Help bring attention to heart disease awareness by wearing red on Friday, February 7th. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans, especially women. Wear red, snap a pic and tag us at @uatshadygrove.

Diabetes is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Take this online test to find out if you are at risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Click here to learn more about this event and register for an exclusive webinar featuring Diabetes Awareness.

USG Strong’s Step Challenge was a huge success! Together the participants walked a total of 9,266,719 steps. That’s over 4,000 miles and 360,000 calories. Congratulations to our winners!

1st Place: Team Hot Steppers (492,336 average steps)

Team Captain – Obioma Akaigwe

Cheryl Green (center), Chhaya Lagowala (left), Mike Badostain (back) and Obioma Akaigwe (right)

2nd Place: Team Sole Mates (279,269 average steps)

Team Captain – Nitshu Joshi

John Brandt, Bilky Okoh, Nitshu Joshi (left to right), Kari Mason (not pictured)

Team CSEF Sole Survivors (264,074 average steps)

Team Captain – Iris Schauerman

Katie Nguyen (front left), Iris Schauerman (front right), Shelby Speer (back left), Alexa Brown (back right)

The USG Strong Wellness Team will once again be hosting Take Your Child to Work Day on Thursday, April 25, 2019. The itinerary for the day will be structured around the ages of the participants so please be sure to list your child‘s age in the comments section. We are also looking for volunteers to offer an extra set of hands day of. Register here!

“Exposing [children] to what a parent or mentor in their lives does during the workday is important, but showing them the value of their education, helping them discover the power and possibilities associated with a balanced work and family life, providing them an opportunity to share how they envision the future and allowing them to begin steps toward their end goals in a hands-on and interactive environment is key to their achieving success.’ ~ Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation

While all children are welcome to participate, Take Your Child to Work Dat is the most fun for kids aged 2 and up. Children, grandchildren, nieces/nephews etc. are all welcome!

• Understand the pros and cons of credit
• Review credit scores
• Learn about specific types of credit
• Learn about rebuilding credit
• Learn what it means to manage debt and resources

Are you ‘Totally and Financially’ fit?

Come and find out at the financial wellness seminar on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at noon hosted by USG Strong, and presented by Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union.

During this workshop, you will learn the impact of your financial decisions made today on your future financial freedom and quality of life. Here are some of the topics that will be discussed:

• Budgeting and Savings
• Wise Use of Credit and Credit Repair
• Buyer Be Aware, ID Theft Protection, Consumer Protection
• Homeownership, Rent or Buy, Refinance, HELOC VS. HEL
• and more…

This seminar is open to all faculty/staff at USG. Please sign up here by 03/30. Wait, there is more, USG branded items will be raffled after the seminar.

As this is a catered event, early registration is encouraged. Seating is limited so register today!!

Our nation has seen a number of catastrophes in recent times, which is why we are giving you the opportunity to help. This March Give The Gift Of Life! USG Strong, University of Maryland Association of Nursing Students (UMANS) and Nurses for Global Health have teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive to help build up life-saving supplies in our area. 

While walk-ins are welcomed, to expedite the process, we encourage that you schedule your appointment and fill out the necessary paperwork ahead of time. You can download and use the Blood Donor App or use the link below to sign up directly.

Register here, use sponsor code: USG Rockville

Additional details and resources:

• USG Blood Drive
• Hemoglobin and Iron
• Blood Groups and Types
• Power Red Donation