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Parks & Rec Month comes to a close

Thank you to everyone that sent in selfies, it looked like everyone enjoyed getting outside!!

If you sent in a photo, pick up your sunscreen from Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway.

  • Indigo’s twins, Ellis & Vera Water Tower Park Cambridge
  • Judy, Crooked Lake
  • Joanne, Rocky Mountain Natl Park
  • Wendy, South Padre Island

Just a few days left in Parks & Rec Month

Get outside and snap a selfie to send to wellnessemp@welia.org by Monday, August 2nd to get a travel sunscreen!

If you’ve submitted a photo and haven’t yet gotten your sunscreen, come on down to Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway.

  • Nichole H.
  • Bonnie and her sister in Whiteside Park, Ely
  • Matt B.’s girls in Voyageur Natl Park
  • Jess and kids at Stony Point

July is UV Safety Month

While you’re getting outdoors, remember UV Safety!

S-Sunscreen-use it!
U-Use caution near water as it reflects and intensifies damaging rays
N-Non-melanoma-3,500,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. this year-the most common of all cancer types

S-Seek shade-between 10 A.M and 2 P.M.
M-Moles-get them checked
A-Apply-sunscreen 30 minutes BEFORE exposure
R-Reapply-sunscreen often
T-Tan-there is no such thing as a healthy suntan

Keep sending in those selfies for Parks and Rec Month!
*If you’ve sent in a photo, come grab your sunscreen from Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway!

  • Emily, Haleakala Natl Park
  • Cindy, McCarthy State Park
  • Cindy, Glacier Natl Park
  • Angel, Gooseberry Falls
  • Bethany, Custer State Park
  • Shanna, Mt Rushmore Natl Park
  • Pam, Schroeder Cty Park
  • Missy, Discovery Center in Marcell, MN
  • Michele and Wade, Tettegouche State Park
  • Mary, Black Hills
  • Maria, Brownstone Trl, Bayfield, WI
  • Erica and Aaron, Sleeping Bear Dunes Natl Park
  • Bethany, Grand Portage State Park

Baseline Concussion Testing Clinic for Student Athletes

Athletic Trainers, High School Coaches, and Athletic Directors are encouraging area student athletes to complete this 10-minute assessment before fall sports begin.

Concussion baseline testing is free and is a requirement for all student athletes attending our area schools.

Registration info can be found here on our public site.

July 15, 11am-2pm at Hinckley-Finlayson Fitness Center Community Education Rooms

July 20, 11am-2pm at Mora High School near the Athletic Training Room

July 21, 11am-2pm at Pine City High School in the Gym/Multipurpose Room

Benefits of the Outdoors

We know it’s a good thing to be outdoors, but here are five specific benefits that may motivate you to get out there!

  1. Your Vitamin D levels go up
  2. You get more exercise
  3. You’re happier
  4. Your concentration will improve
  5. You may heal faster

Read the full article from Harvard Medical School:

Outdoor BenefitsDownload

Get outdoors and send in a selfie at a city, state, or national park to wellnessemp@welia.org!

  • Juanita at Glacier National Park
  • Marcie at Glacier National Park
  • Aaron at a city park in Roanoke, VA
  • Tawni at Grand Portage
  • Katlyn at a park in Ely
  • Jennifer in Isle Royale National Park