No images? Click here Celebrate Canada's Healthy Workplace MonthTogether 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 DaySept. 10 2022 is World Suicide Prevention day. Memorial Forest Vigil 2022Every 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 vaccinesProtect 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. Attention students in NiagaraPublic 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. 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. 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. During this nine-week series, you will:
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