January 2019 – July 2022
Join Health Services & IDEA for five weeks of healthy eating, moving, thinking, and being. Signing up will bring you weekly emails where we’ll explore new activities, recipes, and further reading to move through the winter holiday season with ease. The challenge will run from Nov. 15 until Dec. 17. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbnrIqBOAadPQ2D2ou04CAYHwthn6qTTiny96acoomRczLwg/viewform
This month, healthy and well at LBNL highlights Movember, open enrollment, and the Winter Wellness Healthy Holiday Challenge. Check out our resources and add a little healthy and well to the upcoming holiday season. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/home#h.37mhuvsyrv0s
Following UC policy, employees working at a Lab site will need to have a flu vaccination. Employees do not need to show proof, but they will need to go to the Lab’s health record system to report they have been vaccinated once the software has been updated. https://ehs.lbl.gov/2021/11/02/flu-vaccine-required-for-employees-working-at-lab-sites/
Berkeley Lab Wellness Ambassadors play a key role in supporting the Lab’s Healthy & Well at LBNL initiatives by sharing wellness resources and events with their areas, divisions, and co-workers. Join us in promoting health and wellness at Berkeley Lab. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/wellness-ambassadors
The annual Great Shakeout earthquake preparedness drill is virtual again this year. All employees are asked to Stop, Drop, Cover, and Hold On wherever they are working on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. If you are teleworking, include the entire family in the drill. A LabAlert reminder will be sent to all. https://site-security.lbl.gov/2021/10/19/great-shake-out-2021-on-october-21/
Flu vaccine clinics are still available at Health Services (B26) or Potter St. (B977). The flu vaccine is limited to employees and retirees already working on site. Registration and completed consent forms are required. See the online portal for dates, consent forms, and to register. https://ehs.lbl.gov/2021/10/08/registration-open-for-flu-clinics-for-onsite-employees/
The world’s largest earthquake drill, the International ShakeOut, takes place on Oct. 21 this year. The ShakeOut promotes the importance of earthquake drills and preparing for emergencies. Make a plan to Stop, Drop, Cover, and Hold On this Oct. 21. https://www.shakeout.org/california/
October is Biosafety Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Biosafety in Return to Work.” As more and more employees return to onsite work, everyone needs to refresh themselves on the various elements of working safely in a biological lab. Click here to download a safety poster. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/biological-safety/resources/2021-biosafety-awareness-month
A new website brings together smoking cessation programs from the Lab’s health care providers and the community. Bookmark the page or share it if someone you know is interested in stopping smoking. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/smoking-cessation/home
This month the highlight is on breast cancer awareness, upcoming open enrollment for benefits, and taking breaks to recharge. Your electronics need re-charging to work; what about you? Take some time to charge your batteries and head to Healthy & Well at LBNL for ideas and resources. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/home#h.37mhuvsyrv0s