Judy Lichty's Healthy Commuter Tips

Judy Lichty
Regional Director of Health and Wellness, Adventist HealthCare

Judy Lichty is the Regional Director of Health & Wellness for Adventist HealthCare. She joined Adventist HealthCare in 1988 as Life Dynamics Coordinator at Washington Adventist Hospital. Judy Lichty has a Master’s in Public Health from Loma Linda University. Judy has been involved with the development of Cardiac Outreach, Cancer Outreach, Maternal Child Health Education, Community Health Education, Employee Wellness, Health Ministry, In-patient Smoking Cessation Program, Worksite Wellness, Youth Health Education and the Low-Income Breast Cancer Screening Program and the Tobacco-Free Campus and Workday Initiative.  Judy serves on the Adventist Community Services Board, Montgomery County Cancer Crusade and the National Wellness council member.

Adventist HealthCare’s Health & Wellness Program was established in 1994 to assist Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Washington Adventist Hospital to achieve their goals of improving the health of our community. Health & Wellness helps reduce health care costs for individuals and businesses, offers a broad range of community health education programs, and provides prevention programs that target populations such as children, the elderly, women, minorities and men.  For more information on our programs, browse our online community calendar.

Judy Lichty's Healthy Commuter Tips

Minimize the stress and anxiety of your commute by taking an alternate route. Even if it takes a little longer, the change of pace or scenery can help you arrive at your destination more relaxed. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. The right amount of rest will help you be more alert in traffic, improve your reaction time and eliminate your need for too much caffeine which can make you more agitated in traffic. Exercise daily to reduce stress. Emotional stress not only takes a toll on your heart it can cause premature aging.