| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.91 |
| Liaison | Julie Hopper |
| Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2023 |
University of Southern California
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Julie
Hopper Data Analyst 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):
Student Wellbeing:
USC Student Health is the source for comprehensive healthcare on both USC’s University Park Campus (UPC) and Health Sciences Campus (HSC).
https://studenthealth.usc.edu/counseling/
USC Student Health Counseling and Mental Health provides access to a variety of psycho-social educational personal skills development workshops. With locations on both USC campuses, Student Health offers servics including medical care, counseling and mental health, sexual assault survivor support, and a student insurance plan.
https://studenthealth.usc.edu/counseling/
USC Wellbeing Collective harnesses the power of a collective impact model for a variety of distinct and often siloed academic departments, administrative units, and student organizations to come together and work towards our common agenda: strengthening a campus culture driven by student wellbeing.
https://sites.usc.edu/studentwellbeing/
Postdoc, Staff, Faculty and Retiree Wellbeing:
The WorkWell Center services are confidential, free, and convenient for all USC faculty, staff, post-docs, and retirees to help them thrive in all areas of work-life wellness.
In support of USC’s unifying value of well-being, the WorkWell Center Health & Wellbeing Program focuses on creating a health promoting university. This includes: health promotion and education, creating an infrastructure for a culture of health, and influencing campus practices, policies, and systems to support a healthy environment. The program encourages USC employees and retirees to live healthier lifestyles and create a culture of health and well-being throughout USC. https://workwell.usc.edu/services/health-and-well-being/
Counseling: The WorkWell Center provides confidential, no-cost counseling for personal and work-related concerns. https://workwell.usc.edu/services/counseling/
Coaching: Since 2006, the WorkWell Center has offered free, confidential professional coaching by ICF-trained and certified coaches who are experts in human behavior in the workplace. https://workwell.usc.edu/services/coaching/
Consulting: WorkWell professional staff are on call to provide one-on-one support and guidance by sharing expertise and feedback on workplace behavior and relationships. Consults can help leaders better understand personalities, communication, emotions, values, and thinking styles that may affect an employee’s organizational performance.
https://workwell.usc.edu/services/consulting/
Critical Incident Stress Management: The WorkWell center offers interventions for individuals or groups to support and enable them to return to their daily routine more quickly after high-impact events. https://workwell.usc.edu/services/critical-incident-stress-management/
The WorkWell Center provides the following talks, groups, training classes, and workshops:
Stress Reduction
Dealing with Anger in the Workplace
Building Productive Work Relationships
Managing Change and Transition
Dealing Effectively with Troubled Employees
Understanding and Developing Emotional Intelligence
https://workwell.usc.edu/services/talks-and-groups/
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://policy.usc.edu/smoke-free/
Smoke Free Policy
Applies to: All University of Southern California (“USC”) schools and departments, and all members of the USC community (faculty, staff, and students).
1. Policy
Issued: January 10, 2017
Last Revised: March 21, 2022
Last Reviewed: March 21, 2022
USC is a Smoke-Free Campus
2. Policy Purpose
To set forth and define the prohibition of smoking at USC with the intent of creating a healthy atmosphere for all members of the USC community, and to create an environment that promotes the prevention of tobacco use, and supports those who want to quit using tobacco and other smoked substances.
3. Scope and Application
This policy applies at all times to all USC schools, departments, and members of the USC community (e.g., faculty, staff, students, and guests), in all indoor and outdoor USC owned and leased properties, and/or during USC-sanctioned or affiliated events and activities.
4. Definitions
Smoking
Inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying or possessing any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic cigarette, hookah or other lit product and including the use of any substance, including but not limited to tobacco, cloves or marijuana
Secondhand Smoke
Smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco (or other substances) being smoked by others.
USC Properties
All university owned and leased properties (including housing, dining, hotel, retail, athletic and performance facilities and all teaching, research, clinical and office space). Additionally, this policy applies to any property occupied by any fraternity or sorority officially recognized by the university.
5. Policy Details
Smoke Free USC
USC is committed to promoting a healthy, safe, and comfortable environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Both Direct and secondhand smoke exposure is a cause of various health problems and diseases. Even for healthy non-smokers, there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke has been shown to cause cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and other harmful effects on children. Smoking also puts the university at risk of incurring institutional costs associated with fire damage, cleaning and maintenance, health care, and medical insurance. Therefore, smoking is strictly prohibited in all indoor and outdoor USC Properties, including within vehicles parked on the premises.
Exceptions
Smoking may be permitted in connection with the following:
Research activities if approved by the USC Institutional Review Board or other appropriate research committee through the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects
Ceremonial purposes with prior approval of the sponsoring department and the Office of Cultural Relations and University Events
University-sponsored theatrical and performance purposes where simulation of smoking may be permitted under approved university event guidelines.
Enforcement for the policy is the responsibility of each member of the USC community. Refusal by faculty, staff or students to comply with this policy may result in disciplinary action. Visitors who refuse to comply will be asked to leave the premises and could be subject to arrest for trespassing if they persist.
6. Procedures
N/A
7. Forms
N/A
8. Responsibilities
N/A
9. Related Information
USC Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S): https://ehs.usc.edu/
USC Event Guidelines: https://trojanevents.usc.edu/guidelines/
Student Tobacco Cessation Resources,
please contact USC Student Health: https://studenthealth.usc.edu/
Employee Tobacco Cessation Resources:
https://employees.usc.edu/smoking-and-tobacco-cessation-resources/
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) – Health Effects of Smoking & Secondhand Smoke:
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/health_effects/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/health_effects/index.htm
10. Contacts
Please direct any questions regarding this policy to:
Environmental Health & Safety (323) 442-2200 EHS@usc.edu
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:
Additional data sources:
- https://employees.usc.edu/work-life-benefits/
- https://cwci.usc.edu/
Additional data sources:
- https://employees.usc.edu/work-life-benefits/
- https://cwci.usc.edu/
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.