Image Field Page ContentMeet your NIA NIH Well-being Ambassador!Hello! My name isMatthew O'ConnellI'm so glad to be of service as your NIA NIH Well-being Ambassador representative!
PublishingPageContent2I'm very excited that I get to work with our staff!In this role I will:Serve as a liaison to the ORS and its wellness partners (NIH Health and Wellness Council, NIH Child Care Board, Aging and Adult-Dependent Care Committee, and the Work-Life Committee).Represent and promote our IC's initiatives and research.Actively engage and support integrating well-being into our culture. Receive suggestions and recommendations from our staff and the NIH community.Communicate to the appropriate stakeholder groups and provide input for consideration to the ORS on well-being initiatives, programs, and activities.Where possible, the Well-being Ambassador will participate in various stakeholder workgroups and committees.
Well-being PublishingPageContent6Well-being is the state in which every individual:realizes his or her own potential;copes with the normal stresses of life;works productively; andis able to make a contribution to their communityThe five interrelated well-being elements are: Financial, Physical, Social, Community, and Career.
Well-Being Ambassador Program PublishingPageContent7Mission:– Work directly with key well-being stakeholders to promote, support, and engage the NIH community in advancing the concept of well-being and associated IC initiatives. Duties and Responsibilities:– Liaison to the Office of Research Services (ORS) and its well-being stakeholder groups that actively support and engage in activities that support employee well-being.– Advocate who actively engages and supports integrating well-being into the IC’s culture.
PublishingPageContent10"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne GretzkyThank you for getting to know me, Your NIH Well-being Ambassador.I am grateful for the warm welcome!
