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November is Financial Literacy Month.

Wellness@Work is challenging you to pick 3-5 things you will not spend money on for the month of November.  Spend 30 days watching your savings grow!  

At the end of November, tell us how you did!  Send us a note to wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca. Did you find it challenging?  Were you able to save quiet a bit of money?  Is this a strategy you will try again in the future to help save money?  We'd love to hear about your experiences! 

Did you know the University of Guelph's Employee and Family Assistance Program provides financial coaching to eligible employees?

"Achieving financial peace of mind is possible. By taking the right steps you can maintain a positive cash flow, get out of financial trouble, and be financially prepared should difficulties or a crisis arise. Working with a financial expert can help you gain control of your money."

Read Homewood Health's newsletter on the invisible wounds of mental health disorders.

"Mental health disorders often strike in two ways. On one hand there are the symptoms, the distress, and the disabilities caused by serious mental health disorders. On the other, are the impacts of stigma and the pain that people struggling with these disorders feel as a result of social disapproval1. In both cases, the strikes leave invisible wounds."

Colds and flu (influenza) are both caused by viruses. They can spread from infected people to others through the air and close personal contact.  This can happen when you shake hands with someone or if the person coughs or sneezes. These tiny drops of mucus spread from person to person. If the droplets get into your nose, eyes or mouth, or if you touch your face with your hands after touching an object that has the virus on it, you could be infected.

Is it a cold or influenza?

On October 1, 2019, Simcoe Research Station hosted their first "Station Mile" walk/run to kick off Healthy Workplace Month at the same time as the Campus Mile walk on the Guelph Campus.  It was a beautiful sunny October afternoon!

11 participants walked or ran the one-mile loop around the research station grounds and enjoyed refreshments afterwards together.  A few ran the loop twice! 

The group is now exploring a weekly run or walk together and continuing their "Step-up Challenge" by logging their steps each week. 

On October 1, 2019 faculty and staff were invited to Johnston Green to celebrate the start of U of G's third annual Healthy Workplace Month.  180+ employees came out on an unseasonably warm Fall afternoon to participate in the Campus Mile walk, run or roll through campus. 

Vice-President Don O'Leary provided opening remarks as Chair of the Wellness@Work Advisory Committee and encouraged employees to get involved throughout the month. Sarah Mau, Chair of the Wellness@Work Programming Committee, highlighted a few of the free upcoming events for faculty and staff.

The Wellness Committee at University of Guelph-Humber has planned a series of activities and events from October 1- November 1 for Wellness Month. 

Academic Services is marking this important month with a variety of events for instructors and staff. Be sure to check them out! 

Join a workshop on Overcoming Burnout, learn about Ergonomics, or participate in a Mindfulness and Meditation session.  

Have a visit with the comfort dogs, join a yoga session or share your ideas on the wellness wall.

View the full schedule attached.

During the month of August, Wellness@Work challenged employees to have "tech-free" Tuesday evenings. 

Congrats to Victoria, who has won the prize for her participation in this activity!  Learn about her experience being technology free a few evenings throughout the month:  

Through the Wellness@Work initiative we are proud to be hosting our third annual Healthy Workplace Month at the University of Guelph. The Wellness@Work Programming Committee invites you to take part in some of the fun, free activities to help boost workplace wellness across our institution.  

Here are a few featured events:

Is it art or a historic object?  The scavenger hunt is made up of pictures of Art or Objects on the U of G campus for you to find. Once you have found the item in the picture, enter its name in the crossword puzzle.

When you have completed the crossword puzzle, submit it to wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca or send by campus mail to Sarah Joosse in Human Resources by November 4, 2019.

There will be prizes awarded by random draw from the correct entries. 

Get out there and explore our beautiful campus this October!