet and lifestyle? There’s an app for that! Learn more about current nutrition- and health-related apps that may help you reach your goals.
- Guided Imagery: Harness your visualization skills using positive scenarios to change your mind and body.
- Hit the Mark: Learn how to use your blood-sugar results to manage your diabetes. We will use the current American Diabetes Association guidelines to teach you to measure the impact of your medication, food, activity, and stress.
- Hydration Is the Key: Staying hydrated is a fundamental of overall health. Learn more about how water intake affects your metabolism, organs, immune system, body temperature, and more.
- Injury Prevention: This program assesses your environment and educates you on adjustments to ensure safety and prevent injury.
- Introduction to Emotional Wellness: This workshop provides education and practice with mindfulness, guided imagery, and breathing techniques.
- Kitchen Makeover–How to Stock a Healthy Pantry: Avoid overspending at the grocery store and not knowing what to cook with strategies to stock your kitchen with healthy basics that you can use to create quick, tasty meals.
- Lifting Techniques: This program provides education on proper lifting technique to keep your back, legs, and shoulders healthy and to prevent injury. We also cover guidelines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for heavy lifting in the workplace.
- Love Your Feet!: Foot health is imperative for people with diabetes. Use these tips and tricks to take better care of your feet.
- Lower Back Health: Improve your lower back health and protect yourself from injury with the techniques shared in this workshop.
- Managing Blood Pressure/Salt: A healthcare professional shares information on high blood pressure, risk factors for coronary heart disease, and the role salt plays.
- Matters of the Heart: A Kettering Health Heart & Vascular registered nurse shares simple, significant steps you can take to improve your heart health.
- Mindfulness: Manage your response to stress while increasing focus, mental resilience, creativity, and energy.
- Mindful Approaches to Eating: Take control of your diet and curb emotional eating with these strategies to embrace and enjoy nutritious meals.
- Natural or Organic–Is it Better For You?: Food labels like “natural” and “organic” carry different meanings, and determining what’s best can feel overwhelming. We’ll teach you what these descriptions mean so you feel confident choosing nutritious foods.
- New Diabetes Technology–Meters, Pumps, and More: This workshop reviews the newest technology to help manage diabetes. A certified diabetes educator provides an overview of new devices and answers your questions.
- No Equipment? No Problem!: Want to get fit without a gym membership or expensive equipment? A Kettering Health exercise physiologist teaches you how to use body weight and minimal equipment to gain maximum fitness benefits.
- Nutrition, Health Goals, and Superfoods: Set goals that promote good health and prevent disease. Learn how to control negative dietary choices and embrace beautiful, nutritious foods that protect your health while boosting vitality.
- Quinoa, Teff, and Other Ancient Grains: Explore the nutritional benefits of ancient grains and how to prepare them. Sample recipes are provided.
- Savor the Flavor of Eating Right: Develop a healthy eating pattern and learn what foods and beverages should be included to increase wellness.
- Secret Sugars: Learn how to read nutrition labels and spot secret sugar hidden in the ingredients list so you know exactly what you’re eating.
- Sports Safety: Regardless of the sport, there is always risk for injury. This program explains these risks and how to minimize their impact through education and practice.
- Stay Fit in a Sedentary Job: Even if you’re spending eight hours a day at a desk, there are ways to stay healthy and fit. Use these techniques to incorporate healthy habits in your workday.
- Staying Well This Winter: Cold and flu season is risky for people with diabetes, as those illnesses can affect diabetes management. Learn how to avoid these common viruses and manage sick days if you do become ill.
- Stress Detox: Learn about the effects stress has on the body and how to improve your response. This workshop can be a single session or a two- or three-part series.
- Stretching for Success: Learn about the benefits of stretching and when to use the different stretching techniques.
- Tools for Caregivers: Learn how to take better care of yourself when you’re the main caregiver for a friend or relative.
- Vacation Without Worry: In this workshop, we explore tips for traveling with diabetes to make your vacation safe and enjoyable.
- What Does Science Say About Butter vs. Margarine vs. Coconut Oil?: We will look at the science behind the health claims of each and review current recommendations for the amount and types of fat that should be included in your diet.
- Women’s Health: This program focuses on areas of health that are uniquely important to women. Find out what every woman can do to improve her health throughout each decade of her life—beyond regular check-ups, mammograms, and pap smears.
- Working in Partnership with Your Physician: Good communication with your doctor leads to good healthcare. A registered nurse will guide you through the process of choosing a doctor, preparing for your visit, and effectively communicating during your appointment.
- Yoga Demos: A certified yoga instructor will discuss the benefits of yoga and lead a demonstration of beginner yoga moves.