Employee Wellness Blog

2026 wellness calendar

Cancer Prevention, Fresh Food, Strategies for Preventing Digital Burnout, and Your Immune System

This month, your Lafayette Employee Wellness Program (LEWP) offers the following free webinars, tips, and resources from our benefit providers focused on Cancer Prevention, Immunity, and Fresh Food!

PLUS: Your Q3 Wellness Challenge, health discounts and savings, and more…

FREE: WEBINARS, LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS & PROGRAMS

Don’t miss these free virtual offerings from your benefit providers:

Supporting Loved Ones from Afar

August 19th, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Wellthy’s Care Team offers tools and strategies for managing care remotely, building local support networks, and staying emotionally connected no matter the miles between you. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions during a live Q&A at the end of the session.

Finding Balance in a Digitally Driven World

August 20, 2026
10:00 am

From work to school to socializing, technology plays a huge role in our daily lives. It can feel like we never have the option to unplug, but finding a healthy balance with technology is important for our mental health and overall well-being. Explore strategies for preventing digital burnout and its impact on your health.

Immunizations (15 min. snapshot)

August 20, 2026
12:00 - 12:15 PM ET

Smart Strategies for Legal & Financial Planning

September 16th, 2026
12:00 - 12:30 PM ET

Many families put off important legal and financial decisions until it’s too late. Wellthy care experts will share approachable steps to organize essential documents, plan for future care, and ensure your family’s financial and legal wishes are honored.

Suicide Prevention: What to Know and How to Help

September 17, 2026
10:00 - 11:00 am

Suicide affects people from all walks of life—and awareness can save lives. Recognizing the warning signs and understanding how to support someone at risk can make a critical difference. When we feel prepared to talk about suicide openly and respond with care, we become a powerful source of help and hope.

Cancer Prevention

CDC

You can lower your risk of getting many common kinds of cancer by making healthy choices. Screening tests can find some cancers early, which is when treatment works best. Vaccines (shots) can help prevent several kinds of cancer. Learn more from the following resources about how to lower your risk of getting cancer.

Relaxation Day

August 15th is Relaxation Day!
- Try one of these fun, simple ways to relax!
- Recharge with a relaxing staycation
- The power of laughter

Your Immune System

Your immune system works hard every day to help protect your body from illness. While no food, vitamin, drink, or “quick fix” can guarantee you won’t get sick, having healthy daily habits can better equip your immune system to do its job. Everyone needs vaccines throughout their life to help them stay healthy and well. Staying up to date on vaccines is one of the best things you can do to protect your health. Vaccines protect against viral and bacterial infections which may lead to serious health complications like pneumonia, cancer, liver disease, brain swelling, and more, if you and your family are not vaccinated.

Tasty Recipes to Keep You Cool

If you’re looking for a new recipe to help you keep cool on hot days, try one of these tasty options:
- Watermelon fruit pizza
- Meal-prep turkey Cobb salad

National Farmers Market Week

LaFarm

Even though last week was National Farmers Market Week, you can still celebrate the bountiful harvest of delicious fruits and veggies picked at the peak of the season.

Support LaFarm, as well as your local farmers, farm stands, and farmers markets. Farmers markets fuel local economies and healthy bodies.

LaFarm is an integral part of our campus that touches all of us at Lafayette as well as the greater Easton Community. The Farm is guided by a board of faculty and student advisors as well as community representatives to ensure that the farm meets the needs of our campus and community.

Q3 WELLNESS CHALLENGE

BALANCE Virtual Stress and Mindfulness Program

Stress can cloud our thoughts, leaving us to feel overwhelmed, unorganized, and unfocused, and there is plenty of it to go around, according to “Stress in America 2023," a report from the American Psychological Association. For six Wednesdays during August and September, Capital Blue Cross's Health and Wellness team is offering “Balance," a virtual stress and mindfulness program designed to help you manage life's stressful situations. These one-hour virtual sessions, will begin at 1 p.m. ET and last approximately one hour.

Blue365® deals
- Fitness Your Way – waived enrollment fee in August
  - Refocus your Routine (English)
  - Refocus your Routine (Spanish)
NEW Blue365 Vendors
- The Run House offers running and walking footwear, apparel, accessories, race merchandise, and a membership program that provides additional savings, exclusive offers, and member benefits. Blue365 members save 15% on running & walking footwear from top brands including Hoka, On, Asics, and Brooks as well as apparel, accessories, and Run House Memberships.
- Hettas performance running shoes are built exclusively for women — designed on a female-specific last for athletes who demand more. Blue365 members receive 15% off all Hettas running shoes.
- Nurish’d provides freshly prepared meals that are health-focused and available for purchase as a single one-time (1X) order or through a recurring meal plan subscription. Blue365 members get 10% off ready-to-eat-meals and 5,000 Wellness Wages points (equivalent to a $50 redemption value).