| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 82.81 |
| Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
| Submission Date | April 12, 2023 |
Loyola University Chicago
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Aaron
Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability 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 Loyola University Chicago Wellness Center provides high quality, confidential, and holistic medical, mental health, and health promotion services. Within a framework guided by the Jesuit values of care for the whole person and care for the community, the Wellness Center partners with students to promote well-being, skills and experiences that empower them to thrive and become persons for others within their college experience and beyond. More information can be found here: https://www.luc.edu/wellness/
Other student Wellness Center programs include: Group Counseling (groups include Emotional Intelligence and Relationships, Graduate Student Interpersonal Process Group, Making a Successful Transition to College Life, Adulting 101, Calming the Anxious Mind, Meditating Alone Together, Befriending the Nervous System for Wellbeing, Mindfulness Group to Better Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, Queer-antine Support Group, Cafecito Chat, Black Connections on Campus, Black Grad Support Group, Thesis/Dissertation Support Group, Groups for Student Athletes), Student-Led Programming (Wellness Advocates presenting on Stress, Nutrition, Sexual Health, Alcohol, and Sleep), Wellness Education, Therapy Dog interactions, Medical Services, Gender-based violence resources, reporting options, and support services, Health Promotion, and more.
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides assessment, referrals, and short-term counseling services at no cost for all employees and retirees (academic and non-academic) and their families. If a referral includes ongoing counseling for mental health or substance abuse, the EPA (offered through Perspectives, Ltd.) will help coordinate the referral with insurance, as appropriate. More information can be found here: https://www.luc.edu/hr/eap.shtml
Other employee Wellness Program resources include:
First Stop Health (FSH), a virtual mental health resource that provides support for mental well-being anytime, anywhere. This resource offers Loyola benefits-eligible Faculty and Staff, and their family members 24/7 access to short-term, solution-focused counseling via app, web or phone. There is zero cost for Faculty, Staff, and their family members to access this care.
Mental Health Care with a therapist or psychiatrist is available by online video, mobile app, or phone – seven days a week (7:00AM - 9:00PM local time) through Teladoc. The Aetna medical plan provides coverage to you and covered family members for both inpatient and outpatient mental health services and substance use treatment.
The annual Go Move Challenge provides participating Jesuit institutions an opportunity to compete to determine which University is the most active. At the heart of this friendly competition is an opportunity to connect with your colleagues; bond with other AJCU schools; and start the year off right by moving in February, one of the coldest months of the year.
Benefit-eligible Faculty and Staff can earn a taxable $75 wellness reward in their paycheck by tracking wellness points online.
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:
https://www.luc.edu/hr/policies/policy_nonsmoking.shtml
Policy Statement
Inspired by the Jesuit commitment to Cura Personalis, Loyola University Chicago is committed to protecting and promoting the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors and creating a healthy and clean campus environment. Because tobacco products have well-known health risks associated with their use and secondhand exposure puts all members of the Loyola community at risk, the following University campuses will become smoke, tobacco and vape free on August 1, 2021: Lake Shore, Water Tower, Health Sciences, LUREC, Cuneo Mansion & Gardens, and John Felice Rome Center.
Use of all tobacco products and vaping (e-cigarettes) will be prohibited on all campus properties, including interior spaces on Loyola’s campuses as identified, including the outdoor property or grounds controlled and/or maintained by Loyola at those campuses, as well as all university owned or leased vehicles, and all outdoor athletic facilities, including Hoyne Field.
Scope of Application
All faculty, staff, students, and visitors (parents, vendors, contractors, and service providers) of the University are covered by this policy. In addition, all persons using the facilities of the University are subject to this policy. Smoking and/or use of tobacco or tobacco-related products on campus property is prohibited. This policy statement is specifically referenced in the Community Standards for students and is covered in the Faculty Handbook (Faculty Conduct) and Staff Handbook (Rules of Conduct) and is considered a violation of University policy.
Tobacco is defined to include lighted cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookah products, and any other smoking products, including cannabis. This also includes any smokeless, spit or spitless, dissolvable, or inhaled tobacco products, including but not limited to dip, chew, snuff, and snus in any form (orbs, sticks, pellets, etc.) A vaping product is defined as an electronic cigarette or similar device. Nicotine products not approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a smoking cessation product, such as e-cigarettes, are also prohibited.
Tobacco and nicotine product advertisements are prohibited in University-sponsored publications.
General Rules
Smoking or use of tobacco or nicotine products as described above by faculty, staff, students, and visitors shall be prohibited at all times on Loyola campus properties as identified above without exception, and also includes all University vehicles.
Individuals who choose to smoke on public property near campus locations must do so in compliance with existing public ordinances. In Chicago, you must comply with the City of Chicago Ordinance No. 7-32, to maintain a distance of 15 feet from any University building opening (e.g., doors, windows, ventilation intakes, etc.). All cigarette butts shall be disposed in designated ashtrays.
Compliance
The success of the Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policy will depend on the thoughtfulness, consideration, and cooperation of smokers and nonsmokers. Faculty, staff, and students have a collective responsibility to promote the safety and health of the campus community and therefore share in the responsibility of enforcement. All members of the Loyola University Chicago community are required to comply with this policy, which shall remain in effect at all times. Members who do not comply will be addressed, reminded of the importance of compliance, and referred to the informational materials available regarding how to comply with this policy and to cessation materials. Members of the community who refuse to comply with this policy may be subject to corrective action through the applicable process.
Staff members in violation are subject to corrective action as administered by Human Resources.
Faculty members in violation are subject to corrective action as administered by the Provost’s Office.
In alignment with the Student Promise and the Community Standards, students in violation are subject to a referral to the Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution.
Visitors, including all vendors, contractors, and any service providers, will be subject to whatever remedies are available to the University.
In accordance with the applicable law and Loyola University Chicago policy, any member of the Loyola community can voice objections to smoking violations by students, faculty, or staff by reporting such conduct to smokefree@luc.edu without fear of retaliation.
Resources
Faculty and Staff
Loyola’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Perspectives, Ltd., is available at no cost to faculty and staff and is designed to provide support for a balanced lifestyle. Perspectives can facilitate individual smoking cessation counseling sessions. Please contact Perspectives to schedule an appointment. More resources on smoking cessation can be found here.
Students
Students who are in need of resources for smoking cessation can contact the Wellness Center. The Wellness Center’s Health Promotion Team offers one-on-one meetings to help students set goals and make a plan to cut down or stop their smoking, as well as alcohol use and other addictive behaviors. Please visit LUC Safety Net for more information.
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:
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus Policy: https://www.luc.edu/hr/policies/policy_nonsmoking.shtml
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus Policy: https://www.luc.edu/hr/policies/policy_nonsmoking.shtml
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.