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Anna Tegelberg Program Manager for UW Medicine

Hello! My name is Anna and I am The Whole U’s program manager for UW Medicine. I’m a UW alum and Seattle native born and raised in South Seattle where I still live today. My role at The Whole U is to create meaning connections across UW Medicine. I’m motivated by the positive impact workplace wellness programs have on mental and physical health. If you work at UW Medicine, please reach out with ideas and special requests for increasing workplace well-being and engagement. The Whole U is for UW, by UW.

When I’m not at The Whole U, I’m most likely relaxing with friends and family. I love skiing in the winter, planning trips and going on adventures. I will never pass up a plate of tacos or bowl of Husky Deli ice-cream. (If you’ve never heard of it, it’s worth the trip to West Seattle!) I look forward to meeting you all!

Simple, locally sourced and delicious summer recipes

Making fresh, produce-centric dishes with local goods is a great way to eat healthily and support your local farmers and environment. Eating local also often means simpler recipes – saving you more time savoring your plate. Summertime produce really speaks for itself—when ripe and ready, fruits and vegetables pack all the flavor and punch they [...]

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Celebrating UW Medicine caregivers during Nurses Week

The Whole U was thrilled to celebrate the incredible nurses at UW Medicine alongside our partners and AT&T during Nurses Week, which is celebrated annually from May 6-12. Every second of every day, nurses across the UW Medicine healthcare system provide life-saving care. During Nurses Week, we recognized and celebrated our nurses with the following [...]

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Listen to the Isidore Quartet at UW Medical Center

The Seattle Chamber Music Society is bringing the Isidore Quartet to perform at UW Medical Center on Monday, May 8. The Isidore String Quartet cultivates joyful, accessible, and intimate experiences that create community through in-depth relationships and explore the power of the collective to uplift the individual. The gloriously vital tradition of the string quartet [...]

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Get in the Game and Support Be the Match

The University of Washington is proud to be a community partner with Be the Match, an education, research and advocacy organization managing the world’s largest marrow registry which helps connect people living with life-threatening blood diseases and cancers with life-saving donors. Learn more about this partnership here. On Tuesday, May 9, the Whole U, Be The [...]

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20 Tips to Save Money at the Grocery Store

Trips to the grocery store can be expensive, especially if you have a lot of mouths to feed. The average U.S. household spends $4,942 on groceries per year, based on 2020 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That’s roughly $412 per month. With inflation rising and continued supply chain shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

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Take Your Heart Health Into Your Control this Heart Month

This article references the risks for and outcomes of heart disease in binary gender terms based on research that links heart disease impact to biological sex. We acknowledge the importance of all people to know their risk for heart disease and how to support their heart health. February is American Heart Health Month, an opportunity [...]

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Championing staff-directed change: UWMC’s Healthy Work Environment Workshop Series

In 2022, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) launched a system-wide initiative called the Healthy Work Environment (HWE) Workshop Series. This initiative involved a series of four workshops that provided education, guidance and collaboration to healthcare teams that were interested in improving the health of their work environments. Based on the American Association of Critical [...]

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Volunteer at the Seattle Half & Full Marathon this November

UW Medicine is a sponsor for the Seattle Half & Full Marathon on Saturday, November 26. The race day is a wonderful experience for all, whether you come to cheer on the participants or help volunteer. Volunteers are always needed to help run water stations, be a course marshal, or support with additional race day [...]

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Buying a Home with Down Payment Assistance

It’s no secret that homes in Washington state and the greater Seattle-Tacoma area have skyrocketed in price over the last decade. In July the median sale price for a home in the Seattle metro area averaged at $795k, according to Redfin data. Historically, a down payment on a home has been 20% of the home [...]

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What’s All This Self-Compassion Talk About

A hot topic in the realm of health and wellness is self-compassion. After an incredibly difficult few years, showing oneself grace and love is something we all need to incorporate more into our lives. Self-compassion is something that not only feeds strength back into your own life, but also into the lives of those around [...]

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June Events & UW Walk Week Returns

Jump into June with a wide variety of events to kick off the summer! The Whole U is thrilled to bring back UW Walk Week this June, among other activities to engage your personal interests, prioritize your well-being, and build community together. Read on to learn more about opportunities to get involved this June! UW [...]

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Sustainable Conversation Series

What would it look like to make food systems that are truly resilient, sustainable, and equitable? What positive health impacts would be felt on a personal, population, and planetary level? Come together as a UW community and consider these questions at this spring conversation series with sustainable experts from across the University of Washington. Participants [...]

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