Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.88
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date April 20, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Babson College
PAE-T2-5: Employee Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Leila Lamoureux
Director, Sustainability and Campus Utilization
Facilities Mgmt & Planning
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Does the institution have an employee assistance or wellness program that provides counseling, referral, and well-being services to employees?:
Yes

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A brief description of the employee wellness program, policy, or practice:
KGA, our employee assistance program, provides free counseling and web based services and programs for all employees and certain members of their households. Counselors at KGA provide short term counseling on family, financial, substance abuse, legal matters, etc. Their work life benefits include childcare and eldercare referral services, and the legal services include consultation with a network of attorneys. Be Well@Babson was started in the fall of 2009 at Babson College. The program’s focus is to educate, promote, and empower members of the Babson community to make healthier lifestyle choices. The Be Well@Babson program supports the importance of living a healthy life through the integration and introduction of wellness-based initiatives such as new exercise routines, stress management seminars, and eating healthy. Be Well@Babson highlights Babson’s commitment to promoting and living a healthy lifestyle by educating Babson employees about the many ways in which they can start and continue to Be Well, at Babson and throughout their lives! A new health management initiative started in 2011 by members of the Boston Consortium in an effort to encourage faculty and staff to live healthier lives. Healthy You emphasizes individual choice and responsibility through a voluntary program that focuses on wellness. It includes a range of resources to help faculty and staff avoid the risks that can lead to an illness or ongoing health issue, and to improve management of a chronic illness. Healthy You and Be Well have partnered to create even more opportunities for our employees to be healthy.

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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The URL above is an internal site. Listing of current and past programs offered through Be Well@Babson: • Boot Camp/Morning Workout • Masters Swim Program • Weight Lifting 101 • Weight Lifting 201 • Beginner Tennis • Intermediate Tennis • Tai Chi • Zumba • Volleyball • 12 Week Walking Challenge • 12 Week Individual Fitness Challenge • 12 Week Team Fitness Challenge • Supermarket Savvy Lunchtime Seminar by a Nutritionist • Healthy Cooking Seminars/Demonstrations (including organic/sustainability) • Acupuncture • Stress Management Seminar

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