LifeHub can help you help yourself
Jane loved her job but over the last few months, she was finding that she lacked the same amount of energy she used to have in her day-to-day life. Things had gotten quite busy at work and she felt that her health was suffering.
One day, as she was finishing up her shift, she walked by a bulletin board with a notice on it about LifeHub – a free online support system from EFAP that provides health information and self-help tools.
“Well,” she said, “I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try.” After the quick 2-minute registration she logged in and completed a health risk assessment, which asked her questions about her meals and the quality of her sleep.
It only took her about 10 minutes to complete, but the results were surprising. Jane learned where the strengths were in her lifestyle, as well as opportunities for improvement for living healthier. For each opportunity identified, there were modules she could take to help work on these areas.
“This even has a module on managing energy,” Jane said. “That’s exactly what I need!” Jane also noticed there were links to modules on improving personal relationships, nutrition, and many other areas she wouldn’t mind learning more about.
Since starting, Jane has been going through the modules and using the goal tracker built into LifeHub. She’s been able to monitor her progress in working toward her goals for eating well and using her energy more effectively. Her meals are now more balanced, lower in sodium and higher in fibre, and she has been able learn some time management skills to ensure she has the energy to deal with the most important things in her life.
If you’re like Jane and you’re interested in improving your health, check out the self-help tools on LifeHub – it’s free for all VCH employees and it’s confidential. No personal information will be given to EFAP or your employer, only non-identifiable, aggregate and statistical data is collected.
More about EFAP
EFAP offers complementary counseling and consultation services for individual, couple, family and workplace issues. Counseling can be in person, by phone , by e-counselling (secure therapeutic email) or through the Beating the Blues program—an interactive confidential online program for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Workplace groups can take advantage of a range of workshops such as teambuilding and communication skills.
EFAP is working
For those who have used EFAP, it has been a huge success with an average overall client satisfaction rating of 4.35 out of 5. The program is free and completely confidential. The program tracks the reported client distress levels including depression and anxiety, and those rates are coming down as the utilization of EFAP goes up.
Accessing EFAP
The Employee & Family Assistance Program is completely free and confidential for VCH employees and their immediate family members. You can access the program by calling 604-872-4929 or toll-free 1-800-505-4929.