Resources, programs, and partnerships to encourage healthy lifestyle habits among faculty, staff, students, and patients.
The Feuerstein Health & Wellness Information Center added 83 new books. Wellness, DEI, and student-curated books saw over 300 checkouts.
Popular titles this year included:
- “The Spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures” by Anne Fadiman
- “The turnaway study: ten years, a thousand women, and the consequences of having–or being denied–an abortion” by Diana Greene Foster, PhD
- “When breath becomes air” by Paul Kalanithi, foreword by Abraham Verghese
- “Rest is resistance: a manifesto” by Tricia Hersey
- “Stress-proof: the scientific solution to protect your brain and body–and be more resilient every day” by Mithu Storoni, MD, PhD
- “Smarter workouts: the science of exercise made simple” by Pete McCall
Microgrant program
In partnership with the School of Medicine, The Feuerstein Health & Wellness Information Center offers small grants to fund projects that promote well-being among students, post-docs, residents and fellows.
Twenty-three students applied for Feuerstein wellness micro-grants and $18,000 in grants were awarded to twenty students to fund:
- Pickle-ball court reservations
- A humanities writing program
- Trauma-care training
- Private yoga classes
- A barre class
- Gym equipment
- Tennis court reservations
- Badminton equipment
- A Bar-K event (dogs and owners)
