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
Ways to Manage Stress at Work
Left unchecked, stress can have a devastating effect on your health and relationships — so it's important to learn to manage it. There are plenty of simple techniques you can learn to help reduce the causes of stress. However trapped you may feel in your situation,...
Bike to Campus Day – Tuesday, Oct 4
Don't forget next week is Bike to Work (or Campus) Day... Bike to Work (or Campus) Day at UVic is to be held on Tuesday, October 4th. BTW/C Day is to encourage and support riders to continue riding throughout the fall and winter months. A morning Celebration Station...
Walking Meetings
Change behaviours! Encourage employees to walk the meeting and reduce the time spent sitting. How many steps do you walk each day? Try the 10,000 Step Challenge and start a competition in your workplace! Learn how to walk for your health! Resources: The Walking Site...
Register Today: Upcoming Health Community Courses
Continuing Studies has courses open for registration on general health and wellness: GET HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY Our general health and wellness courses are for anyone who wants to be informed on a wide array of health-related topics, including: mental and emotional...
HR Sponsored Fitness Classes
Have you ever wanted to try TRX or Yoga? The HR department will be hosting 2 free classes for employees at CARSA: Tuesday October 18th will be TRX with Anna Weston from 11:00-11:50am Tuesday October 25th will be Yoga with Ashley McLaren from 11:00-11:50am Spaces are...
Emotional resiliency – Hope and help for depression
This month's EFAP newsletter is now out. The topic is: Hope and help for depression: https://www.livewell.optum.com/member/toolbox/docs/2016SeptemberNewsletterEN.pdf How do I access EFAP? Access EFAP through online resources, e-counselling, telephone counselling, and...
Benefits – Self Service
Here are some useful links and information benefits self service: UVic My Page: Update your address in your personal profile View your benefits statement and other information in employee services Pacific Blue Cross CARESnet: File electronic claims. Download claim...
Your Guide to Stress-free School Lunches
Here’s the best case scenario for school lunches…You get your kids involved in helping plan their lunches for the week, you make a grocery list according to this plan, and you then buy and prepare all the supplies on the weekend so you’re set up nicely for stress-free...
Early Detection – Your Best Defence When Cancer Hits Below the Belt
In the fight against cancer, having a screening and early detection game plan can be your best defence. September is both Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Understanding how to screen for and detect below-the-belt cancers starts with understanding your...
How UVic supports you
We all have mental health and our positive sense of mental well-being is unique to us. On this page we have compiled a number of resources and tools to assist you to find the right resources to help your mental health Download a copy of our Mental Health and Wellbeing...
Vikes Nation
Are you passionate about being a Vike? Enjoy bring active and living healthy? Then look no further than Vikes Nation! Vikes Nation's an all-inclusive community focussed on engaging the UVic campus. You can win prizes for living a healthy lifestyle and getting involved...
Top 10 places on campus to find calm and relaxation
Top 10 places on campus to find calm and relaxation Finnerty Gardens Mystic Vale Sitting by Petch fountain Respite rooms in the McPherson Library and Diana M Priestly Law Library in the Fraser Building Interfaith Chapel – Meditation times or Labyrinth walks The Quad...