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Please print and post for staff who do not have access The summer session of the UPMC MyHealth worksite exercise program will begin on Monday, June 22. Online registration will be available for UPMC employees from Tuesday, June 2, through Thursday, June 25. For a complete listing of class descriptions, class schedule, and terms and conditions, visit the worksite classes site on Infonet. Or, go to My HUB and select MyHealth/MyFlex Advantage and then select “See all the Healthy Steps.” Monday,
June 1, is the deadline to submit your community benefit reports.
If you organize a program or event on behalf of UPMC that benefits
the community, submit
information about the program's community benefits to the UPMC
Community Initiatives Coordinator. The
H1N1 virus (swine flu) continues to be active in the local community.
Hospital-based clinicians who suspect swine influenza virus
infections in their patients should send a nasopharyngeal swab to
the UPMC Presbyterian laboratory for processing. Ambulatory sites
should follow their normal process for collecting and sending samples.
For information about collection and transport of samples, visit the
lab information
section of the Infonet flu website. UPMC’s secure e-mail service provides a protected method for physicians and staff members within the UPMC network to send confidential messages to e-mail addresses outside the health system network. Such confidential information includes sensitive data that needs to be communicated with individuals and entities outside the UPMC network for patient care and treatment or the payment of health care-related services. Those outside the UPMC network must register with UPMC's secure e-mail service in order to view the information. Click here for step-by-step instructions to create and send secure e-mails. For
more information about the UPMC secure e-mail service, visit the Information
Security Group website and select the “what’s new” link.
On May 2, 2009, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC officially opened at its new location in Lawrenceville. If you need to direct patients or visitors to the new Children’s Hospital, directions are available on the Children’s Hospital website.
Also available on the site are a printable map with directions from
the former Children’s Hospital site in Oakland to the new Lawrenceville
location, and a link to a directory of all Children's Hospital services
and locations with directions by Google. Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide, called a “greenhouse gas,” in the earth’s atmosphere have been linked to rising temperatures or “global warming.” The burning of fossil fuels, such as gasoline, produces excessive carbon dioxide and also hundreds of toxic chemicals that impair lung function and worsen respiratory illnesses such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis. Both greenhouse gases and emissions from the burning of fossil fuels raise health concerns. If you live in an urban area, you can help reduce carbon dioxide and emissions levels by driving less, taking public transportation, biking, and walking. UPMC staff members may purchase monthly bus passes on a pretax basis through payroll deduction. To sign up for pretax bus passes, visit My HUB and select My Payroll, then Allegheny County PAT Bus Passes. For more information about commuting options, including carpooling, visit the Commuting site on Infonet. Learn more about Environmental Initiatives at UPMC. Collectively,
we are making a difference for ourselves and for UPMC’s communities.
On Tuesday, June 2, UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health will host an Oakland-based diabetes support group for people with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. The hour-long meeting will be held at noon in UPMC Montefiore Classroom B, fourth floor near the cafeteria. On Wednesday, June 3, John Jakicic, PhD, will present "Sneakers and a Water Bottle: Your Secret Weapons in the Battle Against Diabetes," at noon in Dining Room B, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus. Call 412-692-4293 or e-mail diabetessupport@upmc.edu
by Monday, June 1, to reserve your spot at one or both of these free
events. Select your location for this
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