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VOICE presenting at national conference

02/24/2021

Promoting food security in higher education – Virtual conference series

Student food insecurity in the news

02/24/2021

UBCO students are among the most food insecure in Canada

Campus Health leading Harm Reduction Initiative

02/18/2021

Access Campus Health’s Harm Reduction Team (HaRT) in the Okanagan Valley

Bell Let’s Talk at UBCO

01/29/2021

Let’s break down mental health stigma

Smoke-free campus plan for UBCO

11/10/2020

Proposal for a Smoke-free Campus

Launching community partnerships

11/02/2020

Physical Food Hub project at UBCO – Phase 2

Meet Campus Health Students – Thomas, Becky and Lucas

09/30/2020

Becky and Thomas are evaluating the harm reduction resources available to students at UBCO

VOICE research published

08/24/2020

42% of undergraduate students at UBCO report food insecurity

Meet our students – Caroline and Jenna

07/29/2020

Meet Master of Social Work students and learn about the health information hub ‘the Wellness Centre: Online’

Food security at UBCO presentations

07/23/2020

Student food security at UBCO is a priority. Find out about two food security projects at UBCO

Envisioning a Physical Food Hub at UBCO

06/12/2020

This project addresses growing levels of food insecurity among students at UBCO

NEW Made in Canada Campus Wellbeing Survey

04/27/2020

UBC Okanagan students were invited to complete the new Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) survey in the 2019 fall semester.

Wellbeing Support Moves Online

04/17/2020

In these unprecedented times, we wanted to make wellbeing accessible for UBCO students. The Wellness Centre: Online has officially launched.

Golden Apple Awards – 2020 Winners

04/14/2020

The Golden Apple Awards are a student-led initiative to acknowledge teachers that are supporting wellbeing in the academic environment. Winners Announced.

Voices in the Valley

01/25/2020

Voices in the Valley Approximately 50 UBCO students came together on January 25th to learn what it means to be a mental health advocate at the Jack.org summit.

VOICE Supports National Non-Smoking Week

01/24/2020

The Campus Health VOICE student team were out on campus to raise awareness about National Non-Smoking Week, one of the longest running public health events in Canada.

Quench This

11/28/2019

The Campus Health Voice students conducted a survey at UBCO to assess student attitudes toward healthier beverage choices and consumption patterns

Raising Awareness About the Risks of Vaping

11/25/2019

The latest information from Health Canada regarding the health risks of vaping were distributed by the student group.

Opioid Dialogue: Listening for Direction

11/14/2019

VOICE has held opioid dialogues on campus to promote a better understanding of perspectives related to the use of opioids and other drugs.

Stigma Smash

11/01/2019

To kick off Thrive month on November 1st 2019, our VOICE team partnered with second year nursing students to smash mental health stigmas!

Cannabis Information for Incoming Students

09/12/2019

Campus Health in collaboration with Student Services provided information about recreational cannabis to incoming UBC students.

1,2,3…Food Fight!

09/12/2019

Did you know that students are one of the most vulnerable populations in Canada for experiencing household food insecurity? What exactly is this issue faced by 40% of your UBC peers?

VOICE Students Attend Food Summit

08/18/2019

VOICE student co-researchers, Kimberly Rutledge and Desiree Amaral, joined 70 students from across Canada at the National Student Food Summit held at McMaster University.