Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.92
Liaison Amy Brunvand
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Utah
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Amy Brunvand
Librarian
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
Yes

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

OSHER Center for Integrative Health
URL: https://employeewellness.utah.edu/
The Center offers wellness resources for all University of Utah and UHealth employees. Programs include the Resiliency Center, skills workshops and mindfulness programs, Well Office Certification, wellness challenges, Health and fitness testing, PEAK health and fitness classes for employees, nutrition services and wellness seed grants.

Resiliency Center (UHealth)
URL: https://healthcare.utah.edu/wellness/resiliency-center/
The Resiliency Center is designed to foster wellness and resilience for all employees within University of Utah Health. The Center aims to promote personal resilience, reduce individual burden and create an optimal work environment.
In 2022, the Resiliency Center was awarded a three-year grant of $2,955,996 from the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for promoting resilience and mental health among the health care workforce.

Center for Student Wellness
URL: https://wellness.utah.edu/
Supports student well-being and success through holistic and inclusive programs that center wellness, safety, and healing. The Center offers workshops and training, victim survivor advocacy, drop-in HIV/STI testing and wellness coaching.

University Counseling Center (UCC), Student Affairs
URL: https://counselingcenter.utah.edu/
UCC offers brief individual, couples and group counseling, psychiatric medication services and psychological assessment for eligible UU students.
WellU Employee Wellness Program, Division of Human Resources
URL: https://benefits.utah.edu/wellu-wellness-program/
University employees who complete the WellU Wellness Program requirements receive a discount on their cost of enrollment in the University's Employee Health Care Plan of up to $40 per month

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Division of Human Resources
URL: https://benefits.utah.edu/employee-assistance-program-and-mental-health/
Blomquist Hale Consulting, a professional EAP firm, provides a confidential counseling service that provides assistance with a variety of personal concerns, including stress, anxiety or depression, personal and emotional issues, marital, relationship and family counseling, grief or loss, substance abuse or other addictions. Employees enrolled in the Employee Health Care Plan and their family members may obtain mental health services through the Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”) at no cost to the employee.

Medical Students Wellness Program (MSWP), UHealth
URL: https://medicine.utah.edu/students/wellness
The mission of the Medical Student Wellness Program is to educate and promote knowledge and behavior that fosters the emotional and physical well being of medical students, as well as provide free, timely and confidential services to medical students.

L.S. Skaggs Patient Wellness Center, UHealth
URL: https://healthcare.utah.edu/locations/skaggs/#servicesclassesworkshops
Provides health and wellness programming for individuals in our community. Through an innovative inter-professional approach, students and faculty from the Colleges of Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, and the School of Dentistry work together to the benefits of our patients and clients.

COVID Central @theU
https://coronavirus.utah.edu/
On March 18, 2020, the University of Utah moved to online classes for the rest of the semester due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. By August, 2020, the University launched A centralized website for all information about the University of Utah's COVID-19 response and resources for the campus community.


Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Yes

Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

ATTACHMENT
University Rule 3-300A: Tobacco Free Campus, Rule 3-300A, 3/8/18

NOTE:
Supplemental Rule 3-300A. Tobacco at University of Utah Health Care Facilities
URL: https://regulations.utah.edu/administration/rules/SR3-300A-.php
Note: University of Utah Health has approved the deletion of this supplemental rule effective, Spring 2023. When this supplemental rule is deleted, University Rule R3-300A: Tobacco Free Campus will apply to University of Utah Health without exceptions.

Wellness Surveys:

National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey conducted March 2023
Data Steward: Center for Student Wellness
Standardized national survey administered every two years during Spring Semester. Questions cover various aspects of health including nutrition/exercise, mental health, disease and injury and academic impacts. Data for decision making is offered in an internal dashboard.

Health Minds Survey, 2017, 2020, scheduled for Fall 2023
Data Steward: Student Affairs Assessment & Analytics.
Standardized national survey given to a stratified random sample of undergraduate and graduate students. Focuses on mental health service utilization and academic performance related to mental health.


ATTACHMENT
University Rule 3-300A: Tobacco Free Campus, Rule 3-300A, 3/8/18

NOTE:
Supplemental Rule 3-300A. Tobacco at University of Utah Health Care Facilities
URL: https://regulations.utah.edu/administration/rules/SR3-300A-.php
Note: University of Utah Health has approved the deletion of this supplemental rule effective, Spring 2023. When this supplemental rule is deleted, University Rule R3-300A: Tobacco Free Campus will apply to University of Utah Health without exceptions.

Wellness Surveys:

National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey conducted March 2023
Data Steward: Center for Student Wellness
Standardized national survey administered every two years during Spring Semester. Questions cover various aspects of health including nutrition/exercise, mental health, disease and injury and academic impacts. Data for decision making is offered in an internal dashboard.

Health Minds Survey, 2017, 2020, scheduled for Fall 2023
Data Steward: Student Affairs Assessment & Analytics.
Standardized national survey given to a stratified random sample of undergraduate and graduate students. Focuses on mental health service utilization and academic performance related to mental health.

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