Did you know that National Health Education Week is celebrated in October?
National Health Education Week is celebrated October 21st to 25th.
Created in 1995, National Health Education Week has worked to raise awareness of the importance of health education specialists and educate the next generation of students. Each day of National Health Education Week focuses on a different health education topic. Monday, October 21 is focused on groups who are historically ignored and silenced. Some common factors are economic status, educational opportunities, environmental safety, and lack of health care access. Trauma, socio-economic status, and discrimination are all factors that can lead to the risk of developing a chronic disease. They are also reasons why people do not seek help for their possible mental health conditions along with the stigma.
(https://nationaltoday.com/national-health-education-week/)
At UC Davis Health, we offer a variety of health education courses including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention and Mental Health First Aid. Do you feel comfortable with verbal de-escalation? Are you able to keep a patient or person in distress from escalating? Learn how in our course we offer for both health and campus. (Activity Registration - SumTotal)
Have you ever dealt with a friend or family member who was experiencing emotional distress? Did you know how to help them? Learn how in our course we offer for both employees and students. (Activity Registration - SumTotal).
Feel free to register for any courses you need to make you more aware of topics surrounding your health and do things that are good for your mental wellbeing. Lastly, here is a list of resources for both Health and Campus.
UC Davis Resources:
ASAP: hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/asap
Counselor drop-ins: https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_byI2jDrEAPyQzMa?Q_CHL=qr
Support U Peer Responder Program: clinicalwellbeing@ucdavis.edu
Our website: https://hr.ucdavis.edu/prevent-workplace-violence
Happy Health Education Week!
Workplace Violence Prevention Program
- Reporting Workplace Violence
- Training & Preventing Workplace Violence
- Resources & Support
- About Workplace Violence & Tools
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