Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.17
Liaison Ryan Kmetz
Submission Date July 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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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):
All students have access to Retriever Integrated Health (RIH) brings together the former University Health Services, Office of Health Promotion, and Counseling Center offices to work in a collaborative, holistic approach to support your well-being and success. Our team is committed to providing the UMBC community with high-quality services, support, and resources. RIH is an interdisciplinary team that includes our administrative staff members and a variety of healthcare professionals, representing disciplines of acupuncture, dietetics, health education, massage, nursing, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, public health, and social work (https://health.umbc.edu/)

All employees (faculty and staff) have access to the UMBC Wellness Initiative is committed to the health and well-being of our campus community and understand the importance of making healthy choices that lead to a healthy lifestyle. As part of this commitment, we seek to create wellness programming, activities and resources that support and sustain the emotional, environmental, financial, nutritional, physical health, and wellness of the UMBC workforce. In doing so, we create a campus community of sound mind and body, motivated to carry out the mission and vision of UMBC and, in turn, serve as a model for higher education and the world at large (https://wellness.umbc.edu/). Additionally, all employees have access to an Employee Assistance Program via Human Resources (https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/benefit-information/employee-assistance-program/).

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:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
https://www.umbc.edu/policies/pdfs/UMBC%20SMOKING%20POLICY%20-%2001March2016.pdf

Optional Fields

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