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Health Promotion Programs
The Health Promotion Programs (HPP) team, as one of many campus stakeholders, is actively involved in the creation of a safe community that encourages employee health. Our commitment to employee health is part of the larger university goal to create an outstanding work environment as outlined in the UBC Strategic Plan, as well as the UBC Focus on People strategy to develop a sustainable, healthy workplace. Health is supported by an active, lifelong process of making positive choices and decisions that lead to a balanced and fulfilling life. Creating and sustaining this type of environment involves building awareness, encouraging healthy behaviours and engagement in positive social communities to support overall health. The role of HPP in this process is to:
- lead University-wide health and wellness initiatives.
- facilitate the early return to productive work of injured and ill workers.
- prevent and reduce the severity of musculoskeletal injuries of employees through targeted interventions.
- coordinate the development and communication of public health information strategies.
- manage the post-injury administrative claims procedure involving WorkSafeBC.
- provide assistance for those individuals with long-term disabilities requiring access to the Income Replacement Plan (IRP) and the Disability Benefit Plan (DBP).
- UBC Thrive is a week in the Fall dedicated to enhancing the UBC community commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of all students, staff, and faculty members. Mental health and wellbeing programs including events, projects, and initiatives organized by units and groups across campus, UBC Thrive encourages dialogue about healthy lifestyle choices, increases awareness of resources and challenges mental health stigma. Thrive 2011 featured a series of free programs offered by over 30 different departments and groups, engaging more than 800 staff and faculty. The Thrive website (thrive.ubc.ca) is also host to a number of year-round resources, including videos and tips for workplaces. It saw more than 5, 000 hits in 2011.
