{"610156":{"#nid":"610156","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Well-Being Activators Application Now Open! ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDo you believe in walking meetings, office yoga or team meditation? If you answered yes to the above then apply to be part of the next cohort of Well-Being Activators on campus. Health \u0026amp; Well-Being is recruiting students and employees to become Well-Being Activators for the fall 2018 semester!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell-Being Activators are ambassadors and champions whose mission is to enhance a culture of health, wellbeing, and caring at Georgia Tech. They serve as well-being role models within their respective group or department, inspiring others to flourish physically, emotionally, spiritually, professionally, socially, and personally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Well-Being Activators play a pivotal role in moving the well-being needle on campus,\u0026rdquo; said HI Senior Director, Stacy Connell. \u0026ldquo;The Activators take a unique approach to health and well-being by incorporating it into every day for their colleagues and friends. It can be as easy as establishing walking meetings to creating full-fledged residence hall health challenges. We provide the tools and support while the activators infuse the changes into their respected areas.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell-Being Activators commit one hour per week to implement programming or promoting health, well-being and caring in addition to a group meeting every month. They are also charged with communicating health and well-being messaging to their respective group or department and encouraging participation in programs and events on campus. Yolonda Cameron from Legal Affairs \u0026amp; Risk Management became an activator to, \u0026ldquo;cultivate a community of health, well-being and caring on a practical level. That is, it means not only sharing various health \u0026amp; wellness tips and initiatives at Georgia Tech but also facilitating a variety of health \u0026amp; wellness activities.\u0026rdquo; Some of her programmings included herbal tea breaks, walking tours and reflection hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose who are selected will gain a variety of skills related to leadership, well-being, and fostering healthy behavior change that are relevant to their everyday lives and transferable into their future professional goals. Chemical Engineering student and Well-Being Activator, Justin Goveas said, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m able to take what I\u0026rsquo;ve learned in the activators program and incorporate it into the lives of people around me. It\u0026rsquo;s something I\u0026rsquo;m thankful for because I\u0026rsquo;m better able to be there for my friends and the people I care about.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplications to become a Well-Being Activator for fall 2018 are currently available! The student application is due September 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E with a mandatory training September 23rd for selected applicants. The employee application is due September 27\u003Csup\u003Eth \u003C\/sup\u003Ewith a mandatory training October 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E for selected applicants. For more information and to apply, go to \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/healthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/WBA.\u0022\u003Ehealthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/WBA.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHealth \u0026amp; Well-Being is recruiting students and employees to become Well-Being Activators for the fall 2018 semester!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Health \u0026 Well-Being is recruiting students and employees to become Well-Being Activators for the fall 2018 semester!"}],"uid":"27649","created_gmt":"2018-08-22 14:02:46","changed_gmt":"2018-11-30 16:38:25","author":"Christine Kapurch","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"610054":{"id":"610054","type":"image","title":"WBA application","body":null,"created":"1534793699","gmt_created":"2018-08-20 19:34:59","changed":"1534793699","gmt_changed":"2018-08-20 19:34:59","alt":"","file":{"fid":"232311","name":"ActivatorShirt_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ActivatorShirt_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ActivatorShirt_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1056028,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ActivatorShirt_1.jpg?itok=u8wRdlNa"}}},"media_ids":["610054"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/healthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/well-being-activators","title":"Application "}],"groups":[{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"},{"id":"111091","name":"Health Services"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12533","name":"health promotion"},{"id":"178819","name":"newsroom"},{"id":"9908","name":"financial services"},{"id":"10199","name":"Daily Digest"},{"id":"166906","name":"Stamps"},{"id":"179687","name":"employee wellness"},{"id":"179855","name":"employee well-being"},{"id":"179851","name":"employee health"},{"id":"179688","name":"student wellness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}