Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.10
Liaison Bo Solomon
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Drexel University
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 1.00 Jen Britton
Director
UCP
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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):

"A Healthier U" is Drexel's comprehensive, University-wide wellness program aimed at improving the physical, emotional and financial well-being of all students, faculty and staff.

A Healthier U offers the members of the Drexel community the opportunity to positively impact the lives of themselves and their families by leveraging the many quality services and resources available to achieve optimum health. A Healthier U integrates these resources to provide a broad, collaborative program designed to foster an environment that produces positive life changes.

With its primary focus on physical activity, healthy nutrition and smoking cessation, Healthier U will increasingly integrate healthy behaviors into our University culture to help healthy individuals stay healthy, and provide those with health risks the resources they need to reduce their chances of chronic illness or serious medical conditions in the future.


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?:
No

A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:

POLICY

Consistent with smoke-free Drexel University Online and in support of a smoke-free Philadelphia, the sale of all tobacco products is prohibited on campus property.
Smoking is prohibited within 20 feet of any entrance, exit, operable window or air in-take of a Drexel University Online owned and/or operated building to include sidewalks and thoroughfares.
Drexel University Online prohibits the smoking or carrying of lighted tobacco products in all indoor facilities, including interior connections to buildings, covered walkways, all building stairwells, hallways, restrooms, fire escapes, parking structures, Drexel University Online owned vehicles, outdoor athletic/recreation facilities and during all Drexel University Online-sponsored indoor or outdoor events.
All Drexel University Online sponsored activities taking place at facilities not owned or operated by Drexel University Online will be smoke-free in those areas under Drexel University Online's control.


Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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