Wellness Collaborative
The Ohio State University
Wellness Collaborative
Mission/Vision/Values/Goals
Wellness means living a healthy, balanced lifestyle that incorporates positive attitudes and productive behaviors related to social, physical, intellectual, career, emotional, spiritual, financial, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the self.
Mission
The mission of the Wellness Collaborative is to create a wellness culture that fosters optimal individual and community wellness that enhances learning and promotes success of OSU students, staff, and faculty throughout all stages of their lives.
Vision
To create and live in a collaborative, seamless, dynamic, university community that models total wellness, celebrates diversity, promotes respect, and establishes life-long commitment to good health and well-being.
Values
- Partnering
Collaborating with other departments, faculty, staff, and students to share resources and develop more community connections.
- Diversity
Celebrating our spectrum of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, body size, social economic status, abilities and disabilities.
Balanced Lifestyle
Creating a proactive approach to living a balanced lifestyle that encompasses assessment, education, awareness, and assistance.
Change
Adapting to emerging issues and knowledge through flexible and progressive approaches to wellness.
- Safe Environments
Fostering a sense of community while learning how to set responsible personal and group boundaries.
- Empowerment
Serving as positive role models, challenging unhealthy behavior, and supporting individual growth.
Goals
- 1. Educate and promote continual learning by collaborating in the development of innovative and effective wellness systems that are research-based and can be delivered via the many venues of instruction and service throughout the OSU community.
- 2. Influence OSU policy to support and enhance effective comprehensive wellness systems.
- 3. Foster interdisciplinary research.