Tag: wellness

VSP making strides with diabetes education

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VSP was recently invited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to present at an event celebrating the success of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). NDEP is the government’s leading public education program for diabetes prevention and control that offers evidence-based, culturally tailored and easy-to-read materials. VSP was invited to present on our …
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Heart-healthy and Eye-healthy

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I love trying soups from different chefs (especially because I don’t seem to have the soup-making gene).  So the other day I found a “winter cabbage and cilantro” soup on a menu. I’ve learned from our GetFIT program that the more colorful the vegetable, the better it is for me, so just to be sure, I …
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VSP and Dr. Oz team up to promote eye health

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VSP and Dr. Oz share the same goal of promoting overall health and wellness so it was a natural fit to partner together to promote eye health. VSP will sponsor the Eyecare Center on the Dr. Oz Show’s website from now till mid-November. We will work together to update the center with helpful tips and …
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Scavenger Hunt, Day 7 – Amgen Tour of California

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Today is the seventh day (ONE day left!) of the VSP Vision Care / Transitions Scavenger Hunt for the Amgen Tour of California. In honor of all the riders who worked so hard to make it this far, we thought the seventh clue should be about wellness. So instead of taking photos of all the hard working riders, take one of you, your friends …
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UV Protection – Protect Your Eyes

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What we call a “rainbow” is the spectrum of light energy from the sun that we can see. At each end of this visible light are other forms of invisible energy— from radio waves to x-rays. Some of this energy is in the form of ultraviolet waves, or UV. UV is not normally visible, but …
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Get with the program. GetFIT

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I am not an athlete. I’m a nerd. In elementary school, I failed the President’s Physical Fitness Test. In high school, the most time I spent on a court or field was in the stands, playing with the pep band. In my job as a technical communicator at VSP, the heaviest lifting I do involves …
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