Wednesday, November 30th 2011

Health Care Series:
Got Stress?

Town Hall (Downstairs), 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle [view map]
Registration:  11:30 a.m. | Luncheon & Program: noon – 1:30 p.m.

This event is now over. Thanks to everyone who attended!

Featuring:
John de Graaf, National Coordinator, Take Back Your Time
David Levy, Professor, University of Washington Information School
Marlena Sessions, Chief Executive Officer, Workforce Development Council
Susan B. Winston, LICSW, Director of Counseling Services, Sound Mental Health 
  

Moderator:
Laura Musikanski, Executive Director, Sustainable Seattle

Have you achieved the ever elusive “work-life balance”? As a nation, we seem to be experiencing more and more stress and many cite stress as the main cause of mental and physical health problems. According to the International Labour Organization and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation without mandated annual leave. Americans work more and take less vacation time all while increasing in productivity a whopping 400% since 1950. What role does our current economic climate play? Is our stress simply work related, or does the increased access to information and technology also play a role? How big a problem is stress for us as individuals and for our society? Is medicine the answer or are social and behavioral changes needed? How can we combat the negative impacts and ultimately reduce the stress in our lives? Bring your own questions and join us as we strive to find the right balance!

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Co-Promoting Partners: Alzheimer's Association - Western and Central Washington Chapter, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Northwest Science Writers Association, Public Health Seattle & King County, Sound Mental Health, Sustainable Seattle, University of Washington Information School, Workforce Development Council of Seattle - King County