Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Take It OutsideMember sessionPresented by Madie Rodts

Blue Cross® Virtual Well-Being

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The webinar will begin at noon.

“I go to nature to be soothed, healed and have my senses put in order.”

— John Burroughs

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The webinar will begin at noon.

“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.”

— Eleonora Duse

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The webinar will begin at noon.

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Welcome to Take It Outside

The session will begin at noon.

This is an interactive

session.

Minimize distractions.

There will be a Q&A at the end of the session.

6Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The webinar will begin at noon.

“All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.”

— Marie Curie

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The webinar will begin at noon.

“Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws; she has no effect without cause no invention without necessity.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Take It OutsideMember sessionPresented by Madie Rodts

Blue Cross® Virtual Well-Being

9Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Mark your calendars

Write Away Your Worries• May 7, 2020• 12 to 12:20 p.m.

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Today’s presenter

Madie Rodts, M.P.H.

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Today’s session

• The impact of the great outdoors on our health• Tips to get outside

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What do you feel when seeing these photos?

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The impact of the great outdoors on our health

• Raises vitamin D levels• Improves sleep • Enhances happiness• Enhances creativity• Builds a stronger immune

system

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Tips to get outside

• Create an outdoor scavenger hunt.

• Go on a sunset hike.• Explore new parks.• Learn a new hobby.• Enjoy our lakes.• Go orienting or geocaching. • Plant a family garden.• Pick fresh fruit or vegetables.• Get down and dirty.• Build a fort.• Catch bugs. • Go camping or glamping.

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April well-being assignment

• When you get your first beverage of the morning, take a five-second breath break.• Start your morning with a gratitude mantra: “I’m awake and I am grateful!” • Find a new-to-you musician or break out an old favorite and listen to an entire album without checking your phone,

tablet or computer. Bonus if you listen to it outside.

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For more information

• Virtual Well-Being site: bluecrossvirtualwellbeing.com

• Virtual Well-Being email: BlueCrossVirtualWell-Being@bcbsm.com

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Next session: Write Away Your Worries

May 7, 2020

Noon to 12:20 p.m.

Journaling is a great way to organize your life, record this historic time and work out any worries. You’ll learn the importance of this practice and how to incorporate it into your life.

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Questions