On March 22, 2021 City Council approved Calgary’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy, as well as the Investment Framework.
To support the implementation of the Strategy, The City of Calgary launched two streams, each with its own eligibility criteria:
- Connect the Dots! to enhance existing programs and services
- Change Can’t Wait! to test innovative ideas through fast pilot process
The aim of Change Can’t Wait! funding is to test innovative ideas that bring change at the individual, family, community, and policy or system levels to improve the mental health and addictions-related issues affecting Calgarians.
With the support of the City of Calgary, Calgary Korean Women’s Association offered the “Wellness Webinar Series: Promoting a Healthy Community” from August 2021 to February 2022.
The project included 20 webinars on topics related to wellness for supporting the community in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and equipping them with lasting healthy habits, knowledge, and skills to better take care of themselves and their families. Discussion topics were geared toward the needs of the community identified through several community surveys conducted by CKWA, focusing on well-being, such as physical activity, healthy eating, behavior modification, and stress management.
Check out the webinar details below.
Upcoming CKWA Events
april, 2024
Webinar Series Themes & Topics
Mental Health Focused Topics
Overcoming Setbacks-Finding Meaningful Purpose: Setbacks in life are inevitable. This webinar helped attendees learn how to bounce back from setbacks and get back to routine with better nutrition, fitness, and mental health!
Train Your Brain: This webinar discussed methods of retraining the brain to focus on a positive mindset by transforming negative thoughts through gratitude, mantras, observations, and more.
Spotlight on Sleep: This webinar identified the symptoms of fatigue and its impact on the body and mind. It also explained lifestyle adjustments to help attendees feel their best.
Unplug Yourself: Many people struggle to balance technology and healthy living as being too “connected” takes a toll on physical and mental health. This webinar provided practical tips and techniques to unplug to improve overall well-being.
Meditation 101: This webinar helped attendees learn ways to meditate for a relaxed mind, sharp concentration, feel more energized, and ease stress and anxiety.
Stress Management Made Simple: Stress can be very harmful to the mind and body if not managed properly. This webinar will discuss the different types of stressors that can affect the mind and body, the impact stress has on overall wellbeing, and share various stress relief mechanisms.
Physical Health Focused Topics
Yoga Practices for Overall Health: This webinar helped attendees get familiar with yoga practices and shared tips on effectively managing a routine with yoga for a relaxed mind and body for overall health benefits.
Creating A Gym at Home: This webinar shared tips for putting together a fitness program at home or outdoors. It explained how to structure effective workouts in a home environment using inexpensive or no equipment.
Motivating Movement: This webinar shared the benefits of exercise, from treating anxiety and depression to improving brain function, and the amount of physical activity necessary to achieve the benefits.
Power Of Prevention: Disease prevention is extremely important for staying healthy. This webinar was particularly important in the context of COVID-19 and focused on the importance of proper hygiene and disease prevention as well as action steps on a daily basis to keep the immune system strong.
Food and Nutrition Focused Topics
Understanding Food Labels: Reading food labels can be confusing, especially for new immigrants or non-English speakers. This webinar shared the parts of the label that are important, what to look out for, and what the commonly used ingredients mean.
Optimum Nutrition for The Brain-REAL Food For Thought: This webinar focused on the effects of food on the body and mind, how to make healthy choices to provide the fuel needed to boost energy and keep it steady throughout the day.
Grocery Shopping Techniques: This webinar helped attendees learn how to ensure healthy grocery shopping techniques, including understanding food labels and how to use a plan to navigate the grocery store.
Healthy Meal Prepping Techniques: In this webinar, attendees learned quick and easy meal-prepping ideas and tips to create meals as well as how to organize batch cooking.
Wellness Focused Topics
Behavior Modifications – How to Kick-Start Your Self Care: This webinar will identify unhealthy behaviors and will help you create a self-care plan that you can put into action. The more we can invest in true self-care, the more we can prevent illness and maintain good health.
Creating S.M.A.R.T Goals: This webinar will help attendees to learn how to set the right goals, make them SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely), and how to best achieve them.
Living Purposefully: A strong sense of purpose contributes to a happy, healthy, and meaningful life. This webinar will provide tools to help attendees learn how to develop a strong sense of purpose for the benefit of their emotional, psychological, and physical well-being.
Studying/Working from Home Successfully: Since COVID-19 related lockdowns, most people have found studying or working from home tricky to do. This webinar will share strategies for working/studying from home, managing time effectively, and limit distractions.
Mindfulness and You: This webinar will help attendees learn about mindfulness as an integrative, mind-body approach to life. They will learn simple techniques to pay attention to thoughts and feelings in a way that can increase awareness and help manage difficult experiences.
Dimensions of Wellness: This webinar will explore the various dimensions of well-being (social, physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, and intellectual) and how to incorporate each into daily life.
