Health Day 2024
Sustainable. For You. For the World.
The Hochschule Worms was organizing the biennial Health Day onTuesday, May 14, 2024. This time under the motto “Sustainable. For you. For the world.", which was open to all members of the university as well as external interested parties.
From 11am to 3pm, visitors were informed and inspired by lectures, hands-on activities and information stands about preventive healthcare, exercise, healthy and sustainable nutrition and much more.
Further information can be found in our press article.
Program – All lectures will be in German language. Thanks for your understanding.
11:00am l Greeting l Chancellor Kerstin Henzel and Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Sessler l Campus
The chancellor of Hochschule Worms, Ms Kerstin Henzel, and organizer, Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Sessler, opened the health day 2024 at 11am.
- Start: 11:00am
- Duration: approx. 5 minutes
- Place: Campus
11:30am l Planetary Health l Marischa Fast l Room A 125
Marischa Fast from the KLUG German Alliance for Climate Change and Health e. V. started the lecture series on this year's Health Day at 11.30am. Her exciting lecture on the topic of planetary health covered the following content:
- What is planetary health anyway?
- What are acute problems and effects? (Focus: climate change)
- Mutual consideration of human health – planetary health
- What can I do to promote personal and planetary health? (Focus: Sustainable nutrition)- Start: 11:30am
- Duration: approx. 45 minutes
- Place: A 125
11:30am l Solo Swing Dance l Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Heinemann l S-Building
In this hour, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Heinemann introduced the participants to the world of solo swing dance. The motto was "try something new and be part of this active event".
- Start: 11:30am
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Ort: S-building, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 48
1:00pm l On the way to more sustainability l Prof. Dr. habil Jan Drengner l Room A 125
The lecture by Prof. Dr. habil Jan Drengner provided exciting insights into the current initiatives and progress at Hochschule Worms on the way to a more sustainable future. It showed opportunities for all university members to actively engage in greater sustainability on our campus.
- Start: 1:00pm
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Place: A 125
1:00pm l Yoga l Ursula Fischer l S-Building
Our employee, Ms. Ursula Fischer, offered a great yoga taster class for beginners in the S-building. Yoga can be integrated as a motivating start to the working day, as an active lunch break or to relax after work. Everyone was welcome, no previous experience was required!
- Start: 1:00pm
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Place: S-building, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 48
2:00pm l Sustainable Nutrition l Simone Hobrecker l Room A 125
Sustainable nutrition – nutrient-rich, (climate-) healthy and delicious! How can you eat sustainable, healthy and without nutritional deficiencies? The nutritionist, Simone Hobrecker, answered these question to interested listeners in her approximately 50-minute lecture.
She provided an overview of current studies on climate, health and nutrition. But it wasn't just theoretical – the audience also received simple implementation tips for everyday work and study life.
- Start: 2:00pm
- Duration: approx. 50 minutes
- Place: A 125
Exhibitors
Action l Information l Consultation between 11.00am and 3.00pm on campus in front of building A - D
- TK – Techniker Krankenkasse l Information stand with Icaros (flight simulator) and T-Wall (reaction wall)
- mkk – meine Krankenkasse l Information stand with antioxidant check
- FitX l Information stand and body analysis scales (scale in room C 038)
- e-motion l Information stand with exhibition of bicycles and test driving of e-bikes and cargo bikes
- Radhaus der Lebenshilfe Worms l Everything about bicycles
- Hofladen der Lebenshilfe Worms l Products from the farm shop were available at this stand
- HS Worms – Family Service, AStA and Green-Up your College e. V. l Information stand and wheel of fortune
- Smoothie Bike by mkk – meine Krankenkasse l Free smoothies while stocks lasted
- Coffee Bike l Free specialty coffees and hot chocolate while stocks lasted
- Mobile ice cream counter from Eis Nonno l There were 4 different flavors of ice cream to try for free while stocks lasted