| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.32 |
| Liaison | Emma Parsley |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2022 |
Texas State University, San Marcos
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
James
Vollrath Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
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):
All faculty, staff, and graduate student employees in a benefits-eligible position are eligible to use Bobcat Balance, the work-life and employee assistance program. Bobcat Balance offers referrals to see a counselor or an attorney, and resources to help find child care, elder care, financial counseling, and daily living needs. WellCats, the employee wellness program, is a comprehensive program designed to help employees improve their overall health and well-being. WellCats offers a variety of services; group training classes, one-on-one nutrition consultation, health behavior change coaching, one-on-one fitness testing and feedback, lunch and learn workshops, hands on cooking classes, and more.
Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
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:
https://policies.txst.edu/university-policies/04-05-02.html
01.01
Texas State University is committed to maintaining healthy and safe campuses in San Marcos and in Round Rock.
01.02
The primary purpose of this policy is to establish university guidelines prohibiting smoking and the use of all tobacco products at the Texas State campuses in San Marcos and in Round Rock. Tobacco products include all types of tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes, vaporizers, pipes, and hookahs.
01.03
The university expects all faculty, staff, students, employees of contractors and subcontractors, and visitors to comply with this policy’s spirit and intent.
Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.hr.txstate.edu/worklife.html (staff/faculty)
http://www.healthcenter.txstate.edu/ (students)
Smoke Free Policy:https://policies.txst.edu/university-policies/04-05-02.html
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