EKU Student Wellness Resource Center Presents:

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1 EKU Student Wellness Resource Center Presents: Student Wellness Program Spring 2011 Building a foundation for lifelong personal health and wellness Good luck on your EKU wellness journey! 1

2 What is Wellness? Wellness is your life at a balanced optimum. Wellness is health in the deepest and broadest sense of the word. Wellness is a process rather than a goal. It is a journey over a lifetime. Small changes in behavior allow for huge changes in quality of life! Wellness is that special blend, that unique formula, that secret recipe. The ingredients are your own, and only you can create it however, you are not alone. The EKU Student Wellness Resource Center is dedicated to sharing the journey, connecting you to resources and programs and each other, putting Wellness at your fingertips. Wellness is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. World Health Organization "Health promotion is the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. Optimal health is defined as a balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of efforts to enhance awareness, change behavior and create environments that support good health practices. Of the three, supportive environments will probably have the greatest impact in producing lasting change" American Journal of Health Promotion 2

3 8 Dimensions of Wellness Emotional Wellness Having high self-esteem, confidence, satisfying relationships, a support network, and staying optimistic. The ability to control stress and appropriately and comfortably express emotions Environmental Wellness Learning and contributing to the health of the planet and a sustainable lifestyle. The ability to recognize our responsibility for the quality of the air, the water and the land. The ability to make a positive impact on our environment, be it our homes, our communities or our planet. Helping to eliminate or reduce or protect one s self from exposure to toxic chemicals. Financial Wellness Knowledge of resources that will help fund education and living expenses. The ability to maintain a balanced budget. Preparedness for all expenses, including short-term, long-term, and emergencies. Occupational Wellness The ability to get personal fulfillment from our jobs or our chosen career fields while still maintaining balance in our lives. Intellectual Wellness The ability to effectively learn and use information for personal, family and career development. Getting the most out of classes and education by asking questions, being open to new ideas, learning new skills, and studying effectively. Physical Wellness Optimal physical wellness requires eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful habits (such as smoking), getting enough sleep, recognizing the signs of disease, getting regular physical exams, and taking steps to prevent injury. Social Wellness Having a supportive social network, contributing to society, and valuing cultural diversity. Spiritual Wellness Possessing a set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that give meaning and purpose to life. Spiritual wellness is also the capacity to love, have compassion for others, forgiveness, joy, and fulfillment. 3

4 How do I participate in WELL 4 EKU!? EKU Student Wellness Resource Center s WELL 4 EKU! Program is designed for full- or parttime EKU students and is made up of a variety of activities from the 8 dimensions of wellnessphysical, spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, occupational, and financial. The system is simple! Every activity is given a WellPoint value. Complete the activity and receive WellPoints. Accumulate 70, 80, or 90 WellPoints each semester to be entered into drawings for prizes! Incentive Levels: What s your wellness grade? A = 90 WellPoints 90 WellPoints earned by April 29, 2011 will be entered into a drawing for a $500 prize package! B = 80 WellPoints 80 WellPoints earned by April 29, 2011 will be entered into the drawings for $250 prize package! C= 70 WellPoints 70 WellPoints earned by April 29, 2011 will be entered into the drawings for a $125 prize package! Tracking Your WellPoints: Prizes will be awarded at the end of each semester. You track your participation via our online WELL 4 U Blackboard environment. Tracking your points is easy! Participants must self-enroll in the WELL 4 U wellness program. How to enroll in Well 4 EKU! Instructions Sign into Blackboard Click on the Community tab along the top next to My EKU Type Well in the Search box Click on the arrow to the right of 0_WELLNESS_BAUER 4

5 Click on Enroll Click Submit You will receive this message if you have completed the enrollment successfully! Click OK to continue. You are now enrolled & can begin logging your Wellpoints! 1. First, you will log into Blackboard. You may access Blackboard at o o Your Blackboard username and password match your EKU account. If you lose your username or password, call (Option 2) for help. 5

6 2. Second, you will find WELL 4 U under My Organizations 3. Click the organization name: WELL 4 U 4. Once you click the organization name, you arrive at the Announcements Page. a. Any new announcements made by the administrators will be here when you log in. It is a good idea to read over this area first! 5. On the left is a menu. In the next few items, we will take you through the menu options. 6. First, you see Announcements. This is the page you are already on. If you go to another area and would like to return to the Announcements area, click this link. 7. Next, you see Add Wellpoints. This is the page where you will be able to track your participation for this semester. a. You can save your progress and return as often as you want! b. Each semester, you will have the opportunity to start and submit a new Wellpoints tracking sheet. c. Make sure to SAVE your progress and do not submit until you are done. Once you submit your Wellpoints tracking sheet, you cannot get it back. 6

7 8. Click BEGIN to start tracking your Wellpoints. The questions will appear one by one on the screen. You can move back and forth between questions by using the arrows in the lower right corner. The Wellpoints tracking sheet is structured as follows: Question 1: Check "Yes" or "No" if you've completed your Health Risk Assessment--Real Age. Questions 2-4: Check 1 box for every 30 minutes you workout. If you fill up the boxes in Question 2, move to Question 3 and so on. There are 60 check boxes total (30 hours of activity). Exercise a minimum of 56 times during the spring semester and receive 15 WellPoints. Question 5: Biometric Screening/Preventive Health Exam/Fitness Tests: Check a box for each Biometric Screening/Preventive Health Exam/or Fitness Test that you had this semester. Question 6: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the online E-chug assessment. Question 7: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the online E-Toke assessment. Questions 8-11: On-Campus Wellness Seminars: Please fill in the name of the wellness seminar that you attended. Questions 12-13: Wellness Courses: Please fill in the name of the wellness class that you are taking this semester. Question 14: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Series, through Health Education, this semester. Or Check "Yes" if you have been Tobacco Free for the past 6 months. Question 15: Wellness Coaching: Check Yes or No if you utilized the wellness coaching services this semester. Question 16: Health Challenges: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the Group Fitness Challenge between January 10 th February 25 th Question 17: Heath Challenges: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the Big Green Climb Challenge between March 14 th April 29 th Question 18: Heath Challenges: Check "Yes" or "No" if you completed the Road Rulz Challenge between March 14 th April 22 nd Questions 19-23: Health Awareness Event: Please fill in the name of the health awareness event that you attended. Question 24: Check Yes or No is you attended the EKU Health Fair on March 30, NOTE: the point values assigned to each question represent the maximum point value for the program. After your online Wellpoints tracking sheet is submitted and reviewed, you may view your semester Wellpoints in the Blackboard Grade Center, available by clicking Wellpoints on the side menu. 7

8 9. Next on the navigation menu is Take Your Health Risk Assessment. This is where you go to complete your Real Age test. 10. Next on the navigation menu is Spring 2011 WELL 4 U Program. This page provides you with program details and descriptions, including how to participate in WELL 4 U; how to earn rewards; how many Wellpoints are needed to earn prizes; what activities count towards Wellpoints; how many Wellpoints are various activities worth; what is a local wellness event. 11. Wellness Calendar. Check out our wellness calendar for upcoming wellness activities. 12. Staff Contacts. Need to speak with someone from the WELL 4 U staff our contact information is provided here. 13. The next section of blackboard provides Wellness Resources: 8

9 14. EKU Campus Recreation. This is a direct link to the Campus Recreation website. 15. The next section of the navigation is Schedule Your SWRC Consultation Now. Click on this link when you are ready to meet with a Wellness Coach. Send us your request by completing the form and we will respond to you within 48 hours to schedule an appointment. 16. Forms. This area will provide access to all WELL 4 U forms. Examples include: SWRC Consultation Worksheet; Exercise Tracking Sheet; Wellness Challenge tracking forms and flyers; etc. 17. Student Health 101 E-Newsletter. This is a direct link to the Student Health 101 E- Newsletter. 18. E-Chug. This is a direct link to E-chug. A self-assessment tool for alcohol consumption. 19. E-Toke. This is a direct link to E-Toke. A self-assessment tool for marijuana usage. Questions? Contact or stop by the Student Wellness Resource Center: Phone: Campus Mailing Address: Rowlett 103 9

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11 WELL 4 EKU! Activities: Spring 2011 Program Activity WellPoint Value Semester Max HEALTH AWARENESS 15 Health Risk Appraisal PREVENTIVE CARE 15 Biometric Screening/Preventive Health Exam/Fitness Tests 5 10 E-Chug/E-toke Self-Assessment 5 10 HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS 25 On-campus Wellness Seminars 5 20 Wellness Courses 5 10 Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Series 5 5 Completion/Tobacco Free Wellness Coaching Session 5 5 WELLNESS CHALLENGES 20 Health Challenges Physical Activity LOCAL WELLNESS ACTIVITIES 25 Health Awareness Events 5 25 EKU Health Fair Total Opportunity: 100 Specific activity dates can be found on the Student Wellness Resource Center Calendar at 11

12 WELL 4 EKU! Activity Descriptions Health Awareness: Health Risk Appraisal: o What s Your Real Age? Are you biologically younger, older, or the same age as your calendar age? The online health risk appraisal is used to increase awareness and help motivate you to improve overall wellness. Completion of the HRA is required for participants to be entered into prize drawings. To access the HRA: Go to realage.com Click on the link to take the Real Age Test Follow the directions to complete all sections Click on Get my Real Age Plan (at the bottom of the page) and print this for your own records. Bring your personalized plan to the Student Wellness Resource Center and work with a Wellness Coach to set a wellness goal. Preventive Care: Biometric Screenings/Preventive Health Exams: o Participants are encouraged to seek age and gender appropriate preventive care by their health care professional and during designated onsite screenings. The first Friday of each month, First Friday Health Screenings, will be offered to students at no cost, in the lobby of the Powell Building. Examples include: HIV testing; Alcohol Screening; Skin screening; Vision exam; Hearing exam; Blood Pressure; Annual checkup with your doctor; dental exam; Cholesterol/Triglycerides; Flu shot; mammograms, prostate screening, annual OB-GYN visit, etc. Fitness Tests: o Examples include: Fitness in a flash; Trainer Talk; Body composition; flexibility assessments; step tests; etc. E-chug/E-toke Self-Assessments: o Take our free online self-assessments for alcohol consumption and marijuana usage and receive personalized feedback regarding how these activities may affect your health & wellbeing. o Visit: Health & Wellness Programs: On-campus Wellness Seminars: o These short sessions focus on at least one of the 8 dimensions of wellness. Seminars are scheduled throughout the semester and will be announced on our calendar 12

13 ( Other eligible on-campus seminars include Counseling Center Workshops; First Aid/CPR certification; self-defense; instructional group fitness classes; Career Service skill-building services (such as Mock Interviews or Resume Writing assistance); or a variety of other wellnessrelated skill building workshops. Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Series/Tobacco Free: o Completion of SWRC s Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation program. Visit for more information. o Or. If you have been tobacco free for at least 6 months, earn wellpoints! Wellness Coaching Session: o Meet with a Wellness Coach. We will work with you to set a health goal and create a plan for meeting that goal. o Bring in your completed Health Risk Assessment (Real Age) for assistance with healthy lifestyle goal setting. o Examples include, but are not limited to: Nutrition & meal planning Smoking Cessation Personal Training Exercise/Fitness planning Stress Management General Wellness Wellness Courses: o Earn Wellpoints by completing wellness-related courses, including but not limited to: BIO; HEA; NFA; PHE; PSY; SOC; SWK; etc Wellness Challenges: Health Challenges: o Group Fitness Challenge January 10 th Feb 25 th Enter to win awesome weekly prize drawings & a grand prize package by attending any Group Fitness classes Jan. 10-Feb. 25. The more classes you attend, the more chances to win! Grand Prize package includes an Apple IPad! See your group fitness instructor for more details! o Big Green Climb Challenge March 14 th April 29 th o Road Rulz Challenge March 14 th April 22 nd Would you like to win fitness equipment? Earn free prizes while you workout & take a virtual tour to Miami, Seattle, Chicago & more! Road Rulz Fitness Challenge is from March 14-April 22, Grand prize: IPod Touch! o Visit the WELL 4 U Blackboard site for additional challenge information/ tracking sheets. Physical Activity: 13

14 o You must participate in physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes at least 4 times per week (this is the equivalent of 56 physical activity sessions for the semester) in order to earn the exercise Wellpoints. o Examples of physical activities include, but are not limited to: CARDIO (cycling; walking; running; elliptical; swimming; etc.), WEIGHT LIFTING, SPORTS, GROUP FITNESS CLASSES; WALKING, ETC. o Visit the WELL 4 U Blackboard site for Exercise Tracking Sheet. Local Wellness Activities: Health Awareness Events: o To support health promotion activities, participants are encouraged to be involved in wellness events that involve the dimensions of wellness. Students who attend on or off-campus health awareness events will earn WellPoints. Examples include: o Adventure Programs Participate in any Campus Recreation Adventure Program Trip or workshop Rent a bike through our RECycle Program o Intramurals Participate in any Campus Recreation Intramural Sport o Health Awareness Walks/Marathons/Triathlons Participate in any charity-sponsored walk/run event like the American Cancer Society s Relay for Life, Breast Cancer Walk, American Heart Walk, etc. o Weight loss programs Consistent participation in a certified weight-loss program such as Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc. o Donate Blood Look for the blood mobile on campus to donate. o Service Projects Participate in an EKU-approved campus club/organization service project. o Environmental Stewardship Celebrate Earth Day, Everyday! Help create a WELL planet by riding your bike to campus; carpooling; recycling; eating locally produced, organic foods; using re-usable bags when shopping; avoiding plastic water bottles; turning off the water while you are brushing your teeth; turning off the lights, if they aren t needed, etc. Engage in these types of environmentally-friendly practices and earn Wellpoints. o Participate in campus-wide events such as: New Student Days Wellness Programming; Great American Smokeout; Alcohol Awareness; Trainer Talk; Stress Free Zone; TAG; Breast Cancer Awareness Events, etc. EKU Health Fair: o March 30 th 2011 o 9 AM 2 PM in Powell!! 14

15 o Several screening booths will be available to students, faculty, and staff at no charge and without an appointment. Services include vision, hearing, lung capacity screenings, Dermascan, mammography and body fat index. o Additional health screenings, such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose are available to students at no charge through the EKU Department of Health Promotion & Administration. o In addition to the health screenings, the fair will include over 90 vendor booths. Telford YMCA, Madison County Health Department, Mike s Bike and Hike, The Nutrition Center, EKU Student Health Services, Campus Recreation & the Student Wellness Resource Center, the American Red Cross, the Diabetes Association, local chiropractors and others will be on hand to provide visitors with information about a variety of health and wellness topics. 15