University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 27, April 17


                            Wellness works
     Two Employee Wellness Center programs are scheduled
from 12:10-12:50 p.m. The instructor for all presentations
is Marianne Carter, R.D., and the cost is $10 Wellness
Dollars. To register, call 831-8388.
     Label-Ease-Learn a fun and simple way to evaluate a
food's nutritional value using the fingers of one hand.
     Tuesday, April 29, Room 236 Alison Hall
     Diets Don't Work-Learn the pitfalls of going on and off
weight-loss diets. Receive practical tips about how to
approach weight management safely and sensibly.
     Friday, May 2, 219 Trabant University Center.
                                 
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     Computerized Nutritional Analysis is available at the
"spring special," reduced price.
     Send a three-day record of your food intake (including
beverages and snacks) and it will be analyzed. Participants
will receive information about the amount of fat calories,
cholesterol and percentage of fat consumed. There also will
be suggestions about how to improve one's diet, as needed.
Cost is $15 Wellness Dollars. The regular prices is $20.
This offer expires May 15. For information, call Carter at
831-1109.
     
     WalkAmerica-The March of Dimes' annual WalkAmerica will
be held on both the UD Newark and Wilmington campuses this
year. The Wilmington event will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday,
April 26, on the Wilcastle campus, and the Newark event will
start at 9 a.m., Sunday, April 27, near Delaware Field
House. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at both sites. In
addition, there are several other area sites conducting the
annual walk, including:
     * April 19, beginning at 8 a.m., at North East
      Community Park, North East, Md.,
     * April 19, beginning at 8 a.m., at Legislative Mall,
      Dover, and
     * April 27, beginning at noon, at Grove Park, Rehoboth.
     At the Newark UD event, the first 100 people who arrive
at the registration desk on the day of the walk, and who
have a minimum of $25 in pledges, will receive free T-
shirts.
     Mini-practice walks of 1-3 miles will be offered for
members of the University community from noon-1 p.m. on
Fridays, April 18 and 25. They will begin at the Carpenter
Sports Building and proceed along the White Clay Creek.
     The Employee Wellness Center is encouraging employees
to form teams for both the mini-walks and the March of Dimes
walk.
     Brochures with registration information are available
at both student centers, at the Employee Fitness Center and
at any student fitness center.
     For information, call Joyce Dennis Henderson, UD
WalkAmerica coordinator, at 831-6651.