How Healthy is Our Campus? is a publication of the Healthy Campus 2010 campaign at Western. Click here to view or download the 27-page booklet (PDF) containing the results of the 2007 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) including graphs, charts, recommendations, and accomplishments regarding seven wellness topics areas of Alcohol and Other Drug Use, Emotional and Mental Health, Nutrition and Eating Behavior, Physical Activity, Sexual Health, Tobacco Use, and Violence. Data from the 2002 and 2004 surveys, as well as the 2007 national reference group are also included in this publication. Click here to download a brochure (PDF) containing a snapshot of NCHA data.
Join the Wellness Listserv:
1) Send a Plain Text message to listproc@lists.wcu.edu (this means that “Plain Text” must be selected in the drop down menu on the toolbar of your new message. Make sure it is not “HTML” or “Rich text”)
2) Leave the subject line blank
3) In the body of the message, type sub wellness your name (Example: sub wellness Jane Doe)
Wellness Program
The Wellness Pogram is located within the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center and is staffed by the Wellness Coordinator, Karrie Joseph, MPH, a graduate assistant and 5 peer educator program assistants.
The program seeks to enhance campus wellness through
- Educational outreach programs
- Event sponsorship
- Advocacy
- Media campaigns
- Resources
NEW!! Wellness Mini-Grants available for students - Click on the left hand link to learn more!
If you would like to request a program, please click here!
Karrie Joseph, MPH, Wellness Coordinator, can be contacted at (828) 227-7069 or kjoseph@wcu.edu.