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Wellness Mission and Vision

    The University of Lethbridge is committed to empowering employees to fulfill their personal and collective health and wellness goals. The University of Lethbridge recognizes our people are our greatest asset and that health and well-being is critical to overall University success.

    Vision Statement - That each person have the ability to seek knowledge, create health and wellness goals and attain their highest level of well-being. The University recognizes that individual pursuit of a balanced and fulfilled lifestyle enhances overall organizational health.

Welcome to Wellness


"Happiness lies, first of all, in health." ~ George William Curtis.


Upcoming Events

    The University of Lethbridge is among nine Alberta employers that have been recognized for commitment to improving the health of employees through the fourth annual "Premier's Award for Healthy Workplaces" program. The U of L received an Award of Merit in the 1000+ employee category for a number of workplace health initiatives, including ongoing health screening, wellness seminars and programs such as popular Life Balance Fair, the Bee Heart Smart challenge, and others. Healthy Alberta

    8th Annual Heart Smart Challenge is on May 1 - June 10! More info! Contact Wellness for more information. Watch for the new Heart Smart app. Prizes for early bird registration, top performers, participation and encouraging others to join. Let's make this our best challenge yet!

    Employee Health and Wellness Survey A big THANK YOU to those who participated in the Employee Health and Wellness survey! 700 employees took the time to submit their feedback! Did you win a prize? Check your number given at the end of the survey:

  • 7433276
  • 7433612
  • 74310122

    • Grand prize winners were: Sheila Matson - Blackberry Playbook; Kelly Vaselenak - 1/2 Wellness Day. Congratulations to Sheila, Kelly and the other draw prize winners! Stay tuned for preliminary results mid-May.

    If you have a winning number Contact Wellness or phone 5217 to pick up your prize!

    May Lunch and Learn - Mindful Eating for Weight Management

  • Who: Betty Van - Building Healthy Lifestyles Dietitian
  • When: Thursday, May 24, 2012 - Noon - 1:00 PM
  • Where: Andy's Place AH100
  • What: Minding surroundings and portion sizes while eating

    • MORE INFO

    Health Check for U Take a look at our new video promo - developed by 2011 4th Year NESA students Video Link Are you at risk for heart disease or other related diseases? Do you smoke? Have high blood pressure? Weigh more than 20% above ideal weight? Or just want to check your current health status? If you are interested in being screened for cardiovascular disease or would like more information, contact Suzanne at 5217 or email wellness@uleth.ca. The program is available to all employees and faculty. It is free and only takes 15 - 30 minutes of your time.

    Employee And Family Assistance Program EFAP Info and Resources for Supervisors/Managers As a Supervisor or Manager there may be early warning signs of employees who may require assistance; learn the recommended referral procedures to the EFAP; and help for ongoing management of distressed employees. More information and resources available at: Homewood Human Solutions

    For Bee Heart Smart 2011 Pictures Click Here

    Bee Heart Smart Challenge Fun Facts

    • Overall number of steps - 20,416,845
    • Overall number of km (steps) - 5054 km (distance from Lethbridge to Hawaii)
    • Overall number of laps - 2596 (129 km)
    • Overall cycle minutes - 9758 (163 hours of cycling)
    • Overal cycle km - 4211 (distance from Lethbridge to Belize)
    • Overall minutes of physical activity - 155,334 (2588 hours of activity)
      • Looks like we were a pretty active campus for 6 weeks, let's keep it up over the summer.

    To view Fitness Funnies Click Here

    The First Life You Save is Your Own Thinking of quitting smoking? QuitCore is a FREE group program designed to help people quit smoking and is available in several cities and towns across Alberta. Anyone looking to join an upcoming QuitCore group can call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT. (7848) For more information please click: Quitcore

    Trying to Quit? Please see the attached info on tips and facts to help you quit smoking, courtesy of the National Wellness Institute. More Info

    Building Healthy Lifestyles Provides free individual counselling and group education classes in the areas of asthma, diabetes, dyslipidemia (high blood cholesterol and triglycerides), COPD, chronic heart failure, heart disease, hypertenstion and therapeutic exercise. You can also access a dietitian free of charge. Self referral is encouraged!

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    Contact:

    Coordinator, Wellness: Suzanne McIntosh
    SU020E; 403-332-5217, suzanne.mcintosh@uleth.ca