Health & Wellness

Parenting

             
 

  • Summer Camp
    School's out for the summer...Now what? The lazy, hazy days of summer require some additional planning for parents of school-age children. View a list of local camps and summer programs, and find on that works best for you and your kid.

  • UMR Maternity Management Program
    This program is provided to all base and enhanced benefits plan members at no additional cost. It all begins with a confidential survey online or by calling a toll free number to get a paper survey. You will receive a summary booklet on a variety of subjects to promote a healthy pregnancy that you can share with your doctor.

    Please visit www.myumr.com to enroll or call 1-800-837-7927. Grand Valley Health Plan and Priority Health members also have access to maternity resources. Contact your provider for more information.

     
  • Adoption
    Pre-taxed savings for adoption assistance
    "The Adoption Resource Book" FREE from Work Place Options

    Adoption Resources and Benefits
    Adoption Form     

     
  • Baby Changing Stations
    Baby changing stations have been added to male and female restrooms across campus. This has been done to serve the children of our faculty, staff, students and community members during working hours or for events that may be on campus.

     
  • Rooms for Nursing Mothers
    GVSU is striving to make it easier for nursing mothers to maintain breast-feeding after returning to work or school by providing private and comfortable rooms for nursing mothers.

    GVSU recognizes the importance of supporting nursing mothers by providing space for mothers to express milk.   If you are having difficulty making arrangements, please contact Sue Sloop at Work Life Connections, 331-8011 or sloops@gvsu.edu.
        
    Support for Working Mothers, Fathers, and Families

     
  • Children's Enrichment Center
    To educate children, families and students to shape their lives and societies in order to nurture habits of intellectual growth, curiosity and a love for learning.

       
  • What Daddies Do Best
    When do guys get the chance to meet and talk about being a dad?  Here it is!  Join us for interesting and lively dialogue between GVSU dads of young children.  Lunch provided. 

    Facilitated by:  Sharalle Arnold,
    GVSU Children’s EnrichmentCenter

    Sue Sloop, GVSU Work Life Connections Program 
    KC 2264 for all meetings

    All sessions are noon – 1:00 pm 
    Future dates to be posted shortly.
    To register: http://www.gvsu.edu/seminar/

     
  • Play It Cybersafe Resources
    Keeping kids safe in a wired world is challenging... In this day and age of computers, there is a great need for resources for parents, educators and children for staying safe online. Knowing the dangers helps prevent children from being harmed, and knowing what to do online to keep safe is a must.
     
     
  • Adoption
    Pre-taxed savings for adoption assistance
    "The Adoption Resource Book" FREE from Work Place Options

    Adoption Resources and Benefits
    Adoption Form

 

  • Small Steps
    - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 percent of children (over 9 million) 6-19 years old are overweight or obese. . . .
    - Experts agree that inactivity and poor eating habits contribute to obesity. . . .
    - Nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food every day, resulting in approximately six extra pounds per year, per child. 

     
  • Availble Support Literature
    Literature on topics ranging from expecting your first child, to potty training, a variety of materials are available to help you with the journey of all stages of life.

     
  • Community Cafe
    This website is intended to be a venue to help those who visit to dream, discover, design and deliver meaningful conversations that can be used to reweave a stronger social fabric for children. 

 

  • Mom Colored Glasses
    Mom Colored Classes, is a great online resource provided for the many moms out there. This creative, neat site gives interesting insight on being inspired, being whole, and being informed.
    “Being a mom changes the way you look at the world”

 

 




 

 

Susan Sloop, Work Life Consultant
GVSU Human Resources
Phone: (616) 331-2215, Fax: (616) 331-3216
sloops@gvsu.edu

or Encompass
 For all Work Life or Financial/Legal Resources and Referrals
       Contact 1-800-952-3586 or www.encompass.us.com