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Celebrate Canada's Healthy Workplace Month
Together for a better workplace
Canada's Healthy Workplace Month is taking place during the month of October! Take the healthy workplace challenge and strengthen wellness initiatives in your workplace all month , or better yet all year! Workplaces can organize weekly activities to empower employees to improve their physical, psychological, social and community well-being.
A healthy workplace is one in which employee physical and psychological health is a top priority, and employers establish systems and programs to help achieve and maintain exemplary health. Everyone has a role to play in supporting employee health and by working together, you can make a difference in your workplace.
World Suicide Prevention Day
Sept. 10 2022 is World Suicide Prevention day.
In Canada, we lose 11 people every day to suicide with many more people impacted by these losses. World Suicide Prevention Day is a chance for everyone to join together to promote an understanding of suicide and those impacted by a suicide attempt or loss. This year’s theme to Create Hope Through Action encourages understanding by reaching in and sharing experiences, and giving people the confidence to take action. Suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility.
Memorial Forest Vigil 2022
Every October, a Memorial Forest Vigil takes place during Mental Illness Awareness Week. The Memorial Forest seeks to lessen the stigma around mental illness and promote a greater understanding and compassion from the community as a whole. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. You are welcome to attend the in-person event or view the filmed event online on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
Back to routine vaccines
Protect your children from vaccine preventable diseases this school year by ensuring their routine vaccinations are up-to-date. If your child missed the opportunity to receive any routine vaccine(s) over the past two years, it is important to get them back on schedule. Connect with your health care provider or contact the Vaccine Team to check which vaccine(s) your child may need.
All vaccines for school-aged students must be reported to Public Health.
Attention students in Niagara
Public Health is recruiting for our Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) for the 2022-2023 school year. The YAC is a great opportunity for Niagara students from grade 7 to post-secondary to let their voices be heard, and to learn and build skills.
Please share this opportunity with any youth that may be interested.
Application deadline is Sept. 18, 2022.
What do employees want?
Attracting and retaining talent in today's competitive labour market is a must for Niagara workplaces
Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) will be offering an anonymized Employee Attraction & Retention survey for workplaces to help employers (leaders, HR personnel, and business owners) gauge what is important to their employees and how to best support them. This survey will be of no cost and will be open to all organizations.
Check out NWPB's recent blog, "How to Attract, Engage and Retain Employees" which includes recommendations that can help craft employee attraction and retention strategies, informed by conversations with local employers, local data, and other insightful research.
Hint: workplace cultures that center employees’ health and wellbeing are the ones that tend to be the most attractive!
Niagara Parents is here to help!
Space is available in the Steps to Wellness: Before and After Baby 9-week Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) group series for individuals with symptoms of postpartum depression.
Pregnant and new parents with babies up to 18 months of age, who have been feeling depressed, down, or anxious may be eligible to participate in a FREE group-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program.
During this nine-week series, you will:
- Meet weekly in a virtual group setting with a public health nurse to learn skills, strategies, and tools to help manage depression and anxiety
- Receive a workbook to help you record your goals and progress
- Be in contact with a public health nurse via text/phone within 2-3 business days to go through a screening form to confirm if the group will meet your needs and has space available before sending you the Zoom link/location to participate
If you have any questions, please contact Niagara Parents.
