Stay in the loop with events, initiatives and updates across Campus Wellness and Support Services.

Flu vaccination

It’s not too late to get your flu vaccine!

• If you're eligible for the free flu vaccine, call Health Services to book. 
• If you’re not eligible for the free vaccine but work at CWSS, contact Anne-Marie Lanctot: anne-marie.lanctot@concordia.ca.

Health Services retirements

Nurse Donna Cooper and Health Promotion Specialist Owen Moran are retiring this year. Owen and Donna have both been with Concordia for over 25 years and have had a significant impact on shaping the Health Services we know today.

Donna and Owen - thank you for all your years of service to Concordia; your impact will not be forgotten. We will miss you both!

International Day of People with Disabilities

International Day of People with Disabilities was on December 3rd. ACSD note-taker, attendant and academic coach Gilma created a video for social media to mark the occasion. You can watch the video on Facebook.

Menstrual product survey and distribution

The Menstrual Management Distribution Project is a partnership between the Concordia Student Union, the Zen Dens, Health Services and the Sustainability Action Fund. The project aims to make period products free, accessible and sustainable at Concordia.

• Learn more about the project, and find the survey about access to menstrual products on campus - open to all members of the Concordia community.

Exam events and workshops

• The Zen Dens are hosting the Yogini Nancy for a series of gentle yoga classes, open to all levels and abilities. Classes take place online until December 17th. 
• Look out for Peer Wellness Ambassadors who will be hosting outreach tables during exams! They'll be providing wellness resources and distributing free study snacks. 
• Together with the PERFORM Centre, Charles Altman gave a workshop, entitled "Blanking Out: Endurance in Tests and Studying." The workshop focused on training techniques to endure long and fatigue-inducing academic experiences, such as accommodated exams. As a first collaboration with the PERFORM Centre, the workshop was a success.
• Charles Altman and Victor Zampino will be hosting a Final Exams Q&A, Tuesday, December 7th to support ACSD registered students with the exams process and to offer strategies that could benefit students during finals.
• Gaby Szabo, Dr. Jewel Perlin and Charles Altman also presented the final Thriving! interactive discussion of the semester - Thriving! through exams. 

Outreach activities

• Health Services participated in the "Fornication and Masturbation Convocation" fair held by Residence, providing safer sex education and on-the-spot testing for Chlamydia. 
• ACSD Advisors will speak with Cegep students from John Abbott College and Marianopolis College to answer questions about accommodations and accessibility services as they begin to plan for their transition to Concordia.