Thanks to everyone who came to our 2019 Health and Wellbeing Day! You can see some photos from the day here.
Tuesday 16 April 2019, 10.00am – 3.00pm
Warwick Medical School
Come and join us for a day dedicated to your wellbeing! There'll be stalls, freebies, competitions, demonstrations and practical taster sessions to get involved in, open to all Warwick staff and students. This year our focus is on food and nutrition, so there'll be plenty of food tasting during the day as well!
Once you've had a look through the programme we'd be grateful if you could fill out this form to let us know which sessions you're interested in coming to so we have an idea of numbers.
Wordsearch competition
Print a copy of our food and nutrition focused wordsearch and bring it along on the day for the chance to win a book token or a bottle of wine.
Programme
Scheduled practical taster sessions and talks
| Location |
Time |
Activity |
| MSB Atrium |
10.00am - 11.30am |
Tea tasting and cakes
|
| GLT3 |
10.00am - 10.10am |
Introduction to the day
Hannah Friend, the University's Director of Wellbeing and Safeguarding, will be coming along to introduce the day's events.
|
| A0.39 |
10.00am - 10.45am |
Drumming workshop
Come and have a go at some drumming and learn how drumming and music can be beneficial for your mental wellbeing. (Repeated at 10.45am)
|
| GLT 3 |
10.10am - 10.30am |
Talk - Gut Health: Diet, Health and Wellbeing - Meraki Nutrition
Karen Ward from Meraki Nutrition will be speaking to us about healthy eating and the small steps we can take to improve our gut health. (Repeated at 11.45am in GLT4)
|
| GLT4 |
10.30am - 11.00am |
Mindful eating
Join Dean Howes from Warwick's Centre for Lifelong Learning to learn how we can be more mindful when eating and have a practice! Cookies and rocky road will be provided but you're welcome to bring your own food if you prefer.
|
| A0.39 |
10.45am - 11.30am |
Drumming workshop
Come and have a go at some drumming and learn how drumming and music can be beneficial for your mental wellbeing. (Also on at 10.00am) |
| GLT4 |
11.00am - 11.15am |
Hula-hooping
Tone up your waist and hips. (Repeated at 2.00pm)
|
| A0.41 |
11.00am - 11.45am |
CPR training
Come and learn skills that could help you save a life. (Repeated at 1.00pm)
|
| GLT4 |
11.45am - 12.15pm |
Talk - Gut Health: Diet, Health and Wellbeing - Meraki Nutrition
Karen Ward from Meraki Nutrition will be speaking to us about healthy eating and the small steps we can take to improve our gut health. (Also on at 10.10am in GLT3) |
| A039 |
12.00pm - 12.30pm |
Wild fermentary workshop
Join us for an introduction to fermented foods, potential health benefits of these foods and supporting scientific evidence. In this workshop there'll be a practical demonstration of sauerkraut making and a brief introduction to sourdough bread making, including tasting samples. (Repeated at 1.00pm) |
| GLT4 |
12.15pm - 12.45pm |
Lindy Hop
Learn the basics of Lindy Hop, an American dance that originated in New York in the 1920s and 30s. |
| GLT4 |
12.45pm - 1.30pm |
Choir workshop
Come and have a singalong with Warwick's choir led by Matthew Forbes. |
| A041 |
1.00pm - 1.45pm |
CPR training
Learn skills that could help you save a life. (Also on at 11.00am)
|
| A039 |
1.00pm - 1.30pm |
Wild fermentary workshop
Join us for an introduction to fermented foods, potential health benefits of these foods and supporting scientific evidence. In this workshop there'll be a practical demonstration of sauerkraut making and a brief intro to sourdough bread making, including tasting samples. (Also on at 12.00pm) |
| GLT4 |
2.00pm - 2.15pm |
Hula-hooping
Tone up your waist and hips. (Also on at 11.00am) |
| CPD lounge |
2.00pm - 3.00pm |
Knot Just Knitting
Join us for a taster session in crochet and knitting.
|
| GLT4 |
2.15pm - 2.45pm |
Sleep workshop
Jon Burgess, Wellness Coach from Believe2Achieve, will be running a 30-minute workshop on sleep.
|
All day activities
| Location |
Time |
Activity |
| GLT 3 |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Bean soup
Come and speak to Eric Holub from Life Sciences about his work at Warwick Crop Centre, and take away a sample of delicious bean soup! |
| GLT3 |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Food for Mood
Food sampling and information about how food can impact your mood. |
| CPD lounge |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Doodle wall and art activities
Come along for some mindful colouring, drawing and doodling!
|
| CPD lounge |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Smoothie samples
Try some delicious smoothies from the Love Taste Company.
|
| Across Gibbet Hill |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Competitions
There will be several competitions running through the day with some great prizes up for grabs, including book vouchers, bottles of wine, wellbeing coaching sessions and food gift bags.
Photo competition
Take a photo of the day and post it on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ghwellbeingday (or if you're not on social media email it to wms.comms@warwick.ac.uk) - our favourite photos will win a sourdough making course or a bottle of wine.
Wellbeing wordsearch
Pick up a wellbeing wordsearch in the atrium (or print a copy here), complete it and drop it off and you could win a book token or a bottle of wine.
Feedback form
Everyone who completes a feedback form about the day will be entered into a competition to win a Pumpkin and Sprout food gift bag or a coaching session with Jon Burgess. The forms will be available in the Medical School Building atrium.
Warwick Sport competition
Warwick Sport will be running a competition during the day to win Wasps netball tickets.
|
| GLT 3 |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Wellbeing and information stands - GLT3
Wellbeing Support Services
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Garden Society (free seeds to take home)
Deaf Society
Library - Study Happy
Warwick Sport
Disability Awareness
|
| CPD lounge |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Wellbeing and information stands - CPD lounge
Coventry and Warwickshire Year of Wellbeing
Balls to Talk
Diabetes Awareness
Honeybuns Bakery
Food craving hypnotherapy with Julie Newman-Seunarayan
|
MSB
Atrium |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
Wesleyan and MDU (Medical Defence Union)
Medical student support services
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Register your interest
To give us an idea of numbers, please fill out the form below to let us know which sessions you're interested in coming to. Feel free to turn up on the day even if you haven't completed the form.
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