| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.99 |
| Liaison | Aaron Klemm |
| Submission Date | Jan. 19, 2024 |
San Jose State University
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Ben
Falter Senior Student Affairs Case Manager Student Affairs |
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):
San Jose State has an employee wellness program. The program organizes wellness events like the community walks and the Spartan Wellness Challenge which supports healthy lifestyles. We partner with our health care providers to provide on-site free flu shots and biometric screens to support our employee's health. The wellness program also offers wellness lectures on topics such as weight management, lowering your blood pressure, and stress management. All SJSU employees have access to our employee assistance program LifeMatters by Empathia. They offer services such as counseling, financial and legal advise, health and wellness resources, and child and elder care resources.
STUDENTS: There are many wellness related services available for students at SJSU. Our Wellness and Health Promotion office is based in the Student Health Center and our sole purpose is to support the wellness and health of students. We offer workshops on a variety of topics (see website for program request form), one-to-one consultations on healthy relationships, sexual wellness, nutrition, body image, alcohol/drugs. We do outreach to the campus with an average of 70 events each year going into residence halls, out to greek membership, to athletes, etc. We oversee online training on alcohol and sexual assault prevention that supports wellbeing for all incoming students. We have a condom co-op in our Wellness Center that provides free supplies to students. We also provide access to massage chairs and biofeedback to support stress reduction, the number one impediment to academic success. Our Wellness Lounge provides a study space along with crafts, tv marathons, wii dance and a range of other programs and events that change monthly but which support student wellness. Our Student Health Center is a full service clinic that also provides wellness education in many forms through nurses, physicians and specialists such as our physical therapist, dermatologist, etc.
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:
Per Executive Order 1108 (https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/), all CSU campuses will be smoke and tobacco free as of September 1, 2017.
The CSU Chancellor’s Office issued an executive order announcing a system-wide policy that all 23 campuses will become smoke and tobacco free. The policy will apply to all students, faculty, staff, volunteers, contractors or vendors, and visitors. It also covers all University buildings, including residence halls, and off-campus buildings like the HSU Aquatic Center in Eureka and the Telonicher Marine Lab in Trinidad.
The policy prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other smoke emitting products, including e-cigarettes and vapor devices. Further definitions are provided in the executive order, which is available online.
“A cornerstone of the California State University and higher education is the principle of one’s individual freedom to learn, teach, work, think, and take part in their intellectual and career endeavors in a fulfilling, rewarding, safe, and healthy environment,” the Executive Order states.
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:
Here is url for Wellness and Health Promotion:
http://www.sjsu.edu/wellness/
Here is url for Wellness and Health Promotion:
http://www.sjsu.edu/wellness/
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