University Health Services

Fri, Jan 20 or Wed, Jan 25
7:30 - 10:00 am | $10 fee
Appointments every 15 minutes
Tang Education Center, Class of '42

Why know your numbers? 

Knowing your numbers is one of the best ways to evaluate your health by identifying your risk and providing motivation for managing your health. Even if you feel great and look healthy, you may not know what's going on inside. Many diseases are "silent" and affect your health long before you feel anything wrong.

Know Your Numbers is a voluntary, fasting health screening including total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides, glucose, and blood pressure.  Receive your confidential results (seen only by Be Well at Work - Program staff) and resources for follow-up immediately. Plan for 20-30 minutes to complete the screening. 

How to Register:

1. Click on the linked dates above

2. On the Know Your Numbers header select "Register"

3. Next select "Add"

4. Choose your appointment time and select "Add"

5. View the Registration Summary and click "Register"

Click here for more instructions and step by step photos.

Testimonials

"My appointment was this morning and I can’t begin to say thank you enough for offering this service. I took advantage of it last year and, unfortunately, my numbers were so unhealthy that I was advised to contact my doctor immediately. My numbers were not even close to the healthy range. It was obvious that I needed to do something. Given the needs of other people in my household I had been postponing my own checkups and now it was time to get in. As a result of your setting off the alarm I am now happy to say that a year of medication (lowest dose I am happy to write), healthier eating, more exercise ---- drum roll please --- I have excellent numbers! Thank you so much for this service. It is invaluable. I’ll be back next year to check again and make sure I stay on track."

Weekly,Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 16 - April 20

12:10-1pm| In Person, Various Locations

I CAN is a 6-week interactive program for those that want to jumpstart a new healthy lifestyle. This program offers nutrition and fitness assessments, a hands-on cooking class and grocery tour, weekly group workouts with a certified personal trainer and a fun group experience. Don’t think about how many other times you’ve promised to do this for yourself – this time just say I CAN!

Register here!

Fri 2/3, 4/21

12:10-1pm| In Person @ 251 Hearst Gym

Instructor: Tomas Handelsman 

Click on the underlined dates to register for that class.

Looking to get active and try something new? Join us for our new Cardio Kickboxing workshop, where you can get a great workout and learn beginner kickboxing techniques. This no-contact class will incorporate kickboxing techniques with body weight exercises to provide a full body workout!

Fri 2/10, 3/10, 4/7, 

12:10-1pm| In Person @ 251 Hearst Gym

Instructor: Laurie Ferris

Click on the underlined dates to register for that class.

Join us in-person at Hearst Gym to learn basic yoga poses and breathing techniques to transform your practice into a moving meditation. Practicing yoga can release tension in your joints, give you greater range of motion, and offer increased comfort in all aspects of your life.  Comfortable clothing and bare feet recommended.

Mondays| 12:10-12:30pm | Online

Class Link

Beginning March 7, join Liza Schlosser-Olroyd for a short mindfulness practice at 12:10 on Mondays! As we continue working and living through unprecedented times in many ways, developing a mindfulness practice is a nourishing way to fill our own cups and cultivate resilience over time. This is a chance to come together and share a mindful moment with one another before we take on the rest of our week. Hope to see you there!

About Liza: Liza Schlosser-Olroyd (she/her) is a Cal alum and is now on staff supporting communications for Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) and the Advising Strategy + Training program. She is an experienced trauma-informed yoga teacher (RYT), meditation facilitator, and wellness coach in service of empowering survivors to reclaim our body-mind-souls through gentle practices that support a flourishing, embodied lived experience. Liza is a queer femme who loves nature, whole-foods plant-based cooking, crosswords, running with a good audiobook, and being a student of this life that facilitates growth opportunities at every turn.

*The Berkeley Walks! Walking Group is temporarily on hold.

Meets every MWF | 12:10pm | Campanile 

The Berkeley Walks Walking Group meets every MWF, 12:10 pm, at the Campanile. Fit fitness into your workday with a 30-40 minute walk and receive the benefits of social support, stress relief, and renewed energy. The Walking Leaders are CPR-certified and set a pace to guide walkers through the designated route each week – like having your own personal walking trainer!  Complete the waiver on our webpage prior to the first time you join. 

Ask the Dietitian provides UC Berkeley faculty and staff a convenient and dependable way to receive answers to questions about health and nutrition from a qualified health professional. 

Thu 2/2| 12:10-1pm | Virtual

Instructor: Kim Guess, RD

Register here!

With the right knowledge and tools for goal setting, you can increase your chances of successful, sustainable lifestyle changes. This workshop will emphasize nutrition goals, but you can apply these principles to any lifestyle goals. You will also learn how to break away from diet culture and instead set achievable goals that foster a healthy relationship with food. Makes a great supplement to the Self Coaching Wellness Guide and follow-up to Know Your Numbers.

Wed 2/8|12:10-1pm | Hybrid: Tang Education Center (Class of '42) AND on Zoom

Instructor: Kim Guess, RD

Register here!

Tofu is a versatile, affordable, and neutral tasting plant-based protein with endless possibilities. You’ll learn about different types of tofu and ways to prepare it. Whether you’re a tofu novice or just looking for new ideas, or a vegan or a carnivore, this class is for you. Demonstration, recipes, and samples provided.

Please note that masks are still required inside the Tang Center except when eating or drinking. As long as outdoor conditions allow, we will keep outside doors open in the room to allow for better ventilation.

See Cook Well Berkeleyfor the recipes from past workshops

Tue 3/14|12:10-1pm |Hybrid: Tang Education Center (Class of '42) AND on Zoom

Instructor: Kim Guess, RD

Register here!

It’s easy to eat enough veggies when they are delicious and quick to prepare! Eating vegetables that are in season means they will likely taste better, be more nutritious, and cost less. Demonstration, recipes, and samples provided.

Please note that masks are still required inside the Tang Center except when eating or drinking. As long as outdoor conditions allow, we will keep outside doors open in the room to allow for better ventilation.

See Cook Well Berkeley for the recipes from past workshops

Tue 4/18| 12:10-1pm | Hybrid: Tang Education Center (Class of '42) AND on Zoom

Instructor: Kim Guess, RD

Register here!

Eating lower on the food chain uses less natural resources and provides your body with loads of valuable nutrients. Whether it’s a meatless meal once a day or week, or eating mostly plants at every meal, there are benefits to your health and your planet. Demonstration, recipes, and samples provided.

Please note that masks are still required inside the Tang Center except when eating or drinking. As long as outdoor conditions allow, we will keep outside doors open in the room to allow for better ventilation.

See Cook Well Berkeley for the recipes from past workshops

The lactation rooms on campus are available to faculty, staff, and students. Most of the rooms are equipped with hospital-grade electric breast pumps, compatible with personal attachments. For more information, including locations and registration, visit our Breastfeeding Support page. 

Breastfeeding Your Baby/Returning to Work or School

Thu 4/6| 1-4:15pm | Virtual

Register here!

Speaker: Tina Benitez, IBCLC

This class is FREE to UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students, and their spouses/domestic partners.

This 3 hour class is taught by a certified lactation consultant and is broken up into two parts.
The first portion of the class, 1-3pm, addresses breastfeeding basics and problem solving. The second portion of class, 3:15-4:15pm, covers returning-to-work planning and breast pumps. Those who have already attended a breastfeeding class are welcome to join the last portion of the class.

Register for the class: 

• Faculty and staff -  click the linked date above or register here.

• Students and all others enroll by emailing breastfeeding@lists.berkeley.edu or calling at (510) 643-4646.

See the Smoking Cessation webpage for cessation support services and referrals to telephone counseling, online programs, text and app programs and local classes.