The Wellbeing Health and Safety Unit provides advice and support to University of Wollongong workers, students, contractors and visitors to ensure that health and safety risks can be managed in accordance with the UOW WHS Management System. Keep an eye on our WHS What's On links at the bottom of this page for monthly events, webinars and activities.
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WHS What's On
Throughout the year we will be promoting various events and activities in and around our campuses to promote wellbeing, and a healthy and safe workplace. If you have an event or activity that you wish to include on our WHS What's On page, please contact us via whs-admin@uow.edu.au
- TELUS Health - Men's Health, Breaking the stigma webinar, Thursday November 21, 1.00 pm - 1.30 pm AEDT
- International Day of Tolerance, Nov 16
- White Ribbon Day, Nov 19
Gender can present unique health issues across one’s lifetime. In this session we delve into the most pressing health matters for men in Australia, including: - Life expectancy and modifiable risk factors - Cardiovascular disease - Smoking - The big three (hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes) - Common cancers in men This webinar will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to all webinar registrants within two days following the event.
Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.
On the International Day of Tolerance, let us recognize the mounting threat posed by those who strive to divide, and let us pledge to forge a path defined by dialogue, social cohesion and mutual understanding.
Help prevent men's violence against women.
Putting a stop to men’s violence against women takes work and help from allies. Donating to White Ribbon Australia means actively helping fund community action, education and legal reform. It means being part of the change