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Healthy Monday
The Healthy Monday Refresh
Syracuse University's Lerner Center was established in 2011 thanks to a generous gift from Sid and Helaine Lerner. After retiring from a successful career in advertising, Sid Lerner turned his attention to improving public health and launched the Monday Campaigns in the early-2000s to motivate people to view Monday as the day we collectively dedicate ourselves to better health. Please join us in celebrating Sid’s life and learning about his impactful contributions to public health.
DeStress for Success
Healthy Monday helps people manage stress with practical, evidence-based tools. DeStress for Success, designed for college students, brings together mindfulness, breathing exercises and gratitude practices through a five-session workshop series, a weekly email series, and a one-credit course at Syracuse University.
Meatless Monday
Meatless Monday doesn’t mean you have to give up eating meat but rather use Monday as a day to increase your intake of plant-based foods like fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds. It’s a reminder to be mindful of the food you eat and the choices you make. Find ideas and resources at the Meatless Monday Resource Center at Johns Hopkins.
Monday Mile
Healthy Monday is full of ways to get your body moving, with physical activity resources for all abilities and programs that make it easier to start. The simplest is the Monday Mile. See how Syracuse University does it, with signed walking routes across Central New York, then build one for your own campus or community.
Quit and Stay Quit Monday
Quit and Stay Quit Monday (QSQM) is a tobacco cessation tool designed by The Monday Campaigns in collaboration with the Institute for Global Tobacco Control and the Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy at Johns Hopkins University. QSQM encourages people to quit, re-quit or recommit to quitting smoking every Monday.