Wellness expert to share healthy living basics in Asheboro library program

Dr. Mike Perko

ASHEBORO – “Here’s a tip – we don’t have to make staying healthy so complicated,” says Dr. Mike Perko.

Perko, professor of Public Health Education at UNC-Greensboro, will share three essentials that form the basis of good health in a talk entitled “How to Make the Best of the Rest of Your Life” at 6 p.m. Monday, November 28, at the Asheboro Public Library.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Perko’s visit is free and the public is invited.

Perko is a renowned wellness expert who has received numerous awards and penned five children’s books, the most recent of which, How to EAT, LEAP, and SLEEP like a SUPERHERO, was published in 2015 by the Wellness Councils of America.

In addition to his role at UNCG, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011, Perko is chief wellness advisor to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and a sought-after speaker. He was formerly the chair of the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Alabama.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call 336-318-6803.