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Well-being Task Force

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“Well-being is not a burden or a luxury, it is an individual and collective need.”
Jessica Horn

The DEM Well-being Task Force promotes work-life harmony, well-being, and connection within the workplace. It supports DEM’s culture of belonging by promoting care & collaboration and fostering well-being.

Current members of the Task Force are Cari Anderson (OAR), Jessica Arnold (OAR), Mike Hollander (OVPEM), Kelly Norton (RO), Paul Oshefsky (RO), and Nicole Schumacher (OSFA). If you have ideas for the Task Force, please reach out to any of the current members.

If you are interested in joining, please email Mike Hollander.

Dimensions of Wellness

The Well-Being Task Force is using the dimensions of wellness as an organizing principle for activities and ideas. The dimensions of wellness are outlined below.

Taking Care of your mind

Emotional

  • Accepting yourself for who you are
  • Valuing self-exploration
  • Managing stress effectively

taking care of what’s around you

Environmental

  • Being aware of the impact you have on the environment
  • Developing safe habits
  • Enjoying time in nature

taking care of your future goals

Occupational

  • Setting and meeting career goals in a healthy way
  • Challenging yourself to new life experiences
  • Having supportive peers who share similar goals

taking care of your finances

Financial

  • Developing long-term and short-term financial goals
  • Budgeting effectively
  • Living within your current means

Taking care of your relationships and society

Social

  • Developing and maintaining healthy relationships
  • Managing unhealthy relationships effectively
  • Respecting identities of all individuals

taking care of your body

Physical

  • Engaging in physical activity safely and regularly
  • Getting enough sleep
  • Eating a nutritional diet

taking care of your values and beliefs

Spiritual

  • Understanding your own values, ethics and beliefs and respecting others’
  • Understanding that spirituality is a personal experience

taking care of your knoWLEDGE and skills

Intellectual

  • Growing intellectually, valuing lifelong learning, and responding positively to intellectual challenges
  • Expanding knowledge and skills while discovering the potential for sharing your gifts with others

Events

DEM Well-being Events

  • Nov 12
    Occupational Wellness: Podcast discussion

    For the last series of our 2026 Well-Being Task Force programming, we will focus on Occupational Wellness. This dimension of wellness includes setting and achieving your career goals in a healthy way, embracing opportunities for growth, and building supportive relationships that contribute to both personal and professional success. For the second of our three offerings on …

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Past Events

Financial Planning watch party November 18, 2024

Recipe Exchange September 18, 2024

Produce Exchange August 26-30, 2024

Making Life Beautiful Day June 11, 2024

 

 

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