Unit Health Promotion Representatives

UNIT HEALTH PROMOTION REPRESENTATIVES

• Requirements
  • An interest in, and possibly personal experience with, activities that promote health and wellness. UHPRs are not expected to excel in all areas of health and wellness.

  • Be engaged with the Health Promotion Department and their colleagues,

  • Have a positive attitude.

  • Enjoy working collaboratively. 

  • Lead by example, demonstrating a commitment to self-improvement within reasonable limits, while challenging themselves. 

  • Complete and sign a Letter of Understanding (LOU), with their supervisor/CoC signature.
• Meetings
  • The Network meets quarterly for two hours, allowing UHPRs to connect with each other and the Health Promotion Department in a live setting.

  • Meetings offer a platform to discuss challenges, share new initiatives, problem solve and collaborate.

  • Each meeting will include professional development (PD), provided by the Health Promotion Department and/or a guest speaker.

  • UHPRs are expected to attend at least two meetings per year; however, they are strongly encouraged to attend all meetings if operations allow. If they cannot attend, they are encouraged to send a designated representative in their place.

  
  Next Meeting:
  To be announced

• Training
  • New UHPRs will attend a half-day training, which is offered twice per year.
  • The training will provide a foundational overview of the Health and Wellness Steering Committee, and Health Promotion as both a concept and a program, outlining the Network’s objectives.
  • Registration is required.

  
  Next Training Date:
  To be announced

  
  Register Here
• Roles and Duties
  • Act as a liaison between your place of work and the Health Promotion Department, advising the Department on health needs, lifestyle issues, and barriers within the built environment of your unit/subsection that are affecting personnel and, indirectly, their families.
  • Provide logistical support and/or assistance in their unit/subsection as needed to further the goals of the UHPR Network, the Health Promotion Program, the Health and Wellness Steering Committee, and their identified unit/subsection needs.
  • Assist in the completion of health and wellness unit assessments.
  • When operations permit, participate in Health Promotion courses/workshops to further your knowledge and increase your ability to act as true ambassadors for the health education component of the Health Promotion Program.
  • Coordinate unit/subjection training (e.g., briefings) that better meet the schedule and needs of the specified unit/subsection. The UHPR would communicate jointly with the Health Promotion Department, their unit/subsection UTC and their supervisor/CoC.
  • Maintain a Health and Wellness Bulletin Board within their unit/subsection that will be updated regularly with materials either provided by the Health Promotion Department or created jointly by the UHPR(s) with oversight by the Health Promotion Department.
  • Organize/assist in the organization of activities and/or initiatives within your unit/subsection that increase intake of Health Promotion’s core areas.
  • Attend UHPR Network meetings and training as planned or send a designate and/or provide a report, if participation/attendance is not possible.
• Term
  • UHPRs can choose to remain in their role for the duration of their posting within their unit/subsection. The preferred minimum term, when feasible, is two years.
  • If/when UHPRs are posted out, they will seek out a likely replacement for themselves and inform the Health Promotion Department of the change so that a new LOU can be signed, and training can be arranged. If the outgoing UHPR is unable to find a replacement, the Health Promotion Department is to be notified so a replacement can be found.