{"66168":{"#nid":"66168","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Employee Health Fair Offers Something for Everyone","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhether you\u2019re looking to try out a Zumba class or find out your blood pressure, this year\u2019s Employee Health Fair offers something for every Tech faculty and staff member. The fair is part of the third annual National Employee Health and Fitness Day, which is sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gotech.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGo T.E.C.H.\u003C\/a\u003E (Teams Encouraging Campus Health) coalition. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cComing to the health fair is a great way to spend lunch and learn about campus and community health services \u2014 plus there will be giveaways,\u201d said Christie Stewart, one of the event organizers and associate director for healthy lifestyle programs at the Campus Recreation Center. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event will be held this Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and will feature 25 to 30 vendors from on and off campus including Big Peach Running Company, the Midtown Alliance, Evos, the Tech Rehab Clinic and Dining Services. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAttendees will also be treated to giveaways, chair massages and Polar BodyAge Assessments. HealthCheck screenings ranging from a lipid profile to a cardiac profile will be available for a fee. Employees may also take \u2014 or watch \u2014 sampler fitness classes that will be taught by G.I.T. FIT program instructors. The schedule of classes is:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENoon \u2014 Power Hour (a fusion of strength and cardio intervals)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E12:30 p.m. \u2014 Zumba\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1 p.m. \u2014 Hip Hop\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the health fair activities, a free faculty\/staff boot camp exercise class will be held on May 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., and a campus walk on the Pi Mile course will be held on May 19 at noon. Both events will take place at the CRC, and there is no need to sign up in advance, Stewart added. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhether you\u2019re looking to try out a Zumba class or find out your blood pressure, this year\u2019s Employee Health Fair offers something for every Tech faculty and staff member. The fair is part of the third annual National Employee Health and Fitness Day, which is sponsored by the Go T.E.C.H. (Teams Encouraging Campus Health) coalition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Whether you\u2019re looking to try out a Zumba class or find out your blood pressure, this year\u2019s Employee Health Fair offers something for every Tech faculty and staff member."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-05-13 09:28:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:45","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"66169":{"id":"66169","type":"image","title":"Employee Health Fair","body":null,"created":"1449176931","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:08:51","changed":"1475894587","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:07","alt":"Employee Health Fair","file":{"fid":"193287","name":"health_fair.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/health_fair.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/health_fair.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4110790,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/health_fair.jpg?itok=TYQj_2WG"}}},"media_ids":["66169"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gotech.gatech.edu\/","title":"Go T.E.C.H."}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4523","name":"Campus Recreation Center"},{"id":"719","name":"CRC"},{"id":"13143","name":"Employee Health Fair"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"9312","name":"National Employee Health and Fitness Day"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}