Personalized Consults
UK Health & Wellness offers FREE consults for UK employees, retirees, and their spouses and sponsored dependents. Consults are private and personalized. We offer:
- Exercise Consults
- Nutrition Consults
- Tobacco Cessation Coaching
- Work+Life Connections Brief Counseling and Referral
Have questions about exercise/fitness? Get a FREE Exercise Consult
- A UK Health & Wellness Health Fitness Specialist is available for private consultations to assist you with your exercise and fitness goals. He or she can answer your questions, provide guidelines, and help you get started on your personalized path to fitness --all for free!
- It's FREE for all UK employees, retirees, spouses and sponsored dependents! You do NOT have to be a Body Shop member. If you have special considerations, he or she can help you find the fitness path that is right for you.
What's the next step?
- Click here to schedule an appointment with Carrie Davidson, ACSM HFS, or call (859) 257-5105 or email. Consultations usually take place at the Seaton Center, but can happen via phone or email, as well.
- If you participate in the UK Healthtrac Rewards Program, bring your report and review the recommendations with our Health Fitness Specialist.
About Carrie
Carrie Davidson, ACSM HFS is the
Wellness Coordinator for UK Health &Wellness, where she has worked
since 2006. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern
Mississippi in Exercise Science, a Master’s of Divinity degree from Gardner-Webb
University, and is ABD for her doctorate from the University of Kentucky in
Health Promotion. She holds several fitness certifications (ACSM, ACE, RYT 200)
and loves to help others be healthy in body, mind, and soul.
Why see our dietitians?
- UK Health & Wellness registered dietitians are available for private consultations to assist you with your diet and nutrition goals. Our dietitians can help you meet your nutrition goals whatever they may be -- weight loss, lowering your cholesterol, or lowering your blood pressure.
- It's FREE for all UK employees, retirees, spouses and sponsored dependents! Compare that to the going-rate of $100 for a one-hour consult with a dietitian. What a value!
What's the next step?
- Click here to schedule an appointment with with one of our dietitians. Consultations take place at the Seaton Center, but can happen via phone or email, as well.
- Before your scheduled appointment, record your food intake per our dietitian's instructions. (Click here for the food diary form used in individual consultations.)
- During the appointment, your self-recorded food diary is reviewed, nutrition questions are answered, and special dietary concerns are addressed. If you participate in the UK Healthtrac Rewards Program, bring your report and review the recommendations with our registered dietitian.
About Karen and Vanessa
Dr. Karen Bryla McNees is a dietitian for UK Health &
Wellness, where she has worked since 2005. She earned her bachelor’s
degree in dietetics from Syracuse University and her doctorate in Health
Promotion from the University of Kentucky. She loves to spread the word that
eating well can be easy, fun, and tasty!
Vanessa Oliver, M.S., R.D. is a Wellness Specialist and Registered Dietitian with UK Health and Wellness. She received a Bachelor’s degree in English from UK, as well as a Master’s Degree in Dietetics and Hospitality Administration. Vanessa is passionate about whole foods, local farms, and a sustainable lifestyle, with focuses toward culinary nutrition and plant-based diets. Her favorite place is in the kitchen, or at least reading a cookbook!
Do you need help to quit and stay quit?
UK Health & Wellness offers free Tobacco Cessation Coaching to help YOU successfully quit tobacco. Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is available to eligible participants enrolled in this program.
You will work with your coach to:
- Establish a support system for tobacco cessation, identify behaviors that inhibit tobacco cessation, and create a plan to quit.
- Get information and support on how to quit and stay quit.
- Get free nicotine replacement patches, gum, or lozenges.
- Explore options, including medications and behavior changes, and pick strategies that work for you!
Who is eligible?
Regular employees (0.5 - 1.0 full-time equivalency) and their spouses/sponsored dependents may participate. UK retirees and their spouses/sponsored dependents may also participate.
Want to meet Amy?
Click here to meet Amy and watch a 90-second video about how you can get support to become tobacco free.
What's the next step?
Click here to schedule an appointment with Amy.
About Amy
Amy Rodquist-Kodet, MA, CHWC, is a Tobacco
Cessation Health Coach for UK Health and Wellness. She earned her
Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in Speech Communications
& Urban Studies. She has a Master’s degree in Holistic Health Studies from
St. Catherine University. Amy is passionate about supporting individuals as they
access their strengths to launch and achieve their goals, allowing them to live
more fully on every level.
Success Spotlight: I truly could not have quit smoking without this program and your guidance. I’ve quit several times and always started back, I don’t think that will be the case this time. I’m prepared now! I’m more than appreciative of the University (and you) for this invaluable resource. The gum really works! I’m living proof. Thank you again! -- Jason Varney, UK employee
Work+Life Connections Brief Counseling and Referral
What is Work+Life Connections Brief Counseling and Referral?
Work+Life Connections Counseling is a free and voluntary counseling service. These consultations can be used by the employee, their spouse or sponsored dependents. Retirees are also eligible.
What can it help me with?
Work+Life Connections Counseling can help with:
- Depression, anxiety, grief and other mental health concerns
- Parenting, divorce, separation or family and relationship concerns
- Stress management/relaxation skills
- Work performance difficulties
- Alcohol or drug concerns and assessments for self or family
- Dealing with and learning about new emotional or physical health diagnosis
- Communication issues
- Crisis counseling
Work+Life Connections will also provide department crisis and grief counseling, in the event of the death of a colleague, department reorganization, reduction in force, etc. For more info on Work+Life Connections, please visit the website.
Who is eligible?
All faculty, regular employees (FTE 0 .50 or greater), spouses, sponsored dependents, unmarried children up to the age of 25 (or older if disabled before the age of 25) and UK retirees are eligible for services. It is intended to be a brief intervention and a gateway to other resources. This is a free and confidential benefit that allows up to five consultations per year.
What's the next step?
To schedule your appointment, call (859) 218-0461
About Ann Bassoni
Ann M. Bassoni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with almost 19 years of clinical practice working with children, adults, families and women and families in recovery from substance addiction. She has also worked as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMNP) doing suicide assessments in hospitals and jails or those in police custody, after hours. Ann has worked with Bluegrass IMPACT and Family Preservation programs, as well as the Chrysalis House before joining the UK Work Life Department in February 2009.
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