The Healthy UBC Newsletter comes out monthly for those who are interested in health and wellbeing topics at UBC.
Healthy UBC Newsletter
Five ways to boost emotional wellbeing
Here are five ways you can start boosting (and practicing) emotional wellbeing
- HR
- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
Upcoming webinars and free events: January and February 2022
Here is the lineup of free events and webinars from the HR team for January and February 2022
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- Healthy UBC
Walk for Joy, walk for fun, walk for prizes!
Take part in the annual Walk for Joy, a nine-week walking and activity challenge amongst members of the UBC community.
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- Healthy UBC
Improve your performance and wellbeing with Search Inside Yourself
Search Inside Yourself is a two- and half-hour training program that uses emotional intelligence and mindfulness to optimize performance, build leadership skills, and increase wellbeing.
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- Healthy UBC

Move More, Move Well, Move Anywhere, and Move for the Planet
This February, explore ways to fit physical activity into your day (wherever you are) during Move UBC Month!
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- Healthy UBC
Editorial: Healthy Habits
New year's resolutions and goal setting can be overwhelming at the start of the year, that's why we are looking at healthy habits and other tips for improving your wellbeing.
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- Healthy UBC
December editorial: spiritual wellbeing
Wellbeing has many components including mental, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual. Spiritual wellbeing is the ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through our relationship with others, the environment and ourselves.
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- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
Using gratitude to transcend holiday stress
Practicing gratitude can be a potent way to decrease our stress by improving our relationships, as well as our physical and mental health.
- HR
- Wellbeing
- Healthy UBC
Event Highlight: January 20 Financial Wellbeing Masterclass with Vanessa Bowen from Mint Worthy
We are holding a free, online Financial Wellbeing masterclass with Vanessa Bowen from Mint Worthy on January 20, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. for all faculty and staff.
- HR
- Learning
- Healthy UBC
Discounted transit pass for UBCO
Enrolment for the Winter 2022 ProPASS Period is now open. Faculty and staff must enrol by the end of December 2021 to receive discounted transit pass for January - April 2022.
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- Community
- Healthy UBC