| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.18 |
| Liaison | Jesse Carswell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 6, 2025 |
Southern New Hampshire University
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Jesse
Carswell Sustainability Data Analyst Sustainability |
Part 1. Wellness program
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):
SNHU cares about the overall wellbeing of its faculty, staff, and students and offers a comprehensive wellness program to support their emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and financial health. With a dedicated full-time Wellbeing Program Administrator, there is a strong emphasis on educating employees on the many resources and benefits they have available to them.
The Employee Assistance Program, provided by Anthem EAP, is designed to provide assistance when employees and their household members need help with life challenges. Resources include, free counseling visits, financial and legal consultations, ID theft protection and recovery, and comprehensive online resources. Additionally, students have access to a Student Assistance Program, which provides many of the same services and aids in challenging times.
SNHU's medical plan provides coverage for both physical and mental health of its employees and their families. This includes both in person care and 24/7 online access to board-certified doctors and licensed therapists through LiveHealth Online as well as a Fitness Reimbursement Program and Health Rewards to incentivize healthy behavior. The insurance plan also covers nutritional counseling appointments and SNHU recently partnered with Husk Nutrition to provide a dedicated employee dietitian to its staff. This dietitian provides regular classes, programs, and one-on-one sessions with employees to discuss nutritional goals.
The wellness program also includes financial wellbeing support with access to platforms for both students and employees. iGrad is a free resource for students to provide personalized content and courses to increase financial literacy. Knowledge of Financial Education (KOFE) for employees offers a free online portal that provides access to resources and education regarding money, budgeting, credit, retirement and more. KOFE also provides live webinars and telephone financial coaching services. Each of these resources helps students and employees feel confident about their financial wellness as they find a healthy balance related to student loans, debt management and saving for retirement.
SNHU also provides free, premium access to Care.com, the largest service for families to find trusted, high-quality caregivers for children, seniors, pets, and the home. This helps in creating social wellbeing and a sense of work-life balance within the home life.
SNHU has a group of volunteers that make up the Healthy U Team. This team includes members from across the organization who have a passion for wellness and seek to promote the health and wellbeing of staff. They help to bring awareness to the extensive resources offered and support the ongoing wellness challenges, initiatives, and events that regularly occur throughout the year.
Additionally, there are onsite fitness centers located at each of SNHU’s larger locations for both staff and students to use, weekly meditations, dedicated wellness centers and websites, and a monthly wellness newsletter that is sent out to staff to help bring wellness to the forefront of the workplace.
Part 2. Smoke-free environments
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:
For the safety and health of all, smoking, which for purposes of this policy includes the possession of lighted tobacco products and the use of tobacco substitutes (e.g., electronic cigarettes and other electronic or battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine or other substances through inhaled vapor), is prohibited in the following areas:
• All SNHU building “work areas” including any enclosed location, permanent or temporary, where employees or students perform any work-related duty in the course of their employment.
• Public areas such as hallways, classrooms, bathrooms and the Student Center. This policy does not supersede rules for areas where smoking is prohibited by fire, safety, and health codes or business necessity. Any other smoking policies that departments are currently enforcing should be reviewed for consistency with this statement. If you notice that proper receptacles are not available in areas where smoking is allowed, please inform the facilities department or a safety committee member as soon as possible.
• Except where provided under state law, all areas within 25 feet of public entrances and exits to SNHU buildings (as recommended by the AMA). The intent of this smoking restriction is to prevent individuals from congregating while smoking at any building entrance or exit. Individuals should respect the rights of othersand extinguish all smoking materials in the proper receptacles prior to arrivingat an entrance/exit.
• All Athletic Fields.
Please see the state supplements for additional information applicable only to SNHU locations in those states.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information provided by Alysia Perron, Wellbeing Program Administrator, SNHU People Team and Pamela Campbell, Safety Program Manager.
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.