Wellness

Bee Amazing Race (formerly Heart Smart) is an initiative to encourage wellness and increased physical activity among staff and faculty at the University of Lethbridge. http://heartsmart.ulethbridge.ca/welcome

Week 4 - New Balancewick, Canada - The most relaxing place on earth! - for passport and bonus badge info Week 4.pdf  (May 20 - 26). Spending 5 - 10 minutes on yourself per day can lead to a healthy approach to life. Desktop Yoga

What are Trip Tix (beat) points and how are they calculated?Trip Tix Points are the Heart Smart currency that allow you to compete head-to-head with others regardless of the activity in which you choose to participate. Trip Tix Points are calculated based on estimates of calories burned during each activity.

Here’s The Ticket! Looking for a great getaway to inject a dose of fun and adventure into your life? While we can’t promise paradise, we can guarantee some excitement with this year's Heart Smart challenge!  Bee Amazing Race is designed to take you on an exciting journey to some not-so-well-known cities, including Aerobiquerque, New Mexico; Hahalulu; Heartford; New Balancewick; Stretch Louis; Strong Falls. There will be bonuses for those who travel to all these cities and have time left – to Sweetattle and Las Veggies.

EFAP (Employee Family Assistance Program) 1-800-663-1142 www.homewoodhumansolutions.com

- See the following handouts to assist with Grieving or adjusting to a traumatic event - CMS_helping_grieving_employee_V_EN.pdf; CMS_adaptation_to_event_V_EN.pdf ; CMS_close_other_passed_away_V_EN.pdf

•Mental Health Commission of Canada: http://strategy.mentalhealthcommission.ca•Public Health Agency of Canada: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/•Alzheimer Society of Canada: www.alzheimer.ca•Check-Up From The Neck Up: http://www.checkupfromtheneckup.ca/•Mental Health Website: www.mymentalhealth.ca•Canadian Association of Social Workers: www.casw-acts.ca•Canadian Institute for Health Information: www.cihi.ca•Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Neurosciences,•Centre for Addictions and Mental Health: http://www.camh.net/•Canadian Medical Association: www.cma.ca•Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca •Workplace Strategies for Mental Health: Workplace Strategies

May 29 - Noon - 1:00 PM- C674 - Chinook Country Tourist Association lunch and learn. Phil Edmundson will be on campus to provide information on your Alberta Staycation this summer!  Being a Tourist in your own backyard Lunch and Learn.pdf

Annual Hearing Testing on campus from June 4 - 6. This applies to employees who are exposed to excess noise at the worksite.  Contact Suzanne   or Dan Berte  for more info. 

9th Annual Be(e) Amazing Race (formerly Bee Heart Smart)- physical activity challenge - coming May 1 - June 9. Watch for more info! Heart Smart

- Food can be a job safety hazard - Every year, thousands of Canadians become ill from eating contaminated food. Check out this info sheet Lunchroom Food Safety.pdf

- Watch 23 1/2 hours - the single best thing you can do for your health - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo    

Thank you to all who participated in our 2013 Steps for Life walk and to all who donated as well. This year our Luxy Loafers team raised more than $2000.00 towards the Threads for Life.  The Steps for Life Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is a fun 5km fundraising walk to help support families affected by workplace tragedy. Created in 2004, it raises funds to support Threads of Life programs and services for families who’ve suffered from a workplace fatality, life-altering injury or occupational disease. It also raises awareness about the importance of health and safety within workplaces and to the public.

This year our team was walking to honour and remember Curtis Dodd who was fatally injured at the U of L residence construction site last fall. 

See Steps for Life Gallery for photos Steps for Life