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NIAMS Ambassador

Laura Akins

​Meet your NIAMS​​ NIH Well-being Ambassador!​

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Hello! My name is​

Laura Akins​


I'm so glad to be of service as your NIAMS​​ NIH Well-being Ambassador representative!​​​​​



​​I'll Be Your NIH Well-being Ambassador!​​

I'm very excited that I get to work with our staff!

In this role I will:

  1. 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).
  2. Represent and promote our IC's initiatives and research.
  3. Actively engage and support integrating well-being into our culture. 
  4. Receive suggestions and recommendations from our staff and the NIH community.
  5. Communicate to the appropriate stakeholder groups and provide input for consideration to the ORS on well-being initiatives, programs, and activities.
  6. Where possible, the Well-being Ambassador will participate in various stakeholder workgroups and committees. ​

Fun Facts About Me

I majored in Political Science

​I graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors in Political Science.​


Current MBA Student

​I am an MBA student at the University of Maryland Global Campus.​



Outline of the state of Maryland

Moved to MD in 2019

Prior to moving here, I lived in seven different states, including Hawai'i.​​





Well-being
  • Well-being is the state in which every individual:

1. realizes his or her own potential; 

2. copes with the normal stresses of life;

3. works productively; and 

4. is able to m ake a contribution to their community.

  • The five interrelated well-being elements are: FinancialPhysicalSocialCommunity, and Career. ​
Well-being Ambassador Program
  • ​​Mission:​

- ​Work directly with key well-being stakeholders to promote, support, and en​gage 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. ​​
"The Whole Person Comes to Work"

Well-being Types

Logistics

Organizational Vision

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"Do what you can,​ with what you have, 
where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt​​​

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​​Thank you for getting to know me, Your NIH Well-being Ambassador.

I'm grateful for the warm welcome!​​​