2021
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November is National Men’s Health Awareness Month
November 11, 2021
Men’s Health: Increase your awareness! November is National Men’s Health Awareness Month and with it comes various efforts to create a defense for men’s health, like Movember and No-Shave November. This month specifically raises awareness and support of those facing prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health issues. Men’s Mental Health Men often have more […]
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September is Suicide Awareness Month
September 24, 2021
In support of Suicide Awareness Month UW System is sharing content about various aspects of suicide. Did You Know? Suicide is the second cause of death for ages 10 to 34. Males make up 78% of all people who die by suicide. The overall suicide rate has increased 35% since 1999. Suicide is the tenth […]
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UW Oshkosh Helps Break the Stigma
May 28, 2021
Did you know that 1 in 5 U.S. adults* experience mental health illness? For this reason, UW Oshkosh has developed resources over the last year to help make their employees and supervisors more aware of the valuable (and often no-cost) tools that can provide mental health support to them and their loved ones. Help UW […]
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UW System Well Wisconsin Program Participation
January 21, 2021
Governor Evers thanked employees state-wide in this 90-second video for their dedication to well-being in 2020! UW System-wide participation in the Well Wisconsin Program for the 2020 program year was 32% (a 3.1% decrease from 2019). A slight decrease was somewhat expected due to the challenging environment the COVID-19 pandemic provided. However, the program was […]