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• FRT and Wellness Leave

  FRT and Wellness Policy 

  MAPP 02.02.08: Fitness Release Time and Wellness Leave Policy

  Safeguard your health and well-being! Are you familiar with the Fitness Release Time and Wellness Leave Policy, MAPP 02 .02 .0 8? Apply for FRT and with your supervisor's approval, exercise for 30 minutes 3x a week. Visit your PCP for a ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAM and complete a simple online health assessment, and you could receive one full day off from work! To apply for FRT and/or Wellness Leave, visit the POWER UP Wellness Policies tab below and follow the instructions.

• Forms

  Fitness Release Application

  Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

  Completed HRA and Physician’s Certification of Routine Physical Exam Affidavit

• Employee Perks

  HR is pleased to offer University of Houston Faculty and Staff a number of discounts on many different products and services.

  Some businesses will want to see your University Faculty/Staff ID; others may want you to print out a coupon or enter a special discount code on their website. 

  Please peruse the different programs below, including PerkSpot, the newest discount program available to the UH community.

  PerkSpot (Access Code: UHPerks) provides access to thousands of national and local discounts including theme parks, event tickets, travel, name brand items and more!  

  If you are a company looking to offer a discount to UH employees, consider doing so with PerkSpot!  Making a request is easy.  Simply complete and submit the PerkSpot’s Merchant form, and a PerkSpot representative will reach out to you to learn more and to see if a discount for your product and/or services can be negotiated.

  Additional discount providers include:

  • Saving Center Discounts for UH employees are offered through the University’s Deer Oaks EAP Services. To access the Saving Center log into the EAP.
  • Corporate Shopping Company Special offers for current UH employees!
  • Discount Puchase Program Discounts for State of Texas employees, retirees, and their immediate families administered by Beneplace!
  • HealthSelect ShoppERS An incentive program that allows you to save money and earn rewards in a TexFlex^SM health care flexible spending account (FSA) when shopping for certain medical services and procedures!
  • Visit blue365deals.com/bcbstx for information on discounts available BCBSTX members and to sign up to receive weekly "Featured Deals" emails!

  For additional discounts on airport parking, auto rentals and telephone, click here.

• Cougar Walking Paths

  • Cougar Walking Paths
  • Maps

• “Healthier U” Resource Archive

  • Nine Dimensions of Wellness
  • Herb Combinations and Seasonings Blends Recipes (PDF)
  • Shopping, Cooking and Meal Planning
  • American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Information
  • 10 Minute Stretch Break
  • Gratitude
  • Budgeting Basics Worksheet
  • Steps to Financial Recovery
  • 30 Minute Meals (PDF)
  • Building a Better Credit Report
  • Feel Good Food: Nutrition to Support Immunity
  • A Normal Response to an Abnormal Event (Handout)
  • Mastering the Concept 2 Rower
  • Budgeting Basics
  • Pre & Post Workout Nutrition
  • Never Has Physical Activity Been More Important
  • Overcoming Postural Issues & Exercise Form (Handout)
  • Quick Nutrition on the Go (Handout)
  • Outdoor Workout Tips & Tricks (Handout)
  • Walk on the Wild Side: How to reap the benefits of the outdoors
  • 3 Simple Tips to Help Prevent the Top Threats to Men’s Health (Handout)
  • Recharge Tactics: Strategies to Reset, Plug in & Perform Better (Handout)
  • Quick Exercise Breaks (Handout)
  • Managing Relationships During Stressful Times  (Handout)
  • Smashing Stigma and Supporting Mental Health Before, During, and After Crisis (Handout)
  • Maximizing Grocery Store Trips & Managing Intake in a New Environment (Handout)
  • Intro to Mindfulness - the what, why and how
  • Unconventional Workout Equipment (Handout)
  • Stress Management for Essential Staff (Handout)
  • 10 Ways to maintain your health (and spirit!) while working from home
  • Outsmart Your Mind to Eat Better (Handout)
  • Matters of the Heart
  • Which Fitness Test is Best For Me
  • Healthy Holiday Season
  • Limited Equipment Workout
  • The Sitting Disease
  • Quick and Easy Food Prep (Recipes)

• Contacts

  Courtney Stein Wellness Administrator CStein@central.uh.edu 713-743-1991