The Healthy UBC Newsletter comes out monthly for those who are interested in health and wellbeing topics at UBC.
Healthy UBC Newsletter
Coping with climate change: three steps to supporting emotional wellbeing
Do you feel overwhelmed by the impacts of climate change? If so, you are not alone. Climate change increasingly affects how individuals and communities experience mental health and wellbeing. Coping with the impacts of climate change may leave us feeling helpless and hopeless. However, eco-anxiety and eco-grief are also adaptive and normal responses to a profound global threat. It is important that we maintain and build our resilience in response to climate change.
- HR
- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
September 30 - Orange Shirt Day & National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2021 is the first year that September 30, a day we know as Orange Shirt Day, will be recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and be observed as a holiday in BC. Orange Shirt Day is a day when we wear orange shirts to honour residential school survivors and Phyllis Webstad’s story.
- HR
- Healthy UBC
Editorial: Managing stress and building resilience
As the UBC community greets the start of a new academic year, one thing is certain: this will be a September like no other. There will be additional stressors to navigate in what continues to be uncertain and challenging times.
- HR
- Healthy UBC
Our favourite walks around UBCV and UBCO
Now that we’re returning back to our in-person work and learning environments, here's a list of some of our favourite places to walk around UBC’s beautiful campuses.
- HR
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Try a free two-minute total wellbeing assessment with TELUS Health
Do you want a quick way to see how you are doing in key areas of your life such as physical, financial, mental and social health? Take a two-minute assessment with UBC’s Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider TELUS Health.
- HR
- Benefits FYI
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Learn more about our Workplace Wellbeing Ambassadors
To learn more about our Workplace Wellbeing Ambassadors we sat down and spoke with Louise and Felicia to find out more!
- HR
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Make positive changes with CareNow, a free self-guided program through LifeWorks
CareNow is a self-guided, confidential digital program based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT, and is available to faculty and staff through our Employee Family Assistance Program, LifeWorks.
- HR
- Learning
- Benefits FYI
- HR Network News
- Healthy UBC
Tips for finding a healthcare provider in your community
Your community doesn't just consist of your friends, family and neighbours, it is also a network of people who help you stay healthy and happy. In your community your family doctor might be one of the most important members — but how to find one?
- HR
- Learning
- Healthy UBC
Five Ways to Get Moving with Friends
Summer is officially here, and with the province-wide restrictions easing, there is no better way to celebrate than by going outdoors and staying active with some friends!
- HR
- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
The Benefits of Taking Vacation Time
Vacations are special. It’s time where we unwind and pursue our interests and make special memories that last a lifetime. It is also a time to reconnect with our community and re-energize ourselves as we transition from the pandemic.
- HR
- Learning
- Healthy UBC