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October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month, and Dalhousie is marking the occasion with a number of events and opportunities for staff and faculty to consider what it means to be healthy at work.
“It’s not just about physical health, although that’s incredibly important,” says Janice MacInnis, Dal’s coordinator of organizational health. “It’s about creating an environment where individuals are supported in their mental, emotional and spiritual health as well.”
On the Healthy Dalhousie website, as well as the Healthy Dal blog, faculty and staff can find a wide variety of resources related to individual and organizational health: from the Employee and Family Assistance Program, to Dal’s Weight Watchers groups, to various university policies and programs related to the health and wellness of Dal employees.
There are also a number of Healthy Workplace events scheduled for next week. Make time to attend and consider how you and your team can be more healthy at work at Dal:
October 28
Creating a Respectful and Inclusive Community (Agricultural Campus session)
We all have a shared responsibility to establish and maintain a climate of respect in the workplace. This workshop, facilitated by Gaye Wishart and Lisa Delong, is intended to raise awareness about the importance of a welcoming, inclusive and respectful environment for all. It also offers a forum for generating ideas for achieving inclusiveness, understanding and respect while acknowledging, valuing and accommodating differences.
October 29
Active enough? Ensure your children are reaping the benefits
So you know that physical activity is important to your children (and grand children), as well as yourself. But do you know why?
Come to this information session, presented by Andrew Ling, and learn more about:
-The broad range of benefits associated with physical activity in children
-The recommendations for each stage of child development
-The difference between sport and play
-Suggestions for incorporating more activity for your child and your family
October 31
Extraordinary workplaces + Healthy Workplace Award
Explore the components that come together to make a workplace extraordinary. Janice MacInnis, with Organizational Health in Human Resources, will present a framework developed by The HealthWork Wellness Group and challenge you to consider how your workplace reflects the conditions that can, or do, make it extraordinary. Also at this session, the departmental winner of Dalhousie's 2013 Healthy Workplace Award will be announced and presented with their trophy.