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Wellness Month 2017 – ASDA Chapter Events and Activities

Alabama

Miles for Smiles 5K and 1-mile Fun Run: We will host a local 5K and 1-mile Fun Run race and encourage

students, faculty, their families, alumni, and the community to participate. Profits raised will go directly

to Cahaba Valley Healthcare, which is a local dental clinic that treats underserved families and a large

Hispanic population in Alabama. We plan to provide nutritional breakfast items such as fruit, nutritional

bars, and Gatorade and vitamin water to the participants when they finish the course.

Baylor

We will be hosting a lunch and learn for the school hosted by Camp Gladiator, an outdoor total body

fitness experience that has locations all over DFW. They are going to come talk about the program and

give the students a major discounted month of unlimited work outs!

Sunrise yoga class at the park by our school

Boston

Wellness run

Cardio core workout

Spinning

Yoga

Buffalo

Kayaking on North Campus with ASDA Wellness

Students from UB Dental (South Campus) will get shuttled/carpooled to North Campus to enjoy some

afternoon kayaking (free) at the lake there. It will be a good activity to get students involved and

interested in ASDA, and a good way for our classes to get to know each other better. This will also be a

good way to promote Wellness. We'd like to provide snacks and refreshments there.

Yoga (weekly)

Video Game / Chess Game Tournament

Case Western

Kittens and Puppy Yoga - Meditation and yoga in a room filled with kittens and puppies

Lit Kitchen

Caribbean Cardio

6 a.m. Yoga


Colorado

Colorado ASDA plans to host a Mt. Elbert hiking trip to welcome the class of 2021 into the

family. Mt. Elbert stands at 14,440 feet and is the tallest peak in Colorado (2nd tallest in

continental US).

Bubble soccer tournament

Yoga on the Rocks

Ergonomics presentation

Connecticut

We are hosting a bike/walk to school initiative for the month of September. We are also

planning on incorporating some sort of step contest into this challenge and awarding prizes to

those that have the most days biked/walked and to those that have the most steps.

Lunch and Learn on Nutrition

Heublein Tower Hike

Spinning Class

Creighton

Smile Miles is a 5k and 10k run for the Creighton University School Smile Miles fund

East Carolina

A wellness month that will include a competition of some sort of ASDA's Five Wellness

Initiatives.

o Emotional: provide a therapeutic session with dogs to alleviate stressful test days and

provide massages

o Physical: meal prep tips, working out sessions at our new rec center, possible 5K

o Intellectual: trivia and photography night

o Occupational: bring a speaker to discuss work-life balance

o Environmental: provide reusable bags like those given out at conferences; hosting a

farmers market

Florida

Field day for the college of dentistry - hosted by UF ASDA


Georgia

We will be holding our second-annual "Wellness Week" during the week of Sept 11. This week

will include wellness picnics, lunch-and-learns about mental health and healthy eating, fitness

classes, etc. for all students.

Harvard

Health and Wellness Fair featuring stretching, exercises, healthy snacks/recipes, and promotion

of health and wellness resources (ie, mental health, nutrition, etc).

Illinois

The University of Illinois at Chicago ASDA chapter is planning to host Wellness Week on Campus.

Physical Therapy Lunch & learn (regarding ergonomics and ways to prevent injury)

walk/run around Lake Michigan

Daily emails regarding stress-reducing techniques.

Indiana

The Crossbite Classic 2017

An IUSD dental student exclusive 4 v 4 Basketball tournament. Open to all dental students!

Squat Your Dog Photo Contest

Battle of the Classes: Step Challenge

Wine and Canvas

Iowa

Resiliency Lunch and Learn - A student health representative will be coming to talk and provide

interactive programming to help increase the resiliency of dental students.

Yoga Class

Prophy Cup Golf Tournament

Fresh Fruit Friday

Kentucky

The title of our event will be Dog Park ExtravagASDA! For this year’s, Wellness Month we would

like to have an afternoon were students could all come out, bring their pets, set up volleyball,

provide a dinner or finger snacks. Since wellness is so much more than physical activity we


would like to encourage our local members to take time out, spend time outdoors, spend time

with one another and remember that we are all on this journey together.

Wake Up with ASDA

Learn the Do's of Ergonomics

Spin away the worries (cycle class)

Las Vegas

We will begin the Fall semester on September 11 and offer an ASDA Welcome Week to the

incoming class. We typically provide a healthy breakfast every morning and a school-wide BBQ

at the end of the week. We would also like to hold an active event such as yoga on the lawn

during this time and offer resources for mental health wellness services at our UNLV main

campus.

Yoga on the lawn

Healthy breakfast

Mental health in dental school lunch and learn

LECOM

LECOM ASDA Health and Wellness committee is hosting a 4x4 co-ed volleyball tournament.

During this 7- week event, students can come to compete among peers whether it is

competitively or just for fun.

Loma Linda

We plan to host a puppy playdate during lunchtime the Thursday before finals week. We all

know that puppies=pure happiness and we couldn't think of a better way to de-stress and get

our students' overwhelmed minds a little break. The event serves two-fold as it brings

awareness to the crisis of stray animals and overpopulated animal shelters that plague our

county of San Bernardino. We plan to promote the "Adopt Don't Shop" message and show

support to our local humane society which serves up to 60,000 animals a year.

'What the Health' documentary lunch and learn

Ergonomics/Posture lecture from PT or dental hygienist

Los Angeles

There will be a 2 hr event held in the afternoon on our school lawn during week 1. Planned

events include yoga, sports activities and therapy animals on site. The focus will be on physical

and mental wellness. We anticipate student, faculty and staff participation.


Louisiana

We are having a wellness fair. Local restaurant focusing on clean eating and portion control is

catering, and local gyms, chiropractors and PTs are coming to set up booths to provide

information to students. All students are invited, including our dental hygiene students, so we

expect around 300 to attend. We will be doing a raffle during lunch to give away any products

that the vendors wish to donate.

Marquette

Marquette is located about a 15-minute drive away from Bradford Beach on Lake Michigan. We

are planning to have a beach volleyball tournament there the first day of school.

Zumba

Beach Yoga

Lunch and Learn about staying healthy during dental school (aimed at D1s)

Michigan

The name of the event is "Corktown Wellness and Smoothie run." This will be the second year

that our chapter is hosting this event. With the revival of Detroit, we try as a chapter to explore

the local community. This run will take place in an area called Corktown, where our school is

located. All the members will be running together and at the end of the run we will serve

healthy smoothies and provide recipes.

Painting at Belle Isle

Midwestern–Arizona

One of our ASDA leaders was a professional dance instructor before dental school, and he is

going to do a dance fitness class on the lawn for us!

Meditation/mindfulness activity

Minnesota

We plan on hosting a "Wellness Week Challenge" during our ASDA Rush Week. We plan on

posting a daily challenge and having participants record their responses daily. We will keep track

of participation throughout the week and provide a prize to the winning class with the greatest

participation. For one of the daily challenges, we will encourage our members to attend our

Wellness Lunch ‘n Learn.


Missouri

UMKC ASDA will be hosting a one hour yoga class at a studio in Kansas City (TBD) on September

8 to kick off Wellness Month.

Healthy snacks and fruit at lunchtime in the Canteen

Therapy dogs & healthy snacks

Missouri–Kirksville

We are hosting a Yoga Wellness Event. We will be holding two classes led by a certified yoga

instructor for students to attend.

New England

Our chapter is organizing The UNE Miles for Smiles 5k. The race will take place on Portland’s

beautiful Back Cove Trail. The 5k will serve as an opportunity to promote fitness as well as oral

health education. All proceeds from the event will benefit a local non-profit: The Root Cellar

Dental Clinic. The Root Cellar is a volunteer-based organization that provides dental care to

immigrants who do not have access to insurance or regular oral healthcare.

ASDA Community Soccer Tournament

JADA Literature Review Club

New York

We will be hosting a back to school Fun Run, Walk & Roll along the East River in which all

members of the NYU dental community will be invited to celebrate the start of a new school

year and emphasize the importance of living a balanced life throughout dental school.

Participants will be encouraged to bring their dogs, strollers and significant others to enjoy the

scenic views along the East River and get some physical activity whether or not they decide to

run, walk, roller blade, bike etc. We hope to finish off the event with some healthy snacks and

perhaps some giveaways.

Refuel w/ASDA (healthy snack sponsored by Noosa Yogurt)

Trivia Night at McSwiggins

Free Yoga in Bryant Park or Buying Local Workshop w/free reusable grocery bags

North Carolina

This is UNC's very first planned Wellness Week! We are going to have lunch and learns daily and

bring in specialists in cooking healthy meal-prepping, meditation, mental wellness and fitness.


We already have local gyms that have offered their space so we can offer a class at each gym

each night per week. We are hoping to get some prizes to raffle off and give attendance points

for those that participate in the wellness events.

Step out for wellness: step count challenge

Meal prep lunch and learn

5k run

Ohio State

Fitness class for ASDA members

Group fitness classes

Lunch and learn on wellness

Mindfulness info session

Oklahoma

GetFit Welcome Week, a week packed with events aimed at promoting whole-body wellness.

o Monday - Free smoothie breakfast

o Tuesday - Yoga after school

o Wednesday - "Build Your Own Salad" Bar

o Thursday – Rock-climbing after school

o Friday - Ergonomics for Dentists Lunch & Learn (partner with College of Allied Health -

occupational therapy)

Oregon

ASDA workout class at Orangetheory Fitness near the school. This event would aim to give

students ideas to maintain physical wellness and relieve stress. We hope that this event also

allows our new DS1 students to get to know the area more and allow current ASDA students to

further connect with local businesses in our community that focus on all forms of wellness and

healthcare.

"Be Well ASDA" Seminar with Dr. Barry Taylor

Meditation seminar for mental wellness

Pennsylvania

Our goal for our Wellness Event is to create a Breakfast Bar in the atrium of our school for

students in the morning before classes and clinic start. The breakfast bar would include a do-it-

yourself yogurt parfait bar with 2-3 different yogurt flavors, fruit, and granola, breakfast bars,

coffee, juice, and pastries if the budget allows.


Hand Massages by Student Health Services - 5 minute massages given to students during lunch

or after school

Lunch and Learn focusing on Mental Health

Pet Therapy Collaboration with Penn Vet School - Includes both dogs and cats and

pizza/sandwiches for students that participate

Pittsburgh

Ascend Rock Climbing event - we are coordinating with a new rock climbing gym in the

Pittsburgh area to set up an hour long session where students can learn (or continue to

improve) rock climbing

Class Cup beginning September continuing through the year

Health Guru Lunch & Learns

Roseman

"Yoga on the Grass": a very successful event from last year, taught by our very own Lifelong

Colleague and certified yoga instructor

Make-Your-Own Smoothie Bar

Massages by ElementS: Elements Massage is sending therapists for mini massages during lunch

and promote better posture, stretches, and self-care.

Photo/Poster Campaign: social media photo contest (prizes awarded weekly) and poster design

contest

Rutgers

We will be holding an evening fitness class open to the entire student body. A professional

fitness instructor is donating her time and will be teaching a high intensity interval training (HIIT)

class. After the class we will have drinks and healthy light refreshments for everyone who came.

Healthy lunch sale

Lunch-n-Learn about managing wellness in dental school

Basketball tournament with Fitbit raffle

San Francisco

Yoga in the park

Wellness challenge month with individual wellness challenges; participants who do a certain

number of challenges will enter a raffle to win a prize

Dinner and learn on making and overcoming mistakes in dental school


Stony Brook

We are trying to have a health coach come to our school for a lunch and learn to discuss with

our students how to manage stress, how to balance school and a personal life, how to stay

healthy and practice proper nutrition and how to live an overall healthy lifestyle.

Therapy Dog Session

In-house Yoga Session

Texas–Houston

Wellness in Dental School 101

Houston ASDA Wellness presents a lunch and learn workshop about wellness in dental school.

This event will feature exhibitions and short speeches about personal experiences from students

and faculty about the 5 dimensions of ASDA wellness, and overall advice and ideas about living a

healthy lifestyle in school and beyond. At this lunch and learn we would like to have a giveaway

for a wellness product.

Our goal with this event is to give students information to make healthy decisions, and the

motivation to start the school year off on the right foot.

5K/10K/Half Marathon Running Group Kickoff L&L

Spin Exercise Class at Soul Cycle

Texas–San Antonio

We have been able to contact a local San Antonian who is both Dentist AND Yoga Instructor. She

has an aim to share the benefits of yoga with other dental professionals; in her classes she

focuses on the common trouble areas such as the neck, back, and hands. The event will provide

students the necessary tools to be able to take care of their body with hopes of having a long

healthy career in dentistry.

Hiking on Enchanted Rock

Touro

Massage Therapist Visit: A local spa will be sending about 5 massage therapists to our school to

give short massages to students and hand out gift cards. This event will not only be able to

directly help students de-stress but will also give them options regarding how to de-stress in the

future.

Presentation by life coach

Presentation by acupuncturist

Exercise Classes (martial arts, HITT, yoga) held weekly


Tufts

An opportunity for students to paddle on one of the famous areas in Boston, the Charles River.

This will get students more aquatinted with their surroundings while providing an incredible

exercise for strengthening dental muscles! Being on the water will also help students recharge

and hopefully introduce them to a new form of stress release.

Pet therapy with a side of ice cream

Massage therapy

Utah

Spikeball Tournament: Two double elimination tournaments will take place at once. A

tournament for beginners and a tournament for advanced players. The winning teams will be

awarded!

Early Bird pancake breakfast

Guest speaker, Dr. Josh West, "Counting Bites"

Sunset hike: 2.2 miles, 967 ft elevation

Washington

We plan to hold a week long Wellness Week, encouraging and promoting activity throughout

the day to emotional, mindful, and physical wellness. Activities will include de-stress dogs, yoga

and Insanity classes, evening runs, healthy breakfast and more!

Rise and Shine Yoga

Insanity Class

Breakfast Bar

WesternU

In the month of September, ASDA at WesternU will be hosting wellness events for our

members. Having it as early as September shall introduce our incoming class (DMD 2021) of

how important it is to practice mindfulness of ones own well-being throughout dental school.

Throughout the month we shall be hosting lunch and learns hosted by speakers delivering talks

on the topics of stress management and mindfulness of one’s own physical, emotional and

mental well-being. This will also be supplemented by weekend hikes and campus wide kick-ball

tournament.

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