UAB Wellness Week
October 17-21, 2022
UAB Wellness Week is an institution-wide initiative that highlights the university’s commitment to the health and well-being of the UAB family and empowers employees and students to support their mental, physical and emotional health through special programming, resources and other benefits.
Explore some of the programs from Wellness Week 2022 below, as well as available resources designed to help the UAB community prioritize rest, well-being, mindfulness, movement and good nutrition.
Effective Journaling
Journaling is one of life’s greatest wellness hacks! It can be done anywhere, anytime and the benefits are endless. In this session, you will learn the many ways journaling can positively affect your mind, body and spirit, as well as tips on how to make journaling a healthy habit. Additionally, you will be guided through a journaling session and reflection to experience the benefits of this practice.
Presented by Megan Hays, Associate Professor, UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation & Associate Director of Education, UAB Medicine Office of Wellness, and Salaam Green, Artist in Residence, Listener Poet & Expressive Writer; UAB Arts in Medicine.
How to Stop Singing the Email Blues
If the non-stop deluge of email at work has got you down, this session with Carolyn Walsh, MA, UAB Department of Medicine Communications Director, is for you. You'll learn the underlying reasons why email derails our productivity and leaves us feeling overwhelmed. And you'll find new strategies for managing email that will help improve your workplace wellness.
