WorkLife Wellbeing:

Health Promotion for Faculty and Staff

About Us

Health Promotion and Engagement WorkLife Wellbeing for faculty and staff honor each employee as a whole person, encompassing both their professional and personal lives. An employee’s overall wellbeing is influenced by numerous aspects in both their work environment and life circumstances. To enhance employee wellbeing, we must consider a range of social determinants, including work-life balance, caregiver responsibilities, workplace environment, finances, as well as emotional, physical, and social health.

Rest with Music

Music can heal, calm, and change our mood. It can regenerate our body, mind, and spirit. Health Promotion and Engagement invites you to take an hour out of your month to listen and Rest with Music. There will be live musical performances featuring a variety of musical styles and genres. These events are free, require no registration, and take place at Abrams Planetarium from 12:10 - 12:50 pm.

April 21: Folias Duo
May 19: Ellis & M.E
June 16: The Rusty Snails

Set for Success

The ‘SET for Success’ mini-series, presented by UHW, offers a suite of 45-minute virtual wellbeing classes designed for MSU faculty, staff, and graduate Students. Focusing on three key health topics—Sleep, Ergonomics, and Time Management—this series provides valuable insights and practical tips to help participants make positive lifestyle changes at work and home.

Register to join us at 2:00pm on the last Thursday of May, June, and July for these informative and engaging discussions.

Sleep: Understanding and Optimizing Your Nightly Reboot (virtual)

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Details: Quality sleep is vital for our health yet isn’t always easy to come by. According to the CDC, more than one in three Americans are sleep-deprived. This class will explore the science of sleep, the impact sleep has on overall health and wellbeing, and how to improve your sleep quality.

Learning Objectives: Discuss the physiological importance of sleep. Identify the purpose of sleep for the body/mind. Describe the elements of good “sleep hygiene” and why consistency is the key in developing good sleep habits and preventing many sleep-related issues.

Ergonomic Best Practices for Workstation Comfort and Safety (virtual)

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Details: Regardless of your role and daily job tasks at MSU, everyone benefits from an ergonomically sound workplace. This session will explore the basics of ergonomics, injury prevention, how to set up your workstation, standing desk use, and stretches/exercises to help reduce the risk of work-related pain. The recommendations in the class can be applied in your on-campus or home office.

Learning Objectives: Identify common ergonomic stressors in the workplace. Learn strategies to avoid injury. Best practices for an ergonomically-friendly workspace.

Finding Time: Time Management Strategies for Busy Professionals (virtual)

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2 – 2:45pm

Details: If your ‘to-do’ list never stops growing and time is of the essence- you’re not alone. With finite hours and so many demands to our mental bandwidth, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of stress related to the daily time-crunch. While we can’t borrow or bottle time, this class will explore strategies to more efficiently allocate our minutes, streamline workflow, and relieve some pressure in the process.

Learning Objectives: Exploring effective strategies for time management. Improve skills that may help reduce strain related to task accomplishment and time constraints.

Move More at Work Programs

Other Resources

Contact Us and Your Fellow Spartans

Interested in learning more about our programming? Contact us at uhw.hpeaa@msu.edu

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Looking to connect with fellow faculty and staff with shared interests to facilitate information sharing? Join one of the listservs below.

Looking to connect with fellow faculty and staff with shared interests to facilitate information sharing? Join one of the listservs below. Participation is not restricted based on sex or race; all faculty and staff are invited to join.

Family

For MSU faculty and staff who have children and enjoy interactive sharing of resources with their MSU family.

Resources

For MSU employees that are looking to share resources with each other

International

For any MSU employee who is from or has spent time in another country

UHW (University Health & Wellbeing)

For information on information and programming from University Health and Wellbeing (UHW)

WNA (Women's Networking Association)

This group shares perspective and works on initiatives and recommendations surrounding women’s health and safety, MSU benefits, diversity and inclusion, support staff engagement, education, training, and more. Participation is open to all regardless of gender.

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