Vanderbilt Faculty & Staff Health and Wellness

Health Plus is now offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Vanderbilt faculty and staff who are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes.


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Put Your Best Fork Forward: Food Choices for a Healthier Lifestyle National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and this year’s theme is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” Melinda Mahoney, Registered Dietitian, shares examples of small changes we can make in our eating habits – one forkful at a time! Begin Transcript Marissa Wertheimer: Welcome to this edition of the Vanderbilt University Health and Wellness Wellcast.

Men's Health Matters with Derek Griffith Derek Griffith Associate Professor of Medicine Health and Society and Director, Institutie of Men's Health talks about men's health. Begin Transcript Laura Osterman: Welcome to this edition of the Vanderbilt University Health and Wellness Wellcast. I am Laura Osterman with Health Plus.

Keep track of your blood pressure, weight and body mass index at locations on and off the main Vanderbilt campus.

Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot properly use or store glucose (sugar). Sugar provides the energy for the body's cells. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps sugar get into the body's cells. In diabetes, either the body does not make enough insulin, or the insulin that is made cannot be used as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in the blood. How do you know you are at risk?