Employee Health & Well-Being
iWork.iLive.iLearn.
Employee Health & Well-Being and Staff Development will help you make connections between work and life by offering series on caregiver concerns, work/life support, parenting/childcare, and financial health. iWork, iLive, iLearn is provided at no cost to Miami University employees. Registration is required.
If you missed HealthFest 2010, click on the links below for an overview of the Kickoff Event!
iWork.iLive.iLearn Promotional Posterboard
iWork.iLive.iLearn Kickoff Talk by EHWB Director, Jay Kimiecik
Caregiver Support
CLICK HERE for a list of resources!
Recent graduates from Savvy Caregivier 6-week program
The Hart Family with Hospice of Southwest Ohio Facilator Tim Verville
Oxford Caregivers Support Groups
Offered through: Oxford Seniors Center
Registration is NOT required for support group participation.
The goal of the Oxford Caregivers Support Groups is to support people caring for those with long-term chronic and/or progressive illnesses such as: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis, neurological disorders, or any situation where you “feel like a caregiver.”
This facilitated caregivers support group offers a safe confidential environment, a group of caregivers who listen to each other and share mutual concerns, and referral to other useful resources. This group does not provide advice, but practical suggestions for solving specific caregiving problems. Discussion topics typically include coping skills, stress, communication, isolation, physical problems, practical ways to improve care, and topics that are important to the group.
Support Groups are held at the Oxford Senior Center, located at 922 Tollgate Drive, Oxford, Ohio 45056 and are held on the following days and times:
Caregivers Support Group: meets on the last Wednesday of the month @ 1:15pm
Parkinson's Disease Support Group: meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 10am
For more information, contact Sabrina Jewell at 523.8100 or sjewell@oxfordsenior.org
Work & Life Support
Guided By: Noga Zerubavel
Mindfulness is a state of awareness. It is paying attention in a particular way, with intention, in the moment and participating non-judgmentally. Mindfulness does not have to be achieved through meditation, although meditation is one way to practice mindfulness. Mindfulness is not a relaxation exercise, although one may feel relaxed when engaging in mindfulness practice. Mindfulness can be practiced during daily activities, such as driving, eating, washing dishes, cleaning, taking a shower, listening to music, or in moments of free time. Mindfulness exercises may also be practiced when feeling difficult emotions, such as anger or sadness.
Future sessions are TBA.
Click here for a sample of Mindfulness recorded by Noga Zerubavel.
Financial Health
Need help with your taxes?
Click here for free tax assistance for eligible Miami employees!
Provided by: Lifespan, Inc. Credit Counseling
Feeling the Heat
How to Rebuild Your Credit
One-on-One Consultations
Dates, times, locations TBA
Parenting & Childcare
Local Area Summer Camp Information
Ideas for Summertime Activites from Nature Rocks
Lactation Station Information
Congratulations on the new addition to your family! As a working mother, you have additional things to consider when returning to work. Miami University wants to help make your transition back to work a positive one. The university is in the process of establishing several publicly available lactation stations for breastfeeding mothers. In the meantime, please consider using your private office for lactation purposes. If you do not have a private office or do not believe that your office affords sufficient privacy, please contact Human Resources (529-3131) or the Academic Personnel Office (529-6724). They will contact your supervisor to make arrangements for a convenient and private (non-bathroom) lactation area and arrange for appropriate breaks.
Click here for more information about how breastfeeding breaks are now required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).