May brings mental wellness to UFV Chilliwack campus

Exam season has come to a close and marking is well on its way to completion. It’s time to reflect on the semester and check in with your mental wellbeing. After a busy and productive term, when was the last time you did something for your mental health?

UFV Faculty of Health Sciences is excited to collaborate with the RCMP Pacific Region Training Centre during the Canadian Mental Health Association’s annual Mental Health Week from May 7 to May 11 on Canada Education Park in Chilliwack, BC. As part of the initiative, workshops, fitness classes, and information sessions will be offered on the Chilliwack campus.

Both campuses support mental health and wellness in the workplace and will be providing a variety of events that are open to all UFV employees and students, PRTC staff, Upper Fraser Valley Regional District RCMP, UFVRD Dispatchers, Chilliwack BC Ambulance Service, and Chilliwack Fire Department.

Events Calendar:

Tues, May 8
10-11 am
Fitness event: Yoga for all levels of fitness
PRTC Main Gym Building 1119, Calais Crescent on Canada Education Park

Noon–1 pm
Presentation: “Mind Body Movement” by Ken Ross, RCMP Provincial Fitness and Lifestyle Coordinator.
UFV Aboriginal Gathering Place, 45190 Caen Ave, Building A

Wed, May 9
10–11 am
Fitness event: Nature Walk on the Rotary Trail
Meet in parking lot of PRTC Building 1122 (directly east of UFV Building A).

Noon–2 pm
Presentation: “Building Resiliency for First Responders”, by Dr. Brian Atkinson, Psychological Services for the Fraser Valley.
UFV Aboriginal Gathering Place, 45190 Caen Ave, Building A

Thurs, May 10:
10 -11 am
Fitness event: Nature walk along the Rotary Trail
Meet in parking lot of PRTC Building 1122 (directly east of UFV Building A).

Noon–1 pm
Presentation and Information session: “PTSD – The clinical picture and how it relates to First Responders” by Maggie Shamro, Associate Professor, Nursing and Priscilla Ang, Counsellor Student Services.
Location: UFV Aboriginal Gathering Place, 45190 Caen Ave, Building A

For more information about mental health week, visit:
https://mentalhealthweek.ca/
http://ridedonthide.com/

May 9-11, 2018
10 am-2 pm
Chilliwack campus

 

For more information, contact Jennifer MacDonald at jennifer.macdonald@ufv.ca

05/11/2018