The Healthy UBC Newsletter comes out monthly for those who are interested in health and wellbeing topics at UBC.
Healthy UBC Newsletter
A rapid retrospective on Thrive 2023
Reflect on the incredible success of over 100 Thrive events that took place across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses in November.
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- Wellbeing
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Looking forward to your new benefits in 2024
Health, both physical and mental, is the foundation of wellbeing.
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- Wellbeing
- Benefits FYI
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Looking back on the new benefits for 2023
This is the second of a two-part series where we review the exciting changes to our UBC benefits plans for 2024 and look back on the changes since the start of 2023.
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- Wellbeing
- Benefits FYI
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
EFAP Spotlight: TELUS Health CareNow Counsellor-Assisted Program
If you are enrolled in our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), you have access to TELUS Health CareNow Programs.
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- Benefits FYI
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Celebrating our Workplace Wellbeing Ambassadors for Healthy Workplace Month
October is Healthy Workplace Month, a time to highlight the importance of practicing workplace habits that promote a healthy mind, body, and organizational culture.
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- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC

Pick Your Peak Stair Challenge postponed to spring 2024
The UBC-wide stair challenge has been delayed until springtime, 2024.
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- Healthy UBC
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023 and Orange Shirt giveaway
To commemorate Orange Shirt Day, we invite you to participate in an Orange t-shirt giveaway.
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- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC

Stress and resilience in a changing climate
Here are some ideas and resources to help us make sense of the stressful summer.
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- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
Looking forward to Thrive 2023
Thrive is UBC's month-long campaign taking place throughout November where we come together as a UBC community to promote mental health and create a healthy campus for all.
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- Healthy UBC
Prioritize wellbeing in your team: become a UBC Vancouver Workplace Wellbeing Ambassador!
We are opening our Workplace Wellbeing Ambassadors program up for another year — this year the new cohort will begin on September 1.
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- Healthy UBC