America is a nation of breakfast-eaters: Surveys suggest than on any given day, about 85% of adults report having eaten a morning meal. But eating something and eating well can be two very different things. Too often, it might be a granola bar eaten on the run, or a sweetened coffee drink — choices that…
Wellness
Emory’s Spring 2026 Living Health and Wellbeing Week focuses on compassion and self-kindness, which can help enhance personal well-being journeys and deepen connections. Wellbeing Week invites all members of the university community to explore practical opportunities and strategies to embrace well-being — emphasizing practice, not perfection.
Almost 60% of the world population is in work (1). All workers have the right to a safe and healthy environment at work. Work can protect mental health. Decent work supports good mental health by providing:
The opening of the Triton Health and Wellness Building on July 14 was more than the inauguration of a new campus facility. It marked the next chapter of student and community wellness at UC San Diego.
Choosing an exercise you’re excited to try is a great place to start, but there’s more to a well-rounded fitness plan, says Pamela Geisel, MS, CSCS, an exercise physiologist and director of Performance Services at the HSS Tisch Sports Performance Center. “The truth is you won’t get fit by doing one type of exercise,” she adds.…
Healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for life, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which released a new global guideline on evidence-based policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments. For the first time, WHO is advising countries to adopt a whole-school approach that ensures food and beverages…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Megan McKnight has been named director of Health Promotion and Wellness in Penn State Student Affairs, effective June 29.