Infuse Well-Being Into Your Department

Become a Wellness Ambassador
Wellness Ambassadors help us by connecting their departments with liveWELL. They play a key role in promoting healthy habits at work.

Apply for a Wellness Grant
liveWELL gives Wellness Grants to departments. These grants support activities that encourage healthy habits and help create a culture of well-being.

Recognize a Wellness Hero
Wellness Heroes are nominated because they inspire others to be healthy and help build a culture of health and well-being at the University of Iowa.
Resources To Promote
Personal Health Assessment
This is the first step to engaging with free well-being services. Encourage colleagues to complete their PHA.
Monthly Outreach Materials
Bulletin Board Kit
Share the Monthly Wellness Updates flyer and your favorite seasonal handouts.
Digital Signage
This slide contains information from the Monthly Wellness Updates and is designed for TVs around campus, making it easy to promote programs and resources in high-traffic areas.
Lead Well-Being Moments
Use any resource from the Well-Being Resource Library to spark connection, learning, and action in your department. Choose something that interests your group, whether it’s a short video, article, or activity. Share it, discuss the takeaways, and agree on one small step to try. Explore it during a meeting or make it a weekly challenge.
Here’s a simple format:
- Pick a resource from the Well-Being Resource Library
- Engage with the resource
- Put it into practice
Below are some ideas to get you started.
- Watch a video and discuss key takeaways.
- Explore a resource together and share one action to try this week.
- Try an activity and reflect on how it felt.
- Start a meeting with a practice or tip, then invite reflections.
- Use a resource to inspire a mini challenge for your department.
Quick Ideas
- Implement a gratitude challenge
- Lead a 5-minute stretch
- Create SMART goals
- Hold a walk-and-talk meeting
- Start with a breathing exercise
- Host a healthy snack swap
- Participate in Discover Your University
- Check in with your colleagues
- Share your favorite recipe
- Post a weekly wellness tip
Request a Well-Being Workshop
liveWELL Well-being workshops are 45-minute sessions facilitated by a trained Health Coach. These interactive sessions include activities and group discussion, and they are designed to help employees discover small steps they can take to include more positive health behaviors in their lives.
We can provide up to two workshops per unit per year. We appreciate at least 6 weeks notice for workshop requests, and we require 12 attendees for an onsite or hybrid workshop.
Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the impact of health behaviors on well-being.
- Identify strategies that can be used to enhance well-being and contribute to a positive work environment.
- Discuss how to increase motivation for readiness with lifestyle change.
- Develop a goal to support well-being.
Workshop Menu: Departments can select a workshop topic from the following menu.
- Nutrition: Building Balanced Snacks
- Nutrition: Meal Planning for Busy People
- Physical Activity: Finding Time for Movement
- Mental Well-Being: Fostering a Better Mindset
- Mental Well-Being: Exploring Everyday Mindfulness
- Sleep: Achieving Your Best Rest
- Self-Care: Prioritizing Your Well-Being
After you submit your request and it is approved, you will get a Calendly link to schedule the workshop and provide more details. A liveWELL staff member will contact you to confirm the workshop and ask for any additional information if needed.
Request an EAP Presentation
UI EAP offers 30-45 minute presentations on various topics. These can be in person or on Zoom. Please give at least six weeks’ notice and have at least 12 attendees for in-person presentations. Email eaphelp@uiowa.edu to submit your request.
Request an EAP Presentation
Building Healthy Boundaries (EAP)
Boundaries are key to healthy relationships — with yourself and others, at work, and in your personal life. This Employee Assistance Program (EAP) presentation will identify what boundaries are, why you need them, and how to set them — including different contexts and situations we encounter at work and home. Various boundaries and communication styles will be reviewed. Email eaphelp@uiowa.edu to request this topic.
Emotional Intelligence: Managing Your Emotions, Managing Others (EAP)
Emotional Intelligence (EI) contributes to success at work and in your personal life. In this Employee Assistance Program (EAP) presentation, learn ways to understand your own emotions and the emotions of those around you. Email eaphelp@uiowa.edu to request this topic.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training (EAP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will guide you through this basic training to increase your understanding of the warning signs of suicide and how to be helpful to someone in crisis. Email eaphelp@uiowa.edu to request this topic.
Why Sleep Matters (EAP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will teach you about sleep, insomnia, and provide tips to improve your sleep. Email eaphelp@uiowa.edu to request this topic.