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Health Promotion and Wellness

University Wellness Council

The University Health Education Coordinating Council (UHECC), now known as the University Wellness Council, was established in 1989 to address University-wide health and wellness issues that impact all members of the campus community.

This is accomplished by bringing together key faculty, staff, students, and community members who provide direct programs or have an expertise in a specific area of wellness. Over the the past 21 years, members have been involved in developing, recommending and/or reviewing various institution-wide policies affecting individual health, campus well-being, and by providing seed money for new initiatives that address the priorities and goals set by the council. In 2008 members of the council authored Goal 5 of Educating Illinois, and the mission and goals of the Wellness Council are strategically aligned with the strategic plan, "Educate • Connect • Elevate" and the academic mission of Illinois State University. The council now furthers the Healthy Campus 2020 Initiative at Illinois State University.

Healthy Campus

Contact Us

For more information about our healthy campus initiatives, contact Nikki Brauer, Chair, at nbgegel@IllinoisState.edu or (309) 438-8845.

Wellness Council Mission

The mission of the University Wellness Council is to provide leadership for the Illinois State University community by bringing together campus stakeholders to address issues surrounding well-being, health, safety, and sustainability that affect student, staff, and faculty vitality, academic, and professional success.

Goals

  • Advocate a comprehensive approach to programmatic activities throughout campus (education, prevention, direct services) to reduce redundancies, maximize utilization of resources, and increase communication among campus agencies/units and the broader community.
  • Enhance the opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to make more positive, healthy, and productive life choices.
  • Support Educate • Connect • Elevate's commitment to addressing the health and safety needs of the Illinois State University community.
  • Provide an avenue for distribution of health information that affects the health status of various segments of the university community.
  • Identify appropriate, measurable objectives, based on needs assessments, which are related to the Healthy Campus 2020 national health objectives.
  • Recommend strategies to help achieve the Healthy Campus 2020 national health objectives and to identify methods to measure progress.