Resources @ the Wellness Center
The Wellness Center has a wealth of brochures and booklets on various aspects of nutrition and fitness.
For more information, go to Services.
Fit For Life
Peer educators at the Wellness Center have prepared an informative and easy-to-read guide to nutrition and fitness.
Access Fit For Life here.
Nutrition and Fitness Resources
Nutrition Series:
Getting Enough Fiber in Your Diet Does Not Have to Be Like This!
For a listing of on and off campus nutrition and fitness resources, go to Wellness Links
Wellness Workshops
"Fit for Life" - Not sure if you should eat a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet! What exactly is a serving size? Can 20 minutes change your life? Having trouble sorting through dieting myths, making healthy food choices, and motivating yourself? This workshop can help you make the choices that are right for you!
This and other Wellness Workshops are available for residence halls, student groups, classes, and community organizations. These programs are facilitated by trained wellness peer educators from the student organization WAVES.
National Nutrition Month – Every March, the Wellness Center provides specialized nutrition workshops in recognition of National Nutrition Month.
For more information on workshops, go to Workshops.
Fitness and Nutrition Events
The Wellness Center provides up to date information on fitness and nutrition at a number of weekly and annual campus events, including the following:
Unity Walk – Walk for Unity. Walk for Fun. Walk for Wellness. This event is a celebration of the diversity of our campus and brings the campus together through a fun walk through the UIC neighborhood.
Wellness Wednesday Booth - Each week, the Wellness Center provides the UIC community with a wealth of health-related information, on topics ranging from lung cancer and tobacco use to alcohol and sexually transmitted infections.
Wellness Jam – This event is a wellness fair that focuses on educating students, faculty and staff about ways to address the eight dimensions of wellness. On and off campus agencies, student groups and departments provide participants with a variety of wellness information.
For more information on these events, go to Events
UR Questions
Access our frequently asked questions section here.
Do you have a question? Send us your question and we will post your question anonymously and answer it. Send your questions to wellness@uic.edu
You can also drop of anonymous questions at our Wellness Wednesday Booths and access the answers on our website’s UR Questions section.
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