SHCS Nutrition & Wellbeing Education Programming Summary 2024-25 - Plans for 2025-26

Sep 27, 2026

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Annual summary of SHCS Nutrition & Wellbeing Education Programming for 2024-25, including the team’s origin, vision, mission, and goals to improve students’ food literacy and promote sustainable balanced eating. Outlines alignment with UBC strategic guidance and the Okanagan Charter, and details the 2024-25 structure of monthly themes, initiatives, booths, events, NET articles, and volunteer feedback. Concludes with reflections and a forward-looking 2025-26 planning framework covering focus areas, monthly themes, and upcoming events, workshops, and campaigns.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time45 min

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Introduction

Context, Vision & Goals

Alignment with UBC Strategic Guidelines

Opportunities: Present Limitations and Future Potential

Monthly Themes & Sub-Topics

Nutrition & Wellbeing Programming

Nutrition & Wellbeing Initiatives

Nutrition & Wellbeing Booths

Nutrition & Wellbeing Events

Posters from NET Events

Nutrition & Wellbeing Articles

Feedback from Nutrition Education Volunteers

New Staff-Focused Initiative

Reflections

Reflections on Overall Programming

Lessons Learned

Nutrition & Wellbeing Programming Plans 2025-26

Programming Focus

Monthly Themes & Sub-Topics

Events, Workshops & Campaigns

SHCS Nutrition & Wellbeing Education Programming Summary 2024-25 + Plans for 2025-26 Gloria Sun, BSc, RD, Manager of Nutrition and Wellbeing Student Housing & Community Services | UBC Food Services Table of Contents Introduction Context, Vision & Goals................................................................................................................................3 Alignment with UBC Strategic Guidelines........................................................................................3 Opportunities: Present Limitations and Future Potential................................................................3 Monthly Themes & Sub-Topics.................................................................................................................... 4 Nutrition & Wellbeing Programming Nutrition & Wellbeing Initiatives..................................................................................................................4 Nutrition & Wellbeing Booths ......................................................................................................................7 Nutrition & Wellbeing Events.......................................................................................................................8 Posters from NET Events................................................................................................................13 Nutrition & Wellbeing Articles....................................................................................................................14 Feedback from Nutrition Education Volunteers.........................................................................................14 New Staff-Focused Initiative.......................................................................................................................15 Reflections Reflections on Overall Programming..........................................................................................................16 Lessons Learned.............................................................................................................................16 Nutrition & Wellbeing Programming Plans 2025-26..................................................................................17 Programming Focus.......................................................................................................................17 Monthly Themes & Sub-Topics......................................................................................................18 Events, Workshops & Campaigns..................................................................................................18 Context, Vision & Goals The Nutrition Education Team (NET) was created in September 2022 during the start of All Access Dining. Each year, a new cohort of Nutrition Education Volunteers, onboarded and guided by the Manager of Nutrition & Wellbeing (Residence Dietitian), come together to run various nutrition and wellbeing events, booths and workshops, as well as write evidence-based articles for the UBC Foodie Blog, centered around set monthly themes. Vision: To educate and inspire a lifetime of nutritious and balanced patterns. Mission: Aligning with the Food Vision & Values, our mission is to educate and connect with students living in residence on key nutrition and wellbeing principles and resources in various interactive and engaging ways to improve their overall health, nutrition and wellbeing. Goals: • Increase the food literacy skills of students living in first-and upper-year residences. • Encourage students to adopt sustainable, balanced patterns that focus on long-term health. • Host engaging, interactive initiatives that promote higher reach, participation and involvement. • Increase the visibility and use of key resources to help navigate the environments they thrive in. • Create safe and non-judgmental spaces to connect with and support stu

FAQs

What is the purpose of SHCS Nutrition & Wellbeing Education Programming?

It educates and connects with students living in residence on key nutrition and wellbeing principles and resources, using interactive approaches to improve overall health.

How does the program define its 2024-25 structure and activities?

It runs monthly themes supported by nutrition and wellbeing initiatives, booths, events, posters from NET events, and evidence-based articles for the UBC Foodie Blog.

What planning direction guides the 2025-26 programming?

The plans focus on programming priorities, renewed monthly themes and sub-topics, and a schedule of events, workshops, and campaigns built around identified needs and future potential.

Sep 27, 2026

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