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To support Monash University Health and Wellbeing strategic plan which aligns with Impact 2030, Thriving Communities. By promoting activities in local areas, encouraging colleagues to access relevant health and wellbeing opportunities, collating activity data, sharing best practice and stories of success.

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Monash Centre of Conciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3Cs)

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Monash Centre of Conciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3Cs)

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The Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS) promotes our common humanity by integrating interdisciplinary consciousness research, community engagement and contemplative education.

Want to book a mindfulness program for your staff? Please email m3cs@monash.edu

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The Wellbeing Hub at Clayton campus is a new space to connect the Monash University community to health care professionals for wellbeing support and information.

A welcoming and supportive space, the Wellbeing Hub is open to all Monash students and staff as well as the wider community. The Hub provides a calming environment to experience respite from the hustle of campus life.

You can drop in anytime, during opening hours, to access mental and physical health support and information. If you’re unsure where to go for help, come in for a confidential chat with a health professional who can provide information and referrals.

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When running events there are many questions to ask prior to delivering it e.g

What topic or activity is best suited for me staff?

When is the best time to run this event?

Do I have venue or is it online/hybrid?

How am I collecting registrations?

How do I get feedback from the event?

Do I need to ask for support from other members to assist in the deliver?

How do I promote it?

If you need guidance in how to run an event for your staff please email wellbeing@monash.edu and member of the team will try to assist and provide guidance.

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Here is a catalogue of programs Benestar (Monash EAP provides)

If you want to organise one of these session, request have to come through wellbeing@monash.edu and PO needs to be raised to make payment

Fees are below

$1,200 (1 hour)

$1,400 (1.5 hour)

$1,600 (2 hours)

$2,400 (Half Day)

$3,200 (Full Day)

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You will act as the wellbeing representative for your faculty/divisional area. If there are two or more champions for your work area please work closely together on a plan for the year.

Your role may involve the following but not limited to:

Sharing and supporting wellbeing events and programs that are upcoming through your local communications

Organising and scheduling activites for your relevant work area

Attending wellbeing programs

Volunteer in large university health and wellbeing events

Champions will know their work areas and colleagues so will be best placed to know what will work best in that environment and can pick out resources that fit their local environments.

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Our champions will also be invited to a quarterly meeting, where they will have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers/wellbeing support team, network with other Wellbeing Champions, be updated on the planned wellbeing activity across Monash University, learn best practice and share success.

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Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health

University Health Service

Supporting Parents

Employee Assistance Program

Leave and wellbeing

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Men's Health

Men's Health Week

Men's - Better Health Channel

Men's Shed

Women's Health

Women's Health Week

Jean Hailles Foundation

General

Better Health Channel

Beyond Blue

Cancer Council

Diabetes Australia (Victoria)

Heart Foundation of Australia

SunSmart (Cancer Council Victoria)

VicHealth

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Healthy Choices Guidelines

Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipe Videos

Healthy Snacking at Monash

Monash Catering Panel

Request a SWAP class

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Regularly check upcoming events from Events Calendar

Subscribe to the Monash Wellbeing Newsletter

Subscribe to the Benestar newsletter

Webinars and video recordings for past events

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Green Impact is a beahviour change program linking sustainability and wellbeing together. The program starts in March and concludes in October. Wellbeing champions can get together with sustainability representatives to create a team and take action. To sign up and for further information visit the Green Impact website

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MyDevelopment contains a resource library filled with Wellbeing and personal develoment.

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Wellbeing Champions Group

Monash Wellbeing Group

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Mental Health First Aid training

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Campus Gardens

Free play

William Cooper Institute

Campus sustainability

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Strategic priority 5 of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Objectives

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Strategic priority 5 of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Objectives

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There is a new and updated HSW Objectives 2024-2026 and Strategic Priority 5 is focussed specifically around wellbeing.

The measures of this item

Establish an annual Wellbeing plan/calendar of events

Establish a suitable governance structure for monitoring and to review progress, this could be via existing OHS Committees

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What does this mean for me as a Wellbeing Champion?

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What does this mean for me as a Wellbeing Champion?

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You have access to the Monash Wellbeing central calendar which you and your staff can subscribe too but it is encouraged that your area also adds to these offerings by creating more localised events

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If you need posters for your kitchen/office/lab spaces etc, please see the resource library

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Email: wellbeing@monash.edu

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Telephone: 99051014

Email: ohshelpline@monash.edu

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What programs are available for us to choose?

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What programs are available for us to choose?

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We have a list of programs that you can choose from but there will be a cost associated with it. Please read each square under resource library to find out the costings and topics that are available and how to place your request

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If you would like to offer your staff a mindfulness program, there are different options and prices for each program. Please contact wellbeing@monash.edu with your request time and a member of team will contact you

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2024 M3CS Training and Facilitation Packages V.2

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Mindfulness at Monash

Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS)

Request a SWAP class

On campus counselling

Employee Assistance Program (including off campus counselling)

Staff ambassadors for MHFA

Lunchtime Meditation - Weekly on Tuesdays from 1:15-1:45

Mental health and wellbeing programs

Campaigns

Mindful May at Monash (May)

R U OK? Day (September)

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GoodFood Posters, you can print for kitchen areas

Australian Guide to Health Eating

Understanding Nutrition Information Panels

Nutrition Australia

Cook Well Eat Well

Resources

Food as Medicine Futurelearn Course by the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food

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Mentor colleagues to make healthier choices, drawing on your own experiences. For example, you might lead a particular activity, like a monthly salad club or a lunchtime walking group.

Talk to decision-makers in the faculty/divisional area about the importance of supporting the wellbeing iniatives in the university. Review the possibility of offering a subsidisation to staff for programs with a cost

Generate ideas on activities and events, and ways to promote them.

Find out colleagues’ health and wellbeing interests, perhaps through surveys or meetings. Reach out to the wellbeing team prior to sending our a survey for some assistance.

Promote and motivate your colleagues to join in with wellbeing initiatives.

Make sure health and wellbeing resources are available to your colleagues – like information about healthy catering or subsidisation of wellbeing programs – and publicise them in common areas where they’re likely to be seen.

Regularly share communication material about health, safety and wellbeing, like flu vaccination programs. For example, using newsletters/ workplace post and email communications

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If you have resources that you would like to share with other members, please add to the google drive

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UniSuper have created a financial wellbeing hub filled with resources and recordings for staff to access

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If you've just joined us or are thinking about joining, UniSuper has a range of webcasts, video modules, podcasts and articles to educate and inform.

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24 hour emergency counselling and support

Coping with a crisis

Coronavirus: Resources for Anxiety & Stress

Introduction to Mindfulness Part 1: Mental Health and the Legal Profession presented by Dr Craig Hassed

Introduction to Mindfulness Part 2: Mental Health and the Legal Profession presented by Dr Richard Chambers

Mindfulness meditation practical exercise podcast by Dr Craig Hassed

R U OK? Natural Disaster and and Emergency Mateship Manual

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Free Lunchtime Concerts every Thursday 1-2pm during Semester at the School of Music and Performance Performing Arts Centre (PAC)

Did you know listening to music can reduce your heart rate and boost your brain dopamine?  Take some time on Thursdays to hear incredible performances by Monash students, with local and international artists.  Dates and Details can be found here https://www.monash.edu/arts/music-performance/news-and-events

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Want to speak to an Accredited Practicing Dietitian? 

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Want to speak to an Accredited Practicing Dietitian? 

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Nutrition and dietetic consultations on a range of nutrition issues are available at the University Health Services and the Monash Nutrition Clinic at BASE.

Consultations are delivered by an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, all staff and students are welcome.

Note: This is used as a teaching clinic for students enrolled in the Masters of Dietetics course. All consultations are conducted by a qualified dietitian; students are able to observe and occasionally participate.

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SWAP Flex Pass - A 10 class pass that allows staff to join any group fitness class at Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula campus. If your work area wants to subsidise the cost for your staff please contact swap@monash.edu

Monash Sport Memberships (if your area wants to subsidise memberships please contact Monash Sport- 9905 4102 or swap@monash.edu

Aquatics

PREP (TeamMonash)

Social Sports

Sit Stand Desks

Free play

University Health Service

Monash Walk and Fun Run

Campus Walks

10,000 Steps Challenge with STEPtember (Sept)

Health Campaigns

Smoke Free Monash