| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.05 |
| Liaison | April Thompson |
| Submission Date | Sept. 22, 2023 |
Creighton University
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
April
Thompson Project and Reporting Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
The university offers a comprehensive wellness program with various benefits, including health education seminars, free on-campus fitness centers, fitness classes, and health promotion events. The program encompasses biometric screenings, health assessments, an Employee Assistance Program providing professional consultation, and an online weight loss program. Additionally, clinics are available to employees that focus on preventing, treating, and reversing chronic illnesses through healthy lifestyle promotion, while the partnership with a wellness app offers resources, challenges, and rewards for embracing a wellness journey.
There is also a Wellness program, which supports the mission and values of Creighton University, especially cura personalis (care of the whole person), by improving the physical, spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and environmental dimensions of health for faculty and staff.
The Mutual of Omaha Center for Health and Counseling provides medical management of mental health conditions and works in close collaboration with Student Counseling Services to meet the mental health needs of our students.
Student Health Services promotes the health and wellness of Creighton students through many outreach efforts. More information about Student Health Services can be found here: https://www.creighton.edu/chc/studenthealthservices/
Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
POLICY Due to the acknowledged health hazards arising from tobacco products, including exposure to secondhand smoke, it shall be the policy of Creighton University to provide a tobacco-free environment for all faculty, staff, students and visitors beginning July 1, 2008. This policy covers tobacco of any kind, as defined below, and applies to all faculty, staff, students and visitors of Creighton University. 1. There will be no tobacco use in or on any Creighton facility or property, owned or leased, at any time. The only exception will be all Creighton University approved research studies involving tobacco-use. 2. There will be no tobacco use in any Creighton University vehicle at any time. 3. The sale of tobacco products on campus is prohibited. 4. Campus organizations are prohibited from accepting money or gifts from tobacco companies. Nothing in this policy will prohibit the University from accepting Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund money, or money from any other governmental entity which was generated from tobacco litigation or tobacco taxes, and which is intended to be used to fund tobacco cessation or other research projects at the University. 5. Tobacco advertisements are prohibited in University-sponsored publications.
Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
he Creighton Employee Wellness program is a benefit for the faculty and staff in our Creighton community. We strive to provide resources to support everyone’s well-being journey both at work and at home. Our program is designed to support the Creighton mission of cura personalis (or care for the whole person) and create a culture of health for everyone in the Creighton community.
The program intentionally offers education, resources, accountability and motivation in the following Pillars of Well-being: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Financial and Environmental.
he Creighton Employee Wellness program is a benefit for the faculty and staff in our Creighton community. We strive to provide resources to support everyone’s well-being journey both at work and at home. Our program is designed to support the Creighton mission of cura personalis (or care for the whole person) and create a culture of health for everyone in the Creighton community.
The program intentionally offers education, resources, accountability and motivation in the following Pillars of Well-being: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Financial and Environmental.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.