Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.82
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Mills College
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jenn Corry
Benefits Manager
Human Resources
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Part 1. Wellness program

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):
The Benefits Manager manages a comprehensive wellness program for faculty and staff. There is a Wellness Advisory Committee with representatives from across campus that organize an annual Health and Wellness Fair. Programs run in association with the Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Department. There is a lecture series on diet/health.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) offers confidential individual and crisis counseling, as well as periodic workshops and support groups. As a Mills student, you are eligible for up to eight counseling sessions each academic year free of charge. At CAPS, you can also find information on stress management and other topics, or get referrals to off-campus resources for ongoing psychiatric and mental health services.

The Office of Wellness and Community Outreach provides the following services: Student Health Plan administration, wellness promotion, educational programs, and individual support to students; including referrals to providers and community resources. As liaison to the Student Health Center, the manager’s role is to help students navigate services and follow up on students’ feedback regarding their experiences at the Student Health Center.

Part 2. Smoke-free environments

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:
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The institution’s smoke-free policy:
Mills College is a tobacco and smoke-free campus. The use of any tobacco, marijuana, or other smoke producing products (including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes, vapes, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, dissolvable tobacco products, and medical marijuana) is not allowed anywhere on the Mills campus including inside buildings, outside, or in a vehicle on the premises. (See the Smoking Policy and Alcohol and Drug Policies sections of the Mills College Student Handbook (PDF) https://www.mills.edu/policies/docs/mills-college-student-handbook.pdf for details).

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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