The University of Savoie Mont Blanc is concerned about the quality of life of the staff who make up its community and intends to promote and develop its actions around quality of life, health, and well-being on campus. To this end, USMB is implementing the "Cohesion and Quality of Life on Campus" project, primarily aimed at staff and continuing the "Social Barometer" initiative (surveys in March-April 2019 and May 2021).
Summary
- Objectives of the "cohesion and quality of life on sites" project
- Priority areas of the "cohesion and quality of life on sites" project
- Actions and events of the quality of life mission on the sites
- Contact
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Objectives of the "cohesion and quality of life on sites" project
The objectives of the project are as follows:
- Build and promote an environment conducive to community living, health, and well-being for community members and the fulfillment of academic missions.
- Strengthen the institution's strategy in the area of promoting quality of life at work and preventing psychosocial risks (PSRs).
- Supporting the "post-crisis" period
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Priority areas of the "cohesion and quality of life on sites" project
In order to structure actions that are part of the project initiated by the institution, its priority areas are as follows:
- Establish times and spaces to promote quality of life on campuses. The aim is to develop positive behaviors for health in a professional context. Raise awareness and destigmatize, prevent risks, and help to address difficulties early on. Innovative actions to raise awareness of well-being issues and promote mental health are particularly encouraged.
- Strengthen the assessment and organizational support process to promote well-being. The goal is to continue developing the "Social Barometer" tool in order to conduct assessments and future interventions.
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Actions and events of the quality of life mission on the sites
Well-being and Cohesion Day: Festiv’USMB
The Well-being, Health, and Quality of Life Department at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc is organizing a "Green Day" focused on well-being and health. Open to all USMB staff, this day offers a variety of activities aimed at promoting well-being and health.
Mental Health First Aid
Come and learn about Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). MHFA enables you to identify difficulties and know how to respond to people who are showing the first signs of psychological distress or who are experiencing a mental health crisis. This training provides you with key concepts in mental health, as well as specific information on several disorders and crisis situations. By the end of the PSSM training, you will have learned how to act as a first responder to support the person and enable them to be taken care of by professionals or emergency services. PSSM specifically teaches how to provide support to people experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance use, suicidal crises, or aggressive behavior. This training is open to everyone. Several sessions are organized each year for groups of 10 to 16 people at the institution's various sites.
To participate, contact the Training Unit.
To participate, contact the Training Unit.
Activ’USMB
For the start of the 2022-23 academic year, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc has set up theActiv’USMB sports and collaborative event. This took place between September 15 and 28, 2022. Open to all USMB staff, the objective was toencourage walking and daily physical activityBy downloading the app Kiplin, acting as a pedometer, teams had to take as many steps as possible to win the competition. The challenge was accompanied by various challenges related to well-being at work in order to add rhythm to the game and earn bonus points. Together, USMB employees walked nearly 11,600 km, or about 16.5 million steps! This initiative was led by the events department of the communications division, with the support of the medical, prevention, and sports departments.
Learn more about the event
Activ’USMB, a collective and connected adventure for USMB staff
Learn more about the results of the challenge
USMB staff join in the Activ’USMB adventure
Finally, what did the participants think?
"It was really great. We talked and laughed a lot with our colleagues, which created a good atmosphere within the team and allowed us to share some good times," said one of the members of the winning team, 1000pattes.
"It was a real challenge and a lot of fun and excitement between us. Photos of landscapes were shared, weekend outings were organized between teams, etc. It was great fun!" reports a member of another team.
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Contacts
To contact us, please email us at: mission.bien-etre@univ-smb.fr
Project manager: Arnaud Carré
Project assistant: Isoline Mauxion
Administrative manager within the HR department: Catherine Denjean, cross-functional activities department