MUSC Employee Wellness seeks to create a culture of wellness that encourages and supports a healthy lifestyle by integrating activities, resources, and policies designed to enhance the health & well-being of the MUSC community. We coordinate Wellness efforts across MUSC, utilizing MUSC talent whenever possible.

We strive to:

• Promote health and reduce health risk behaviors of employees.
• Identify and correct conditions in the workplace that can compromise the health of employees, reduce their levels of productivity, and contribute to escalating health care costs.
• Create a culture that embraces wellness initiatives and activities

  Current Programs

Monthly Fitness Series - free monthly fitness class held at the Wellness Center on Courtney Street the third Wednesday of the month. Free day pass to the MUSC Wellness Center for all participants. Please see the membership desk when you arrive for sign-in and directions to the classroom.

Monthly Worksite Screenings
MUSC employees and spouses can take advantage of monthly worksite screenings. These screenings include blood chemistry profile, lipid profile, hemogram, body mass index calculation (height and weight), and blood pressure. Certain optional tests are also available. Valued at about $350, this is available for only $15 for subscribers to the State Health Plan. Non-subscribers and subscribers receiving the screening more than one time in a calendar year can participate for only $42. To register, click on the worksite screening appointments tab to the left of this page. 

Mobile Mammograms

Looking for a convenient way to have your mammogram? The Hollings Cancer Center Mobile Van will be conducting mammograms June 20th behind the Clyburn Research bldg. Call 792-0878 to schedule an appointment.

Smoking Cessation

MUSC is a tobacco-free campus. Click on the "Smoking Cessation" tab for information about programs tht can help you with your quitting efforts or to enroll click on "Pitch the Pack" enrollment form.

MUSC Farmer's Market

This event, sponsored by MUSC Employee Wellness, takes place every Friday in the Horseshoe and behind Charleston Memorial Hospital (CMH) starting at 7am and going until about 3:30pm or when business slows down.

Ashley River Tower holds their market on Wednesdays

Starting again in the Spring, Thursdays check out the Farmer's Market at Pearlstine Healing Garden 1st floor of Hollings Cancer Center from 10:00 - 5:00.

Here you can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from our local farmers. It is recommended that you eat 5-9 servings of colorful, nutritious, disease preventing fruits and vegetables every day. New vendors sign up frequently so come by and check out what's new.

Classes and Presentations
Presentations, classes and screenings are presented to MUSC employees, students, and faculty, and by resources in our Charleston community, as well as staff from Prevention Partners. Topics are related to a wide range of issues about wellness and healthy lifestyles.

Event Promotion

MUSC Employee Wellness can help promote events and screenings on campus that relate to employee wellness. If you have an upcoming event, email us at: musc-empwell@musc.edu

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