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The next Wellness Ambassador meeting is scheduled for this Friday, April 12 at 11am in the Green Table Room (Price Center West). Hope to see you there! For more information on the Wellness Ambassador Program, click here: https://blink.ucsd.edu//s/health/wellness-ambassadors.html.

4th Annual UC San Diego Wellness Fair Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Register now: https://events.com//2019-uc-san-diego-wellness-fair-san-di... Explore the Healing Power of Food and other dimensions of wellness! Keynote speaker Dr. Gordon Saxe from the Centers for Integrative Health will be exploring the topic of "Food is Medicine." Hope to see you there!

Give an extra compliment on National Compliment Day which is observed annually on January 24. A compliment has a powerful effect. It can instill confidence in a child, or validate someone's hard work. Share some compliments you gave or received recently.

UC San Diego is launching the UC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a yearlong lifestyle change program designed for non-diabetic individuals 18 years and older who have pre-diabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes. If you missed the last informational session, you still have an opportunity to attend the following sessions: Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 p.m., HDH Admin Building, Barrett Room, 4th Floor Thursday, January 24 at 12:00 p.m., HDH Admin Building, Barrett Room..., 4th Floor (Spanish) The program launches on Monday, January 28! Questions: [email protected]

Take charge of your health and sign up for the UC Diabetes Prevention Program at UC San Diego! UC San Diego is launching the UC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a yearlong lifestyle change program designed for non-diabetic individuals 18 years and older who have pre-diabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes. The program cuts the risk of type 2 diabetes in half, providing education, encouragement, and the tools necessary to help you reach your health goals. It is open t...o all UC San Diego faculty and staff at no cost. Classes start at the end of January 2019. Interested in more information? Send an email to [email protected] or check out our page on Blink: https://blink.ucsd.edu//servic/support/health/thrive.html Information meetings will also be held on the following dates in the Barrett Room, located on the 4th floor of the HDH Administration building: * Monday, January 14 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. * Tuesday, January 22 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

The next Wellness Ambassador meeting is scheduled for this Friday, January 11 at Noon in the Green Table Room (Price Center West). As a Wellness Ambassador for UC San Diego, you will be able to provide feedback on proposed wellness events, share and promote health, fitness and wellness programs with your department and be instrumental in fostering a healthy culture on campus. We hope to see you there! For more information, feel free to email [email protected] or click here for more information and to sign up: https://blink.ucsd.edu//s/health/wellness-ambassadors.html.

Finding Your Words - FREE live webinar Having a discussion on depression can be challenging - knowing when and how to approach this topic can be a struggle. Kaiser Permanente’s "Find Your Words" initiative is designed to end the stigma that keeps people silent about mental health, encouraging all of us to talk about mental health without fear and judgment, ask for help if we need it, and help others get the support they need. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m., to hear ...Yener Balan, MD, executive director of Behavioral Health for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, present a webinar about "Find Your Words." All UC faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the webinar. Simply go to UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109879443. To listen by phone, dial 669-900-6833; meeting ID: 510 987 9443. https://youtu.be/PMbVs2kmgJ0

Happy Holidays! The UC San Diego campus will be closed between December 24 - January 1. Enjoy this time with family and friends, and don't forget to schedule some time for yourself, whether it be going for a walk, watching a movie, reading a book or meditating. See you in the new year.

The next Wellness Ambassador meeting is scheduled for this Friday, October 26 at Noon in the Green Table Room (Price Center West). As a Wellness Ambassador for UC San Diego, you will be able to provide feedback on proposed wellness events, share and promote health, fitness and wellness programs with your department and be instrumental in fostering a healthy culture on campus. We hope to see you there! For more information, feel free to email [email protected] or click here for more information and to sign up: https://blink.ucsd.edu//s/health/wellness-ambassadors.html.

Thrive At UC San Diego October Newsletter -

The 9th annual UC Walks will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. This is a systemwide event to encourage faculty and staff to take a wellness break. About 100 UC San Diego Health employees walked on Wednesday, May 16, with other locations across the UC System. Last year, we had a combined total of 6,926 UC employees participate with a combined total of 396 marathon distances walked! This year, participants have the opportunity to register and chec...k in at three different locations: Library Walk Revelle Plaza RIMAC Walkers will have the opportunity to win a fitbit alta when they visit each location mentioned above. Giveaways, including t-shirts, water bottles, bags and more, will be available while supplies last! There is still time to pre-register: https://ucwalks2018.eventbrite.com/ For more information about UC Walks, go to: http://blink.ucsd.edu//services/support/health/ucwalks.html

Registration is open for the 9th annual UC Walks on July 19. https://ucwalks2018.eventbrite.com

Support staff development by donating today to the "Staff Takeover" to raise funds for the UC San Diego Staff Association Scholarship Program https://crowdsurf.ucsd.edu/project/10250