#HealthyCampus Healthy Campus 2020: Let’s Take Action May 29, 2014

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 Chair: Allison Smith, New York University  Immediate Past Chair: Michelle Burcin, Walden University  Subcommittee Chairs: ◦ George Brown, University of Alabama ◦ Jim Grizzell ◦ Erin Link, Illinois State University ◦ Sara Stahlman, UNC- Chapel Hill ◦ Katie Vatalaro-Hill – Virginia Commonwealth University  Subcommittee members

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 Comprehensive sets of national health objectives (US Health & Human Services)  Designed to measure progress over time  Public and college health documents (American College Health Association)  Leading Health Indicators

#HealthyCampus  Michelle Burcin, Walden University  George Brown, University of Alabama  Cynthia Burwell, Norfolk State University  Jim Grizzell, CSU-Pomona  Katie Vatalaro Hill, Virginia Commonwealth University  Jacque Hamilton, Texas A & M- Corpus Christi  Eric Stein, Stanford University  Sara Stahlman, UNC- Chapel Hill  Allison Smith, New York University  Ann Quinn-Zobeck, The BACCHUS Network

#HealthyCampus  54 Student Objectives and 21 Faculty/Staff Objectives  Ecological Model  MAP-IT  Key characteristics of a Healthy Campus initiative

#HealthyCampus Vision Campus communities in which all members live long, healthy lives. Overarching goals:  Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.  Support efforts to increase academic success, productivity, student and faculty/staff retention, and life-long learning.  Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.  Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of the entire campus community.  Promote quality of life, healthy development, and positive health behaviors.

#HealthyCampus 1. Creates a comprehensive, strategic framework that unites health issues under a single umbrella and aligns with the mission and values of institutions of higher education. 2. Requires tracking of data-driven outcomes to monitor progress and to motivate, guide, and focus action. 3. Engages a network of multidisciplinary, multisectoral stakeholders at all levels. 4. Guides research, program planning, and policy efforts to promote health and prevent disease. 5. Utilizes population-level interventions, while addressing the social determinants of health.

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 27% (n=106) reported having a Healthy Campus initiative  Target Audience: ◦ 231 (59%) didn’t answer question ◦ Of those that responded (n=162):  54% faculty, staff and students  40% students only  6% faculty, staff only Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393

#HealthyCampus Implementation of MAP-IT Framework  39% (n=152) reported having a multidisciplinary coalition/committee/task force (above and beyond student health and wellness)  37% (n=145) reported assessing both needs and resources and setting priorities based on this assessment  18% (n=69) reported developing Healthy Campus plan with goals, objectives, targets, and action steps  18% (n=69) reported implementing evidence-based policies, programs, or health communication strategies  25% (n=99) reported conducting regular evaluations to measure progress of selected Healthy Campus objectives Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393

#HealthyCampus Challenges  How to get started… where to begin  Motivating our campus  Getting support  Buy-in from other functional areas  Lack of personnel  Support from administration  Funding  Territory Issues  Lacking Knowledge/Information Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393

#HealthyCampus  ~1204 members on the Healthy Campus listserv  Website Utilization (2/2/2013-5/23/2014) ◦ 29,282 unique users ◦ 85,530 page views  Increased ongoing engagement via social media platforms  ACHF Grant Opportunity  Characteristics of Healthy Campus initiative  Strategic Planning  Launch Pledge

#HealthyCampus  Online pledge for institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies to demonstrate their commitment to achieving Healthy Campus 2020 goals and objectives Healthy Campus Partners have the opportunity to: ◦ Champion and work to engage others on your campus and across the country ◦ Tailor involvement with Healthy Campus to meet your campus' or organization's needs ◦ Share how your campus or organization uses Healthy Campus 2020 ◦ Join the ACHA Healthy Campus Coalition (ACHA individual members only) and participate in Healthy Campus 2020 activities

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 6 years to achieve Healthy Campus 2020 goals  Long term engagement and support is a new focus for Healthy Campus Coalition  There are a lot of great ideas! Helps us think critically and strategically about how we allocate Coalition resources and time  Provides transparency and facilitates continuity

#HealthyCampus  Jan 2014: Held strategic planning session with Healthy Campus leadership team to identify barriers/challenges and develop goals and objectives  Feb 2014: Presented definition, revised purpose, goals, and objectives to Coalition members  March 2014: Comment period for Coalition members to provide feedback on definition, revised purpose, goals, and objectives  April 2014: Definition, revised purpose, goals, and objectives finalized  Annual Meeting 2014: Facilitated brainstorm of activities and projects to support the goals and objectives  Summer 2014: Leadership will meet to finalize action plan

#HealthyCampus  To enhance the organization’s expertise and voice on health objective issues at the national level.  To be a mechanism for the exchange of information, resources, and tools to determine priority health issues topics.  To provide a framework for guide the determination of objectives; advise the planning and implementation of evidence-based initiatives programs (based on ACHA tools, college health standards, and CAS standards); and monitoring and evaluating achievement of achieving national objectives.  To participate in national, regional, state and local activities that support health objectives related to campus-community health.  To identify and disseminate best practices addressing campus health objectives priority health topics.  To provide continuing education and professional development across ACHA higher education.

#HealthyCampus 1. Expand advocacy to facilitate campuses across higher education in achieving Healthy Campus 2020 goals 2. Increase the capability and capacity of higher education professionals to lead effective Healthy Campus initiatives 3. Create a community of Healthy Campus leaders

#HealthyCampus 1. Demonstrate to stakeholders the value of building healthy campuses for students, staff, and faculty nationwide 2. Identify opportunities for alignment with priorities across diverse groups of stakeholders. 3. Research and establish a variety of tools and strategies to engage stakeholders

#HealthyCampus 1. Expand the portfolio of tools and resources available to support skill acquisition in core competencies 2. Identify and promote best practices to guide local implementation

#HealthyCampus 1. Identify and catalog Healthy Campus initiatives and champions nationwide 2. Enhance online and in-person spaces for interaction between professionals working towards building a healthy campus 3. Create opportunities to foster an “all teach, all learn” approach to improvement and innovation

ideas for projects/activities that support the Healthy Campus Strategic Plan goals and objectives

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