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Wellbeing Winners
Congratulations to Patty Hambler (Health Promotion & Education) and Barbara Hsiao (Faculty of Land and Food Systems) on being the recipients of the 2019 President’s Staff Awards for Wellbeing. On October 2, they received their awards at a special reception held at Norman McKenzie House.
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Social Support: The Importance of Asking for and Offering Help
I won’t lie – September was a rough month for me. It seems that in my efforts to support others in preparation for a busy fall, I neglected to take my own advice. I pushed myself. I ignored the signs my body was sending me. I crashed.
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Info Sessions: Prepare Your Dependent Child for UBC Admissions
Do you have a dependent child who will be leaving high school and applying to a post-secondary institution? Do you have questions about the application and admissions process?
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- Benefits FYI
CAMMPUS Research Results Get at the Heart of Cardiovascular Health for UBC Employees
What benefits can be realized when pharmacists partner with employers like UBC to promote workplace wellbeing programs?
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- Benefits FYI
Wellbeing in the News: September 2019
Check out the links below to see what we’ve been reading and listening to lately.
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Healthy Recipes & Tips: Stress-free Meal Planning
It’s back-to-school time and I hope you’re feeling re-energized after the summer. This month, we offer ideas, recipes and tips for nourishing stress-free eating, and ensuring your body and brain feel fueled.
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Coping Skills for Effective Stress Management
Resilience is adapting, learning and growing through challenge or adversity. Conversations around resilience often treat it as an outcome – a desired state that we are personally responsible for achieving – and when we don’t, it can cause us to feel frustrated and inadequate.
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Explore Your Path to Mental Health: Thrive and Not Myself Today 2019
UBC believes that by working together to promote mental health literacy, everyone can thrive and feel motivated, enjoy life and be ready to take on challenges. That’s why the university organizes Thrive, a series of events focused on helping the community to explore their path to mental health.
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Focus on You This Fall
For those out there who are parents, work in student-facing positions or are part of a post-secondary community, the start of a new academic year can be demanding and draining (in addition to being exciting). How can we persevere through hectic times in our lives without sacrificing our physical and mental wellbeing?
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New HR Information System Coming April 2020
In April 2020, UBC’s HR information system will transition to our new system, Workday. For further information, visit irp.ubc.ca.
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