Sept. 22, 2021 The Division of Human Resources & Equity is now called the Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture.

Mental Health: Cultural and Ethnic Stigmas

Stigma is defined as a mark of disgrace and can make people feel alienated and discriminated against both within their own cultural group and in wider society. Cultural and ethnic mental health stigmas can affect people dramatically.

Do You Have This Mood-Boosting, Isolation Busting Support at Home?

When thinking about work-life balance issues, we tend to overlook the role of our furry, finned and feathered friends. Pets play an integral role in making you happy, reducing daily stresses and improving your overall well-being.

Planning for Your Retirement: Things to Consider

When we think about retiring, most of us imagine a time when we won’t have to rush off to work, we’ll enjoy leisure activities, and have time simply to relax. We may worry about how we’ll manage financially once we leave our full-time jobs. But few of us have made solid plans for our retirement that include looking at our finances, personal relationships, and meaningful activities.

Tips for Maintaining Physical Health at Work

Whether your work is physical or sedentary, creating a safe and healthy work environment can help you prevent injury and illness. Neglecting your physical health at work not only impacts your quality of life but can also affect how efficiently and productively you work. Here are some suggestions to help you stay healthy on the job.

Eating Well to Optimize Performance

Are you trapped in a peak and valley pattern of high and low energy? Striking the right balance of healthy foods can boost energy, concentration and productivity while warding off irritability and mood swings. Keeping your energy up and humming at a steady pace is not as difficult as it seems.

Languishing: What It Means and Why You Might Be Struggling with It

You may have heard about a phenomenon called languishing—an aimless, joyless state somewhere between depression and flourishing. But is languishing a real health condition? How might it appear in your life, or in the life of a loved one? And if it does, what can you do about it?