Oshawa

Oshawa Joint Health & Wellness Committee

  STRESS CAMPAIGN

As a result of GMCL/CAW Motoring to Wellness employee survey conducted last year, 79% of our members indicated they were aware of issues surrounding “Health & Wellness. This survey gave us the foundation and inspiration to create “Your Wheel of Life = Your Road of Life”.

The Oshawa Joint Health & Wellness Committee decided that the 2008 & 2009 campaign would revolve around “Stress”. During this campaign we will attempt to help identify stress and its many causes, while providing you with some tools to help reduce your stress.

The Oshawa Joint Health & Wellness Committee created two wheels using the concept of spokes to identify various stressors and the path you could end up on if not addressed. The other wheel identifies solutions and the path you could be on taking charge of your stressors. Contrary to popular belief, stress is not the event; but the physiological reaction to the event.

Stress properly defined;
“A state in which a strong demand is made on the nervous system, bringing feelings of anxiety, fear, frustration, anger and hopelessness. If left unresolved, disease and disorders may develop.”

Going forward you will see regular articles on the various spokes of our wheel of life in the Oshaworker, Auto Info, Pickup News, Presstalk and Motoring to Wellness website and newsletters. As with life, many stressors and solutions overlap. Take the tools provided to improve your quality of life.

For Stress Management information please visit our Healthy Living - Stress Management page or consult your physician.