healthy & well
AT LBNL

Welcome


Healthy & Well at LBNL is a centralized location for Berkeley Lab staff to find support and resources to help build their health, wellness and well-being. The website is intended to get you thinking about the things you can do to foster health and wellness in your life - both at work and at home. In each section you’ll find a collection of resources from the Lab, UC Berkeley and the community that touch on different aspects of health and wellness.

Why does it matter?

You know the safety advice when flying “Secure your own oxygen mask before helping others”? The same goes for health and wellness – caring for ourselves is an integral part in caring for our families, friends and loved ones. Caring for ourselves gives us the capacity to better handle stressful or demanding situations both at home and work.

The site is a collaborative effort between Health Services, Human Resources and the IDEA Office to support the health and wellness of Berkeley Lab employees and their families. Questions? Please email us at IDEA@lbl.gov.

October resources 

Health Services: Get Your Flu Shot!

Free flu vaccine clinics are available to all Lab employees at the Health Services in Building 26 in October and November. Login to clinic.lbl.gov to schedule an appointment. 


Benefits:  2024 Benefits Open Enrollment is Oct 31 - Nov 22

Get ready for open enrollment at the end of the month.  Even if you like what you have, be sure to double check your coverage updates and changes. Review a list of benefit basics from UC (Benefit Overview) and check the LBNL Open Enrollment page for updates



Wellness Topic of the Month:  Cook Well Berkeley
Did you know that UC Berkeley’s Be Well at Work Program has a nutrition program, recipes, and cooking classes? Check out their website for more information, upcoming cooking classes, recordings of past classes, shopping lists, suggestions, and even a downloadable cookbook. Bon appetite! 


Ergo Angle: Computer Desk Set Up

Click here for some helpful videos you can watch to help provide you useful tips to work comfortably.  

Upcoming Events (for all events, check out the calendar): 


One Minute for Wellness - October 2024

Event highlights

Be Well at Work Fall Workshops


Be Well at Work's Employee Assistance Program provides no-cost confidential counseling and referral for Berkeley Lab staff as well as workshops on eldercare, parenting, and stress management. All Lab employees are welcome to register and attend.


Elder Care

Employee Assistance Program Workshops for Berkeley Lab


Be Well at Work's Employee Assistance Program provides no-cost confidential counseling and referral for Berkeley Lab staff as well as workshops on eldercare, parenting, and stress management. All Lab employees are welcome to register and attend.


Prepare to Care

Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Time: 12 noon - 1 pm PT
Join us on Zoom
Presenter: Natasha Boissier, LCSW

"Being a family caregiver is a job no one applies for,"states Gail Sheehy author of "Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence", and certainly one we are not always prepared for ahead of time.  Prepare To Care is a one hour workshop which will highlight advanced planning essentials - both medical and legal - to consider when preparing to care for an older adult, as well as provide an overview of government and community resources available to caregivers of people with chronic or neurodegenerative illness. 

Natasha Boissier (she/her/ella) is the Elder Care Counselor at Be Well at Work. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Natasha has worked with older adults and their families across multiple cultural, community and medical settings in the Bay Area for the past 25 years. Natasha’s focus is working with family caregivers caring for an adult living with illness or disabilities through individual, family and group counseling. She especially enjoys providing education around disease management, resource information and coping skills so that her clients are confident and accompanied in their caregiving journeys. Natasha received her MSW from San Francisco State University and holds an advanced practice Palliative Care Certificate for Social Workers from CSU. Natasha is a certified grief educator committed to providing the highest level of grief support through education, experience, and insights.


Sharpening our Focus at Work

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Time: 12 noon - 1 pm PT
Join us on Zoom
Presenter: Elliot DiTusa, LPCC

Many of us strive to work in a productive and efficient manner. This can often be easier said than done. Our work environment, thoughts, and feelings can sometimes distract us from our workplace goals. This workshop will identify common workplace distractions and explore how we can use a variety of strategies to effectively manage them. Strategies discussed will include cognitive reframing, regulating emotion and utilizing performance psychology.

Elliott DiTusa (He/Him) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with experience working in various Employee Assistance models. His work experience also includes providing individual and couples counseling at a group psychotherapy practice. Elliott received his BS in Secondary Education from Indiana University and his MA in Counseling with a specialization in Sport and Health Psychology from Adler University. 

Elliott brings a warm style that sets people at ease quickly. Elliott is passionate about providing short-term, solution-focused support in an empathic and practical way. Skilled in assessment and referral, Elliott takes in account both clinical needs and personal preferences when connecting individuals to longer-term support. Elliott enjoys serving all members of the UC Berkeley community and has a special interest in working with researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and those experiencing academic/work stress and pressure, and work/life balance challenges. 

Wellness calendar

Interested in adding the Healthy & Well at LBL events to your calendar? Just click on the blue + sign in the lower right hand corner of the calendar below and you'll be able to view our events from your Google calendar.