Faculty & Staff Wellness Program Workshops this Month

Health Net's Love Your Heart All Year Long: 

Wednesday, February 21st, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Join our "Love Your Heart All Year Long” webinar, a comprehensive event designed to equip you with practical skills for year-round heart health. Learn cooking tips, including quick demos and healthy plate ideas, discover the importance of heart-healthy fats, and get insight into creating healthy eating patterns. Explore heart-healthy recipes, fresh herb usage, and slow cooker meal planning.

We'll also cover smart shopping along with heart-healthy habits. Learn about heart-healthy screenings, fitness tips, weight management, and get valuable sleep advice. Lastly, understand the significance of your heart health numbers.

Sign up for this workshop here.

Faculty & Staff Wellness Program: Narcan 101 Training: 

Thursday, February 22nd, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Narcan is a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. Join us in this workshop as we learn the following:

- How to use Narcan
- When to use Narcan
- Narcan FAQs
- Where to find Narcan locally

This workshop will be presented by Amber Parker, Health Educator in the Student Health Center. Sign up for this workshop here.

Dignity Health's Heart Month: Succeeding with Heart Failure: 

Thursday, February 22nd, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Are you or someone you care for living with heart failure? Come hear Dignity Health experts in cardiac care discuss what heart failure is, things you can do to prevent it, and how best to live with it if you already have it.

This is a free event.

Register at dignityhealth.org/dominican/pep (search name of event) or call 831-457-7099.

Optimizing Digestion Workshop with Madia Jamgochian: 

Friday, March 8th, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Gut health has become a popular topic of conversation in recent years, not just among scientists and physicians, but for the general public as well. When we are talking about the “gut” we are referring to the stomach, small intestine and large intestine. Did you know the gut houses the largest part of our immune system, aides in hormone production, and produces 95 percent of our serotonin? This class will delve into ways to improve your overall digestion and support your microbiome.

This workshop will be presented by Madia Jamgochian. Madia graduated from Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition in 2013 after completing her BA in Environmental Studies and Exercise Sports Science at UCSB. Shortly after, she started her personal consulting business My Healing Habits. She enjoys educating on how to heal inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, and believes in the food-as-medicine approach.

Sign up for this workshop here.

CARE Recipe E-Book Program

UCSC's Center for Advocacy, Resources & Empowerment (CARE) is excited to share a Faculty & Staff-focused offering for Winter Quarter which will be a collectively sourced recipe e-book featuring recipes, photos, and stories from all of you about foods that are supportive of your nourishment, cultural traditions, and self-care practices! The e-book will be shared with the UCSC community and published on CARE's website at the end of March as part of National Nutrition Month.

If you are interested in sharing a recipe and story to be included in the CARE Recipe Book, please complete the form: available in English or Spanish. Please also share this opportunity among your office/networks. Submissions are open through March 8th, 2024 at 5pm.

If you have any questions, please reach out to care_pec@ucsc.edu. We look forward to seeing your contributions, happy cooking!

If you have questions about wellness workshops, please reach out to Jessica Bulleri, Campus Wellness Program Manager, at jbulleri@ucsc.edu.

Wellness Workshops for 2023-2024

• Living Time Meaningfully: A Healthy, Meaningful Use of Our Time Workshop with Silvia Austerlic: Tuesday, September 19th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Micro Workouts- Working Out Efficiently Webinar: Wednesday, September 20th, 12 - 12:45 p.m.
• Health Net's Illicit Drug Use Among Students Webinar: Thursday, September 21st, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
• Know Your Macros Part 2: Choose Smart Carbs with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, September 22nd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser Emotional Well-being Webinar Series: Tuesday, September 12th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• CARE and Faculty & Wellness Program: Digital Safety and Well-Being Workshop: Wednesday, October 11th, 11 - 12 p.m.
• Body Wisdom with Silvia Austerlic: Wednesday, October 18th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Know Your Macros Part 3: Embracing Healthy Fats with Madia Jamgochian: Wednesday, October 25th, 12 - 1 p.m.
•  Flu Shot Clinics: Thursday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 10th, 10 - 2 p.m.
• Kaiser's Emotional Well-Being Webinar Series- Eating Mindfully: Tuesday, October 10th, 12 - 1 p.m.

Wellness Workshops for 2022-2023

• Body Wisdom with Silvia Austerlic: Tuesday, August 9th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Know Your Macros Part 2: Choose Smart Carbs with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, August 12th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Positive Thinking Webinar: Wednesday, August 17th, 12 - 12:45 a.m.
• Cultivating a Healthy Mindset with Silvia Austerlic: Tuesday, September 13th, 12 - 1 p.m. 
• Health Net's Revive Lagging Fitness Goals Webinar: Wednesday, September 14th, 12 - 12:30 p.m. 
• Know Your Macros Part 3: Embracing Healthy Fats with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, September 16th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Nutrition to Reduce Stress Webinar: Wednesday, September 21st, 12 - 12:45 p.m. 
• Alleviating Stress with the Window of Tolerance with Silvia Austerlic: Tuesday, October 11th, 12 - 1 p.m. 
• Grief and the Holidays with Silvia Austerlic: Tuesday, November 1st, 12 - 1 p.m. 
• Kaiser's Humor for Health Webinar: Thrusday, November 3rd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's The Science of Happiness Webinar: Tuesday, November 8th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's The Power of Gratitude Webinar: Wednesday, November 16th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Introduction to the Anti-Inflammatory Diet with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, November 18th, 12 - 1 p.m. 
• Kaiser's Building Healthy Meals Webinar: Tuesday, November 22nd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's Fitting it In Webinar: Tuesday, November 29th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's Eating Mindfully Webinar: Friday, December 2nd, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's Meditation: Mind, Body, Spirit Webinar: Wednesday, December 7th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's Thriving During the Holidays Webinar: Tuesday, December 13th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's The Gift of Health Webinar: Wednesday, December 14th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Kaiser's Cooking Demo: Eating Healthy During the Holidays Webinar: Thursday, December 15th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• A Healthy, Meaningful Use of Time with Silvia Austerlic: Wednesday, January 11th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Optimizing Digestion with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, January 13th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Start the New Year Off Right: Well-being Tools Webinar: Wednesday, January 18th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Narcan 101 Training: Tuesday, January 31st, 1 - 2 p.m. Sign up for this workshop here.
• Building Resiliency During Uncertain Times: Wednesday, February 15th, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Cooking for a Healthy Heart Webinar: Wednesday, February 15th, 12 - 12:45 p.m.
• Health Net's Mind Body Connection Webinar: Wednesday, March 15th, 12 - 12:45 p.m. Sign up for this webinar here.
• The Inside Job of Compassionate Listening - Listening as Self-care with Silvia Austerlic: Wednesday, March 22nd, 12 - 1 p.m. Sign up for this workshop here.
• Heart Healthy Eating with Madia Jamgochian: Thursday, March 30th, 12 - 1 p.m. Sign up for this workshop here.
• Spring Meal Planning with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, May 5th, 12 - 1 p.m. 
• Healthy Campus Network Wellness Fair: Wednesday, May 17th, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Free CPR/AED/First Aid Certification Training for Faculty, Staff, and Students: Saturdays, May 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 
• Dignity Health's Joint Health Webinar: Thursday, July 13th, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 
• Health Net's Expand Your Well-being Portfolio with Green Space: Wednesday, July 19th, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
• Living Time Meaningfully Part 1: Daring to Take A Pause Workshop with Silvia Austerlic: Wednesday, July 19th, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Seeds, Beans, Grains, and Gluten with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, July 21st, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Health Net's Benefits of Acupressure: Wednesday August 16th, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
• Living Time Meaningfully Part 2: Personal Leadership Practice Workshop with Silvia Austerlic: Wednesday August 16th, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Know Your Macros Part 1: Start Your Day with Protein with Madia Jamgochian: Friday, August 25th, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m

Past Wellness Workshops for 2021-2022

• Kaiser's REFRESH Webinar: Thursday, July 15th, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
• Health Net's Acupressure: From Restlessness to Peace of Mind Webinar: Wednesday, July 21st, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Know Your Micronutrients Part 2 - Minerals: Friday, July 23rd, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Know Your Micronutrients Part 3 - Phytonutrients and Antioxidants: Friday, October 8th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Health Net's Keeping Your Lungs Healthy Webinar: Wednesday, October 20th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Health Net's Diabetes Prevention: Don't Sugarcoat It Webinar: Wednesday, November 17th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Seasonal Meal Planning: Friday, November 19th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. For a recording of the most recent workshop, click here.
• Health Net's Money Talks: Plan for Tomorrow, Today Webinar: Wednesday, December 15th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Optimizing Digestion: Friday, December 17th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. For a recording of the most recent workshop, click here.
• Health Net's Start Anew in 2022 Webinar: Wednesday, January 19th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
• Decoding Nutrition Label Lingo: Friday, January 28th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. For a recording of the most recent workshop, click here.
• Mindful Emotional Care: Tuesday, February 8th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• Health Net's Heart Health by the Numbers Webinar: Wednesday, February 16th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
• Eating for Skin Health: Friday, February 25th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• Rethinking Self and Community Care in Uncertain Times: Tuesday, March 8th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• Eating for Brain Health: Friday, March 18th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• Spring Detox: Friday, April 8th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Setting Healthy Boundaries: Tuesday, April 12th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Health Net's Sleep Well and Live Fully Awake Webinar: Wednesday, April 20th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Emotions as Inner Weather: Tuesday, May 10th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• Kick the Sugar: Friday, May 13th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Health Net's Adjusting to the New Normal: Resilience, Endurance, and Whole Person Self-Care: Wednesday, May 18th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
• Healthy Living for your Brain and Body: Friday, May 20th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
• The Power of Pause: Tuesday, June 14th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Health Net's Nutrition Tips to Increase Metabolism Webinar: Wednesday, June 15th, 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
• Know Your Macros Part 1: Start Your Day with Protein: Friday, June 17th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Summer Wellness Series Kick Off Tabling Event: Monday, June 27th, 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. in Quarry Plaza. 
• Summer Wellness Series: Summer Heat: Beat the Heat: Tuesday, June 28th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Summer Wellness Series: Hydration: Wednesday, June 29th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Summer Wellness Series: Mindful Living Webinar: Thursday, June 30th, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 
• Marathon in a Month Challenge: Friday, July 1st - Thursday, July 28th. More info can be found here.
• Healthy Beverage Initiative Scavenger Hunt and Selfie Challenge: Friday, July 1st - Thursday, July 28th. More info can be found here.