Healthy Department Certification
The Healthy Department Certification program is committed to creating and sustaining a Healthy Work Environment where organizational leadership, department norms, core values, one’s physical, emotional and psychological well-being, safety and the built environment – to name a few – lead to a more engaged, energized and empowered workplace culture.
Departments are encouraged to review the 10 Healthy Workplace Principles and use the wellness culture assessment as a benchmark tool to evaluate the health of the department. This assessment integrates evidence-based practices and healthy workplace recommendations from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), the Okanagan Charter, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), People & Culture, Recreational Sports, Division of Equity and Inclusion, Graduate Division, Space Planning, Environmental Health and Safety, Office of Sustainability and the Be Well at Work Faculty/Staff Health Programs.
To learn more about the Healthy Department Certification and how to apply, visit uhs.berkeley.edu/hdc. Applications open March 1, 2022.
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New! 2022 Wellness Mini-Grant Program
The Wellness Mini-Grant Program ($500 max) provides departments with seed funding for wellness programs, environmental initiatives or giveaways that will support the health and well-being of faculty/staff and a healthy workplace culture. Departments must meet the following criteria:
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New Series: Mindfulness Mondays
Mondays (beginning 3/7) | 12:10-12:30pm | Online
Beginning March 7, join Liza Schlosser-Olroyd for a short mindfulness practice at 12:10 on Mondays! As we continue working and living through unprecedented times in many ways, developing a mindfulness practice is a nourishing way to fill our own cups and cultivate resilience over time. This is a chance to come together and share a mindful moment with one another before we take on the rest of our week. Hope to see you there!
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About Liza: Liza Schlosser-Olroyd (she/her) is a Cal alum and is now on staff supporting communications for Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) and the Advising Strategy + Training program. She is an experienced trauma-informed yoga teacher (RYT), meditation facilitator, and wellness coach in service of empowering survivors to reclaim our body-mind-souls through gentle practices that support a flourishing, embodied lived experience. Liza is a queer femme who loves nature, whole-foods plant-based cooking, crosswords, running with a good audiobook, and being a student of this life that facilitates growth opportunities at every turn. |
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Dancing for Fun & Fitness
Zumba/Samba:
12:10-1pm | Online
Instructors:
Nadia Qabazard
Nicole Castillo
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Yoga for Tension &
Stress Relief
12:10-1pm | Online
Instructor:
Laurie Ferris
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WorkFit Online (RSF)
Free Virtual Classes
(click class names to register)
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Recipe of
the Month:
Celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring with seasonal vegetables! This salad is made with buckwheat, a quick cooking, tender, chewy “pseudocereal.” Because it’s a salad, this recipe is very flexible! You could try a different grain if you’d like, and can substitute other veggies.
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Flavors Around the World
Tue, Mar. 15, 12:10-1pm | Online
Instructor: Kim Guess, RD
Ready for a trip around the world? We’re taking your taste buds on a journey through the bold spices, herbs and other exciting flavors used in nutritious international recipes. Learn to make a couple of delicious recipes and how to incorporate more spices into your food in general.
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Group Cook-Alongs
Are you looking for a fun way to connect with your colleagues? We offer a 1-hour virtual "cook-along" for work units and staff organizations by request. The format will be similar to the Kitchen Staples Cook-Along, but can be customized to your group's needs. We will do our best to accommodate your requests. (Minimum attendance: 10) |
Have a general question about food or nutrition?
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Returning to Work Following Baby Bonding Leave
Thu, Mar. 31, 12:10-1pm | Online
Speakers: Karen Patchell, Elliott Di Tusa, Mary Kelly, Greg Ryan, Nicole Castillo
The transition back to work after baby bonding for both birth and non-birth parents can feel overwhelming under regular circumstances. During a pandemic, with remote work for many, it comes with even more challenges, and some opportunities. It can be filled with a vast array of emotions, concerns, and limitations, not to mention demanding and conflicting schedules. Join us for this virtual panel workshop focused on understanding both positive and negative emotions related to this transition, how to establish boundaries at work, benefits and accommodations available to working parents, ergonomic strategies for multiple workstations, and self-care resources to help ease the physical and mental pressure associated with working while caregiving for a young child.
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Breastfeeding Your Baby/Returning to Work or School
Thu. Apr. 7, 1-4:15pm Online
Speaker:
Tina Benitez, IBCLC
This 3 hour workshop is taught by a certified lactation consultant and is broken up into two parts. The first portion of the class, 1-3pm, addresses breastfeeding basics and problem solving. The second portion of class, 3:15-4:15pm, covers returning-to-work planning and breast pumps. Those who have already attended a breastfeeding class are welcome to join the last portion of the class.
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New Cooler Rental Program
Our lactation consultant recommends a small cooler with ice packs as the most efficient, hygienic, and safe way to store milk. Parents are encouraged to bring their own, but we now have a limited amount of personal coolers available for rent to UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students. These rentals can be signed out and renewed every 6 months. To apply for a rental, please complete this form. |
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Money and Stress
Some of you may have heard the saying, “more money, more problems”. However, this is not always the case if, in fact, your stress comes from the opposite where less money creates more problems. Coupled with the economic downturn, wealth inequality and a host of other political and social forces, our relationship with money may often lead to increased mental, emotional and physical stress.
Finding balance, in the midst of debt or while experiencing financial insecurity, may feel out of reach, but making small and manageable changes one step at a time will lead to long-term gains and positive outcomes. Explore a few of these small changes today:
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Be Well at Work Resources |
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Holistic Quality of Life: Creating Joyful Moments
Thu, Mar. 3, 12:10-1:30pm | Online
This presentation will inspire creative thinking on engaging older adults in joyful and meaningful experiences that enhance holistic quality of life. Utilizing a strengths-based approach, we will explore a variety of activities designed to support the physical, emotional, intellectual, environmental, creative, vocational, and spiritual domains of wellness.
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Back Talk: Less Stress on Your Back
Wed, Mar. 16, 10-11am | Online
Learn new ways of performing daily activities with less stress to your back. Practice some useful stretching and strengthening exercises.
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Volunteer at the Staff Community Garden
Volunteers for the Staff Community Garden meet at noon on the first Friday of each month. Come experience the many healthy benefits of gardening, while safely socializing with the campus community! |
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Virtual Programs
Did you miss a class or maybe you had so much fun you want to take it again? Recordings of past cooking, dance, yoga workshops and webinars are available for you to revisit on our virtual programs page. |
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View the Recording:
Campus Conversation: Mental Health and Well Being
Join the conversation with professors of psychology Christina Maslach, pioneer of research on the definition, predictors and measurement of job burnout, Dacher Keltner, founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, and Peter Cornish, director of Counseling and Psychological Services as they discuss issues surrounding stress, burnout, and well being.
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Faculty/Staff Flyer and Information
Spring Workshops and Programs
Click the image to open the flyer and learn about this semester's exciting offerings.
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