Join the conversation, keep learning, and stand up against sexual assault. You can help end the violence.
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UBC-V: Participate in the Walkabout Challenge, Jan 18 – Mar 20
Registration is now open for Walkabout 2016. Walkabout is an annual health and wellbeing challenge from January 18 – March 20, where teams of five compete to cover the distance of a virtual route by keeping track of their steps. Registration is $10 per participant with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Healthy relationships key to child well-being: UBC study
published by UBC Public Affairs on December 4, 2015
Children’s relationships with peers and adults have a greater impact on their well-being than socio-economic status, according to new UBC research. The study, which appears in the Journal of Happiness Studies, investigated the relationship between socio-economic, demographic and social factors, as well as health-related habits and activities.
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Call for Student Wellbeing Fund Applications
For a second consecutive year, Wellbeing at UBC is looking to fund student initiatives which build healthier and more socially sustainable campus communities. Thanks to the support of the Office of the Vice President, Students, we will once again be disbursing a total of $25,000. Continue reading “Call for Student Wellbeing Fund Applications”
Feel motivated, resilient, and healthy. Attend a Thrive Event November 2–6, 2015!
Thrive is a mindset and a week-long series of events focused on building positive mental health for everyone at UBC.
Faculty roundtable on health and wellbeing promotion at UBC
As part of Thrive Week, faculty are invited to participate in a UBC faculty roundtable: Promoting health, wellbeing, and social sustainability through teaching, learning and research.
— Wednesday, November 4 | 12 Noon – 2 PM | BC Hydro Decision Theatre, CIRS (map)
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Okanagan Charter
Universities and colleges put priority on health promotion locally and globally with the Okanagan Charter — a call to action on health and wellbeing. The Okanagan Charter was an outcome of the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges held on the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna, Canada on June 22-25. The Charter development process engaged researchers, practitioners, administrators, students and policy makers from 45 countries.
Conversations in Wellbeing with Darryl and Laurie Drummond
Darryl and Laurie Drummond describe wellbeing as the way people live: “It’s everything to do with living well, so access to exercise facilities, healthcare, and social activities in the neighbourhood.”
The Drummonds, who are UBC alumni and graduated with degrees in geological engineering and nursing respectively, have lived in the University Neighbourhoods Association (UNA) for twenty-two years, and have been involved with volunteer opportunities at the UNA.
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International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges: Report Back
On July 24, 2015, a team of UBC grad students led a report back session in the Policy Lab of the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability to discuss take-aways from the International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges. The session was open to anyone interested in learning about the conference and the signing of the Okanagan Charter.
Conversations in Wellbeing with Brendan Chan
If you’ve had a chance to check out the much-anticipated AMS Student Nest, you might know about the rooftop garden on the fourth floor. What you may not know is how this garden came to be.
Brendan Chan, the founder of Roots on the Roof, has been gardening on campus for a year.
“Last year, I got a job at the Orchard Garden, which is currently at Totem Field,” said Chan.
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