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:
Have questions about exercise/fitness? Get a FREE Exercise Consult
- A UK Health & Wellness Health Fitness Specialist, Carrie Davidson, is available for private consultations to assist you with your exercise and fitness goals. 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, 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, HFS ACSM, RYT 200. 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.
- 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 Helen
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!
Helen Moseley, M.S., R.D. is a dietitian for UK Health &
Wellness, where she has worked since 2009. She earned her B.S in
Dietetics from Western Kentucky University, completed a Dietetic Internship at
the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital, and earned her M.S. in Health Promotion from
the University of Kentucky. Her experience includes working as a Personal Health
Coach for Focused Health Solutions and as a Graduate Assistant for UK Health
& Wellness.
Do you need help to quit and stay quit?
UK Health & Wellness offers free Tobacco Cessation Coaching via a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist 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 dependentsmay also participate.
What's the next step?
Click here to schedule an appointment with a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist.
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
Are you participating in UK Healthtrac Rewards Program? If not, click here for more information.
