Prevention Through Connection: Creating a Campus Climate of Care

From the January–February–March 2009 issue of Planning for Higher Education, this "SCUP Links Blog" post provides an opportunity for you to share comments or additional resources/links about the focus of the article, Prevention Through Connection: Creating a Campus Climate of Care, v37n1, pp. 26–33 by Jesse Owen and Emil Rodolfa. You can read the entire article here [LINK TO COME], in Planning for Higher Education.

The article "blurb" reads: To whom does the Millennial student in psychological stress reach out?

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Note that this issue of Planning is the second of a two-part themed volume with the overall title, Student Life. The first part was published in October 2008. Assembled, the two parts will be available later in 2009 for purchase as a single PDF document for your quick and easy reference.

ACE's "Solutions for Our Health"

The American Council on Education (ACE) has created a new Web resource of note:

Colleges and universities have had a hand in nearly every major medical breakthrough, a record of innovation that has had real, positive implications for the health of our nation. As the baby boomer generation ages and Americans live longer than ever, our institutions of higher education are training the health professionals who will care for us, seeking cures for debilitating diseases and creating cutting-edge medical technology.

I encourage you to visit our newest Solutions for Our Future web site, Solutions for Our Health (www.solutionsforourhealth.org). There, you’ll be able to learn about the work being done at colleges and universities across the country to improve and advance health care.

HR Horizons: Curbing Health-Care Costs

Volume 3, Issue 2 of this Web publication from NACUBO is available on line. It contains useful information about how institutions are cutting health-care costs, especially by turning to wellness and fitness programs, as well as by using other techniques. Among other topics, Duke University's Prospective Health program and Rollins College's 100 percent coverage of preventive care. Even if this does not fit into the scope of your professional responsibilities, or your personal interests, you should ensure that those on your campus who do address these issues are aware of this publication.

Campus Staff Wellness Program(s) Checkup

Writing for University Business, Carol Patten reviews the state of wellness programming on a number of college and university campuses.

At more higher education institutions: HR leaders are finding creative ways to drive participation to record numbers, then examining their effects on specific areas such as employee attendance and health care claims. Their hope is to identify and expand programs that offer high ROI, eliminate those that don't, and fill in the gaps to help employees reach health goals.