馃棑 October 22, 2025
馃搷 University Centre, 3480 McTavish 鈥� 3rd and 4th Floor
馃暁 11:00 AM 鈥� 1:45 PM
馃師 Free admission 鈥� drop in anytime!
Join us for an engaging in-person event featuring 30 exhibitors offering resources on health and wellness. Enjoy hands-on activities like dog therapy, blood pressure clinic, food samples, come try a balance board and more! Scroll down to see the full list of exhibitors.听
Programming on the 4th Floor
These activities begin at a set time and run for approximately 20 minutes. REGISTRATION OPENS ON OCTOBER 9听at 10 AM. Spots are limited.听(go to听Employee > Training >Health and Well-Being Program)
- Line Dancing
- TED Talk: Beyond Silence, Beyond Words听
- TED Talk: The Evolution of Women in the Workplace
- TED Talk: Empathy is Our Superpower
11:00 AM or 11:30 AM | Line Dancing听
Get your feet moving in this beginner-friendly class with easy choreography and fun music. Boost your cardio, coordination, and confidence鈥攏o partner or special attire needed.听
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12:00 PM | Beyond Silence, Beyond Words: Evolving Mental Health Conversations
The pressure of constant, unpredictable global change has accelerated conversations around mental health. At 9I制作厂免费, over the past 15 years, we鈥檝e seen a meaningful shift鈥攆rom silence and stigma to greater awareness and shared responsibility for workplace well-being.
Yet, do we fully recognize the link between mental health, physical health, and performance? In a high-stress culture that often celebrates overwork, has stigma truly disappeared鈥攐r just taken a subtler form?
It may be time to redefine our culture of excellence to embrace balance, empathy, and psychological safety. Join Johanne Houle in reflecting on our progress and shaping the next steps in our Healthy Workplace journey.
12:30 PM | The Evolution of Women in the Workplace
Join as she talks about the evolution of women鈥檚 health in the workplace, highlighting gender-specific challenges, recent advancements, and current practices. Taking a historical perspective, it seeks to raise awareness among participants about the stigma surrounding menstruation, the complexities of maternity and menopause, mental health struggles, and the burden of caregiving responsibilities. It aims to foster awareness, empathy, and reflection to inspire meaningful change for the well-being and inclusion of women at work.
1:00 PM | TED-Style Talk: Empathy is Our Superpower
In the face of misinformation, polarization, and splintering public trust, empathy has never been more important to democracy and the future of humanity. The good news? Humans are born to empathize鈥攊t鈥檚 part of our evolution, and it鈥檚 good for us. has devoted her career to studying how empathy can transform our lives, our workplaces, and the world. In her talk, she answers three pressing questions: Why is empathy so important? How can we become more empathic? And what self-empathy practices can improve our well-being?
Exhibitors on the 3rd floor
(In alphabetical order)
| EXHIBITOR | THEME OR ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| Lend a hand to fight poverty. | |
| Open the conversation on sexual and reproductive health. | |
| Explore women鈥檚 health during perimenopause and menopause. | |
| Reflect on your choices: Why do you drink, or not? | |
| Ergonomics in the Workplace | Learn how to be comfortable at work. |
| Fire Prevention Office | Prevention starts with you! |
| Make a connection, one call at the time. | |
| Ingram School of Nursing | Feeling the pressure?听Come and check your blood pressure.听 |
| Manulife Group Benefits | Learn about the new features of our mobile application, which includes the Health journey and Aeroplan rewards. |
| 9I制作厂免费 Dementia Education Program | Access free multilingual resources for people living with dementia and their care partners. |
| 9I制作厂免费 IT Services | Make IT work for you 鈥� discover smart digital solutions.听Enter our prize draw at our booth! |
| 9I制作厂免费 Libraries | A hub for the university鈥檚 intellectual and cultural life. |
| 9I制作厂免费 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) | Join your University community in building a more sustainable 9I制作厂免费. |
| 9I制作厂免费 Pension Administration | Explore savings options available at 9I制作厂免费. |
| Learn more about what the 9I制作厂免费 Sports Complex offers 鈥� we live to move!听Enter our prize draw at our booth! | |
| Get a 15-minute chair massage and discover how we help you stay active.听Enter our prize draw at our booth! | |
| 9I制作厂免费 Student and Staff Dental Clinic | Take听care of your oral health needs, one smile at a time! |
| 9I制作厂免费 Wellness Hub Animal Therapy听 | Meet our therapy dogs and boost your mental well-being. |
| Move Though Life 鈥� visit out booth听for a chance to win a balance board! | |
| My Healthy Workplace (MHW) | Collaborate across 9I制作厂免费 for a healthier workplace 鈥� explore our projects and partnerships.听Enter our prize draw at our booth! |
| Office for Mediation and Reporting (OMR) | Learn your options for addressing harassment, discrimination or sexual violence.听 |
| Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE) | Engage with OSVRSE 鈥� here for the whole 9I制作厂免费 community. |
| Organizational Development (OD) | Supporting continuous learning for individuals, teams, and units with workshops, programs and events.听Enter our prize draw at our booth! |
| Tap into your hidden superpower for personal, organizational and social change. Meet Anita Nowak, the empathy whisper, and discover her book, Purposeful Empathy. | |
| School of Human Nutrition | Grab a healthy cookie from Food and Dining Services听鈥� then test your knowledge in Nutrition: Myth vs Fact!听Enter our prize draw at our booth! |
| Schulich School of Music | A season to look forward to. |
| Security Services | Find out how to contact us, where we鈥檙e located, and the services and training we offer. |
| Sun Life - Group Retirement | Learn how we can support your retirement planning. |
| TELUS听Health | Discover how our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) can positively impact your life. |
| Ride in every season!听Promoting cycling year-round.听 |
We are proud to announce that our event has been awarded the Gold Sustainable Event certification by the 9I制作厂免费 Sustainable Events program run by the . As a sustainable event, we encourage you to walk or bike from your workstation to the on-campus fair, should your health and the weather allow it.
