Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 78.50
Liaison Marina Zdobnova
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of California, Berkeley
PA-13: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jack Chang
STARS Assessment Fellow (ERG)
Sustainability
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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 staff?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all faculty?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s), including information to support each affirmative response above :
UC Berkeley offers a range of wellness programs that support staff and faculty well-being through nutritional, ergonomic, young mother and other types of programs. That includes healthy catering programs, exercise initiatives for employees and support to quit smoking. Volunteer wellness ambassadors also help to spread the word about campus wellness initiatives among faculty, staff and students. Under UC Berkeley's Student Health Insurance Program, counseling and mental health services are completely covered within network and 60 percent covered outside the network. Campus counseling and wellness services are also available to all students, faculty and staff.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The data in this field are provided by UC Berkeley websites about campus wellness and health initiatives. The sites are centered around the university's wellness home page. https://uhs.berkeley.edu/wellness

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.