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The Powerful Health Benefits of Citrus Fruits
Add some extra sunshine and warmth to your diet by eating more citrus fruits! Bright, colorful, fragrant, refreshing, and juicy, citrus fruits are not only delicious for their balanced tart and sweet taste, they are also an essential part of everyday nutrition, packing powerful health benefits beneath that tough, leathery rind. Citrus fruits are rich [...]
UW Walk Week 2022
Stroll in to Summer with UW Virtual Walk Week! Each year, The Whole U hosts UW Walk Week, a week dedicated to getting outside, increasing movement throughout the day, reducing stress, boosting productivity, and going back to the basics of what it means to move. Join us for a week full of virtual and in-person [...]
Mental Health Awareness Month: Youth Anxiety Skyrockets in “Generation Covid”
The long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of kids and teens – the pandemic generation, or Generation Covid (already truncated to “Gen C”) – is not yet known or fully understood. One secondary effect of the pandemic is already clear, however: after more than two years of remote learning, quarantining and [...]
UW Fitness Day: Meet Your Coaches Part IV
The Whole U is excited to announce that our annual UW Fitness Day will be returning as an in-person event on May 23. Fitness Day is a one-of-a-kind, campus-wide workout to celebrate movement. This will be the Whole U’s first live event in over two years, and we are thrilled to offer the UW community [...]
University Book Store’s Top 5 Reads for AANHPI Heritage Month
May is Asian-American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month where we recognize and celebrate the many achievements of AANHPI peoples in our community and our nation. While five books is nowhere near enough to represent the many identities and cultures recognized this May, our booksellers have put together this list of amazing, you-gotta-read-them titles [...]
Bring Nature Into Your Mindfulness Practice with Forest Bathing
The rising popularity of mindfulness in today’s world is proving the need for humans to disconnect from the daily stress of life and tune inward. After an incredibly challenging year, many have discovered mindfulness as a useful tool for lowering stress, managing anxiety, improving mood, and creating a sense of calmness through meditation. As the [...]
Art for Self-Care and Mental Health
Think of something creative that you enjoy doing. Perhaps it’s dance, painting, or creating music. How do you feel when you are creating art? Some would say calm, happy, relaxed, or inspired. Art has an incredible way of connecting the world and allowing us to express ourselves. Because of these feel-good effects, art is a [...]
Nutrition Resource Guide
Food is sustenance. Food is pleasurable. Food brings comfort and drives connection, too. Whether you eat to live, live to eat, or do a little bit of both, the Whole U has you covered. Use the resources on this page to support your personal nutritional goals and connect to nutrition experts on campus. View and [...]
Dr. Pamela Collins: A Champion of Global Mental Health Advocacy
Psychiatrist Pamela Collins has long been interested in the intersection of mental health and global public health. While a medical student at Cornell University, she had the opportunity to conduct summer research in Haiti during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, a formative experience that brought into focus the impact of the sociocultural environment [...]
UWMC’s 21 Day Restore U Challenge
UW Medicine employees are invited to participate in the 21 Day Restore U Challenge, an annual well-being event first introduced by nurses at UW Medical Center-Montlake. Intended to create space for fostering meaningful connections with others while developing evidence-based well-being habits, the challenge addresses employee burnout and pandemic-inspired compassion fatigue. “We have ample situations in [...]
Harborview Virtual Art Show
Art connects people from different walks of life and is a timeless forum for expression and creativity. Art can be a therapeutic outlet and a wonderful way to practice self-care. University of Washington staff at Harborview Medical Center have tirelessly been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of the hospital halls and units, [...]