Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.98
Liaison Kevin Miller
Submission Date Feb. 3, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Goshen College
PA-11: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Glenn Gilbert
Retired - Utilities Manager/ Sustainability Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Does the institution make counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all members of the following groups?:
Yes or No
Students Yes
Staff Yes
Faculty Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):

For employees:

Goshen College has teamed up with other members of MEBP (Mennonite Educators Benefit Program), Bravo Wellness, and Everence to create a “win-win-win” wellness program to:

Improve and sustain better health for employees;
Create savings on health care expenses for employees and the employer; and
Free up resources that can be used for pay, benefits, and other institutional priorities

This will be achieved by encouraging employees to have a confidential screening annually at no cost to the employee, and providing resources to help employees make better lifestyle choices and health care decisions. While this is a voluntary program, those employees who choose not to participate in screenings will be required to start paying 20% of their individual health care premium rate as of July 2011. We need to attain a high employee participation rate in order to positively affect the future cost of health care at all MEBP institutions while also improving the overall health of our employees.

For students:
Goshen College has partnered with the local Goshen Family Physicians to serve as the primary medical service provider for students and for such program-related services as SST immunizations and athletic physicals. Counseling services are offered on campus in the Wellness and Health Center space (the east end of the Rec-Fitness Center).

For employees and students:
The Goshen College Rec-Fitness Center is available to all employees and students for exercise and structured health and wellness training.

+ Date Revised: Feb. 11, 2014

The website URL where information about the institution's wellness program(s) is available:
http://www.goshen.edu/hr/wellness-program/ http://www.goshen.edu/healthcenter/ http://www.goshen.edu/campuslife/counseling/ http://www.goshen.edu/rfc/
+ Date Revised: Feb. 11, 2014

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