Wellness Mondays

AhealthyU is here to support you in creating an engaging, healthy and safe work environment, wherever you are. That's why we created Wellness Mondays – a weekly roundup of tools, tips and resources to help you maintain healthy habits. Stay tuned for an email every Monday!

Get Your Seasonal Flu Shots at AU No-cost for faculty and staff starting September 20

Faculty and staff can get seasonal influenza (flu) vaccines at no-cost between September 20 – October 13 at main campus, Spring Valley Building (SVB), WAMU, or Washington College of Law (WCL). Flu shots are courtesy of AhealthyU, The Office of Human Resources, CareFirst®, and Kaiser Permanente®. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW With few exceptions, the CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccine, which may be given at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccination. Open to all AU faculty and staff, regardless of your health insurance provider*. CareFirst and Kaiser Permanente members, we encourage you to register for a date sponsored by your health insurance provider. Advance registration is highly encouraged. Walk-in appointments are welcome but subject to availability. Must present your AU ID at your appointment. For complete details regarding registration and clinic schedule, visit the AhealthyU Flu Shot website. *Flu shots and appointments are contracted through CareFirst and Kaiser Permanente.

Visit the AhealthyU Flu Shot Website

Return to Campus Wellness Sessions Register for one or more upcoming events in September

As we continue to adjust to returning to campus as a community, get support along the way by joining one or more of these upcoming wellness sessions. Registration required for all sessions.

Fall 2021 Faculty and Staff Wellbeing Panel September 9 at 12:00pm A healthy faculty and staff is one of the foundations of a healthy student population. Join different panelists across campus on self-care strategies you can use to support your own health and wellbeing. Register for Faculty and Staff Wellbeing Panel Coach Chat: Control Breathing, Control Stress September 10 at 11:00am In this coach chat, discussion will revolve around how the power of our breath can be used as a tool to manage stress. Presented by BHS. Using your AU credentials, you will need to log into AsuccessfulU. Register for Control Breathing Coach Chat

New Parent Survival Guide September 14 at 11:00am Whether you are pregnant or have a new little one at home, review the realities of having a new baby and some of the choices in front of you. Learn practical ideas to help stay sane and discuss how to stay productive when you return to work. Presented by BHS. Sponsored by CareFirst. Register for New Parent Survival Guide Webinar Stress Better: Return to Campus and COVID-19 September 15 at 11:00am As we continue to navigate this difficult time, returning to the workplace and resuming other responsibilities may introduce additional stressors. This training will harness the science of stress and offer strategies to calm it, reframe it, and complete the stress cycle. Presented by BHS. Using your AU credentials, you will need to log into AsuccessfulU. Register for Stress Better Webinar

Take our Wellness Poll! Are you a lover of summer? Or a fall enthusiast? For many, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. So — are you excited for the upcoming fall season? Or will you miss the summer months?

Select your response. I am excited for the fall! Bring on the pumpkins, sweaters, and foliage. Select I love the summer months! Long live sunny days and warm weather. Select I don't care for summer or fall Select

What is Racial Ambiguity? verywellmind.com In a society contending with racism, it's important to be aware of the varied experiences of the population, and racially ambiguous people can teach people of identifiable races a lot about how nuanced and complex racial identity can be. Access What is Racial Ambiguity? on verywellmind.com.

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