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May is Fork It and Walk It month!

10,000 Steps Challenge

The winning team will have the admiration of all and gets to donate $500 to a charity. Form a team of 7 people & nominate a captain. The challenge will run for 13 weeks. It is bookended by the 13 May Mother’s Day Classic and the August 12 City2Surf.

When
Commences 13 May
Further information
To set up a team and for further information, please contact Dominique Grady.
For more details on 10,000 Steps, go to www.10000steps.org.au.
Heart Matters for Women
Presenter
Professor Patricia M. Davidson RN PhD, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
When
1 May
12.30 -1.30 pm
Where
CB10.02.230
Further information
Light lunch provided. Your gold coin donation will go directly to the Heart Foundation of Australia. To book your place, email Tina McDonald.
Winter Wellness

Keep yourself well in cooler times with this health-boosting session.

Be it coughs, colds, backache or the blues, this session will help get you primed to fight off all the chilly weather can throw at you.

When
3 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Where
CB10.06.440
Further information
Light lunch provided. To book your place, email Tina McDonald.
The Truth About Food

Interactive seminar on food myths, food do’s and don’ts and interesting facts on food products.

When
9 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm, or
23 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Where
CB10.06.440
Further information
Light lunch provided. To book your place, email Tina McDonald.
Healthy Heart Week Challenges

Come and test yourself against the best in the:

  • Bike challenge
  • Rowing challenge
  • Skipping challenge
  • Boxing challenge
When
15 May, 12 - 2pm
Where
The Concourse, Level 3, Building 1 (City Campus)
Further information
To find out more, email Amy Isberg.
Kuring-gai Winter Wellness and Everything You Wanted To Know About Diabetes

This combined session at Kuring-gai campus will cover two important wellbeing topics:

  • Winter Wellness
    Keep yourself well in cooler times with this health-boosting session.Be it coughs, colds, backache or the blues, this session will help get you primed to fight off all the chilly weather can throw at you.
  • Diabetes
    • Why does it happen?
    • Can we avoid it?
    • What should we do once diagnosed?
    • Is the treatment so bad?
    • What do you mean by diet, exercise, and self-monitoring of blood glucose?
Presenters
Jan Forber B.Sc, MSc, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Julie Bligh RN, DNE, BA (Educ.), MDS (Anthropology), Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
When
16 May, 10.00 - 11.00am
Where
KG02.02.42
Further information
To book your place, email Tina McDonald.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Diabetes
  • Why does it happen?
  • Can we avoid it?
  • What should we do once diagnosed?
  • Is the treatment so bad?
  • What do you mean by diet, exercise, and self-monitoring of blood glucose?
Presenter
Julie Bligh RN, DNE, BA (Educ.), MDS (Anthropology), Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
When
17 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Where
CB10.06.440
Further information
Light lunch provided. To book your place, email Tina McDonald.
Look Out! Eye Health

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness and severe vision loss in Australia. 1 in 7 people over the age of 50 are affected in some way. Topics: symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and the importance of nutrition and lifestyle.

Presenter
Macular Degeneration Foundation
When
31 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Where
CB10.06.430
Further information
Light lunch provided. To book your place, email Tina McDonald.

Ongoing initiatives

Walking groups

As part of the UTS wellbeing program, we have commenced lunchtime walks. These local walks commence at the Jones Street entrance to Building 10 at 12:30pm each Tuesday, take approximately 30 minutes, will vary in their routes weekly and will be led at a comfortable pace by a member of the dynamic UTS Safety & Wellbeing team. All you'll need are comfortable shoes, a bottle of water and suitable weather protection if necessary. If you'd like to come along or would like some more information just contact Tina McDonald.

At UTS we recognise that people are often most fulfilled when they are able to balance their work, home and leisure activities. UTS has a number of services that staff can access to help them achieve a sense of wellbeing in their lives.

Information in this section is mainly for UTS staff. UTS: Student services provides lots of wellbeing information for UTS students.

Manager Support and EAP

Nutrition Australia newsletter

UTS staff and students can read all about the latest nutrition advice and tasty yet economical recipes in the fortnightly newsletter of Nutrition Australia.

Money 101

UTS staff can access Money 101, a free online personal financial education package. See the Your finances section for more information.