WORKPLACE WELLNESS
JUNE HEALTH DAYS
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- ALS Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Canadian Men’s Health Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Migraine Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week – June 1 to 7
- Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week – June 1 to 7
- Clean Air Day – June 4
- World Environment Day – June 5
- National Health and Fitness Day – June 7
- Action Anxiety Day – June 10
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
- World Sickle Cell Day – June 19
- International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26
- National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day – June 26
- PTSD Awareness Day – June 27
- World Scleroderma Day – June 29
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
Vikes Athletics and Recreation and UVic Human Resources collaborated to put together a number of health and wellness programs and classes for UVic employees.
Things to try on campus:
- Take a class at CARSA
- Go to the weight room at CARSA or McKinnon
- Lunch time walk through Mystic Vale
- Swim at McKinnon Pool
Pink Shirt Day – February 22
On February 22, 2017 we encourage everyone to wear something pink to show that we are all working together to prevent bullying in our schools, in our communities and online. Pink Shirt Day comes from two Nova Scotia high school students, who decided to take a stand...
BLUE & GOLD BLITZ – March 31st 2017
Join Vikes Nation as we partner with the Mental Health Initiative at the University of Victoria to bring you the first ever CAMPUS WIDE COLOUR FUN RUN! Absolutely FREE and open to students and community members. We're bringing in thousands of colour packets that YOU...
Healthy Winter Smoothie Ideas
Give your immune system a boost and stay healthy during the long, cold winter by enjoying one of these vitamin- and antioxidant-packed smoothies: For Seriously Sneaking In Veggies The smoothie: Banana And Spinach Smoothie Half a large or 1 small very ripe banana 1 C...
Setting goals can help you on the road to fitness
How goals can help you lose weight and get fit If you’ve ever decided you want to lose weight and get fit but never quite managed to do anything about it, you’re not alone. However, by learning how to set goals that work — and stick to them — you can finally get the...
Workplace Ergonomics
Tips for the Office Worker How the workstation is set up and how workers sit can cause many of the difficulties workers face. You can adjust the seat height and depth of most chairs on the market today. These adjustable chairs fit about 95 per cent of the population....
Mental Health Literacy Program
As a key component of the university’s Student Mental Health Strategy, new training opportunities on student mental health are being offered through the UVic Student Mental Health Literacy Program (SMHLP) for faculty, sessional instructors, teaching assistants, and...
Staying Fit When You Sit All Day!
Finding the time and energy to exercise before, during or after a long day can be difficult. But you can fit in a few minutes of exercise each hour by using the equipment at your very own desk. Lower Body Start your programme with the largest muscles in the body, the...
Embedding mindfulness into daily life
Mindfulness: what does it mean? To answer this question I’d like to introduce the two godfathers of mindfulness: Jon Kabut Zinn and Tich Naht Hahn. Incidentally despite their divergent paths, both men are friends and continue with their life long pursuit to bring...
Budgeting for 2017
Along with all the joys of the season, this time of year can bring budget-related anxiety. In this presentation hosted by EFAP, Bill Cooke joins us again to offer strategies to help strengthen our finances into the new year. When: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Register...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world. The theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want”. This theme notes the recent...
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It imposes large-scale costs on families, communities and economies. The world cannot afford to pay this price." — Ban Ki-moon, UN...
MSP Premium Changes
In January 2017, MSP premium structures and the Regular Premium Assistance program are changing. As a result, more British Columbians will be eligible for assistance with their MSP premiums. There will be no premiums for children under 19 years of age or fulltime...
Financial Wellness
Financial Education Seminars: These ½-day seminars are for all regular employees wherever you are in your career path, to help you improve your financial roadmap and achieve your financial goals, whatever they may be. Visit:...
World Antibiotic Awareness Week – November 16th to 22nd
Chronic health issues, such as heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and obesity, dominate 21st century health care priorities (Warren, 2016). With the prevalence of such chronic diseases, it is difficult to appreciate the role that infectious diseases played in the 20th...
Nov 14 – World Diabetes Day
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar 3. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood...