Wait. What’s that strange feeling on your skin?? Is that…warmth? You’re not dreaming, my friend! The sun’s out and the weather is warming up. It’s been a long winter for many of us, and we’re all itching to get out and enjoy a bit more of nature. And what better way to celebrate and enjoy the great outdoors than to embrace Earth Day! It’s coming on April 22 and is a great tie-in with…»
In January, educators, students, researchers and health promotion professionals descended upon Lake Louise to take part in the Shaping the Future conference. This annual pilgrimage is a rite of passage for many who seek to advance their knowledge, skills and networks around comprehensive school health. Together with my coworkers from the Alberta Health Services School Health & Wellness Promotion team…»
Feeling included can have a positive effect on many of our Dimensions of Wellness—emotional, social and occupational, to name a few. As inclusion can affect our wellness in different ways, it’s good to know there are many options to infuse a little more of it into our workplaces. Read on to discover some awesome tips and resources to help you do just that! Add a touch of culture. Your workplace…»
Any continuous improvement process depends a great deal on leadership for direction and support. The College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) and the Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan have been involved, at the direction of the CASS Board of Directors, in leading positive change for members related to mental well-being within the context of wellness. The early stages of the Resiliency in…»
In honour of Nutrition Month, we’d like to share some bite-sized tips for including food—and some snack-related metaphors—in your workplace. We hope these help get the creative juices flowing as you’re hard at work planning and promoting wellness throughout your workplace. Utensils for wellness. To kick off your nutrition-based wellness journeys, make sure you check out the plethora of resources…»
One of the highlights of my role is being able to connect face-to-face with wellness champs at their meetings. It’s so great to meet these passionate people, be there to ‘watch the magic happen’ in person and witness just how significant a role wellness champions play in creating positive, healthy workplace cultures. Often in these meetings, wellness champions are looking to me to share tools…»
Ah, February, our shortest month. You just got here, yet we’re already saying goodbye. And while we could gripe about why Mr. Caesar laid out the calendar the way he did, we mostly just want to make sure that February doesn’t get even shorter shrift. Because more than being just the teeniest, tiniest month of all, it’s also Psychology Month—and that’s no small thing. Psychology Month looks…»
If you’re lucky, you’ve experienced what it feels like when unexpected sparks of inspiration hit you like little lightning bolts. Luckier still are those who were able to attend the 10th anniversary of Shaping the Future, where inspiration came down like a good rain shower…or an epic snow-mageddon, as was the case this year. Regardless, we all put on an extra layer, played in the snow and were…»
Happy Valentine’s Day! Since you’ll likely be surrounded by hearts of all shapes, sizes and colours today, we figured this was the perfect opportunity to revisit some of the ways we’ve talked about heart health—literal and figurative—here on The Sandbox. We Got the Beat Promote heart health in your workplace by sharing practical resources like the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health eTools…»
Honesty. Authenticity. Your true self. Being real. These days, there’s so many ways to describe what really comes down to the act of doing what you say you’re going to do, and that what you do is a meaningful reflection of who you are as a person. As Dr. Seuss aptly put it, “there’s no one alive that is Youer than You.” This certainly does (and should) extend into our work lives and, even…»
