Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.70
Liaison Michael Lizotte
Submission Date Sept. 18, 2016
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STARS v2.0

University of North Carolina, Charlotte
PA-11: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Michael Lizotte
University Sustainability Officer
Facilities Planning
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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):

The Center for Wellness Promotion promotes, supports, and affirms healthy living behaviors among campus community members to foster knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are essential for positive decision-making and enhancement of self-esteem. The center is the campus resource for health education programs, services, and information, as well as direct-care consultation and referrals. They present a variety of group and campus-wide wellness events related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, sexual responsibility, and men's and women's health issues. Certified health educators and substance abuse staff are available to speak to UNC Charlotte students and groups. We also provide one-on-one consultation for students related to alcohol/drug issues, tobacco cessation, sexual health issues, and interpersonal violence issues. The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness (ACCEHW) identifies, recommends and promotes programs and services that emphasize healthy behaviors, including but not limited to nutritional, emotional and physical well-being. ACCEHW fosters a campus culture supportive and encouraging of healthy behaviors and choices. Their mission is to Increase awareness, knowledge and skills important to improving and maintaining health and supportive of the University’s mission, and to regularly assess the quality of campus wellness activities and programs, identify unmet needs and resource issues, and recommend options to senior administration.


The website URL where information about the institution's wellness program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The website URLs where information about the institution's wellness programs are available at: http://wellness.uncc.edu/; http://yourhealth.uncc.edu/.


The website URLs where information about the institution's wellness programs are available at: http://wellness.uncc.edu/; http://yourhealth.uncc.edu/.

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