Wellness

Renewing its longstanding commitment to student wellness, UF is building a new home for its Student Health Care Center. The state-of-the-art, 46,000-square-foot facility will focus on comprehensive health care needs, steps away from where students live and learn. The $26 million building is expected to open in late 2022 and will house all the functions […]

A new UF workshop series, Resilience and Mindfulness at Work, takes a holistic approach to the physical, cognitive and emotional aspects of resilience in the workplace while helping participants find greater alignment with their individual purpose and values. Throughout five sessions, participants will learn about the importance of personal resilience at work and discover resources […]

Our Healthy Lifestyle Program offers a series of six sessions that explore ways you can create a healthy lifestyle. Each session focuses on a specific health topic — including goal setting, physical activity, nutrition, energy balance, stress management and resilience. Altogether, this six-week program is designed to change our perspective on what it takes to create […]

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and in our latest Wellness Talk, Dr. Joseph Munson discussed warning signs and the resources available for those who may need help. A licensed mental health counselor, Dr. Munson serves as UF Health’s director of clinical services at Shands Psychiatric Hospital. You can listen to the talk by visiting the UFHR Wellness […]

Getting vaccinated for the flu can prevent you from getting sick and from spreading the flu virus to others. UF faculty, staff and students are encouraged to schedule their flu or COVID-19 vaccine through the UF Student Health Care Center. Schedule your vaccine appointment: https://shcc.ufl.edu/services/primary-care/flu/. If you live outside of Gainesville or prefer to get your flu […]

Looking for ways to reduce stress? In a recent UF News article, Ferol Carytsas, lecturer, undergraduate curriculum coordinator and advisor with the UF Center for Arts in Medicine, shared six tips that can help you harness the power of music to cope with stress. Learn more: https://news.ufl.edu/2021/08/music-and-stress/.

Did you know you can rent outdoor gear at UF? The Center for Outdoor Recreation and Education (CORE) carries a variety of gear, such as backpacking and watersports equipment including kayaks, inflatable tubes and stand-up paddleboards, coolers, tents, hammocks and much more. If you are a first-time renter, stop by the CORE office located behind […]

Open Enrollment for 2022 benefits will take place Oct. 11 through Oct. 29. UF’s annual Open Enrollment period is your opportunity to add, change or remove benefits enrollment elections for the next plan year. Elections made during this period will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Here are a few ways you can prepare for Open Enrollment: […]

GatorCare’s fall walking challenge — Walktoberfest: Soles Rise Again — runs Oct. 4–31. In this four-week, competitive challenge, faculty and staff teams will virtually “explore” the spookiest spots around the U.S. Participants looking for an extra wellness boost may also participate in two mini-challenges to be entered into a prize drawing. Learn more and register: https://gatorcare.org/walking-challenge/.

As the delta variant of the coronavirus persists, federal officials are urgently studying the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as well as a second shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. If the Food and Drug Administration and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee agree to […]