WELLNESS

Wellness Meeting Minutes

• Review the discussion from January 22nd meeting



• Discuss target population(s)
  The group agreed to look at all 3 target populations - students, staff, and faculty. There was also some discussion that possibly 1 or 2 of the priority health areas (see below) may not impact all 3 target populations, and therefore, it would be up to each priority health area subcommittee to identify the various populations they will target for their action plan.
  


• Finalize priority health areas
  The group agreed to narrow the priority health areas to focus on 4 specific areas/topics:
  • Alcohol (including club drugs)
  • Fitness/Nutrition
  • Healthy Relationships/Sexual Health (including assault)
  • Smoking Substances (Tobacco & Marijuana)
  
  
  

  In addition, the group decided that stress/depression, culture, and spirituality are areas that may have a direct impact on our 4 chosen health areas. Therefore, it will be up to each subgroup to consider these topics when creating their action plans.

  Finally, depending on time & the outcome of each subgroup's action plans, the group may make recommendations for the remaining health areas that were discussed in January. The remaining health areas are:
  • Life Skills
  • Other drugs (may be exempt due to the incorporation of club drugs and marijuana in the above priority health areas)
  
  
  
• Gain consensus on final "Charge" and "Vision"
  The group made edits to its charge, outcomes, and end dates & will forward the following information to Dr. Johnson and Bill Kummerow (creator of the Priority Group Webpage — more information to come on this topic).
  
  The group proposed the following changes:
  • Vision Statement: To have the healthiest campus in the United States.
  • Charge: Develop a campus-wide wellness initiative for students and employees.
  • Outcomes: Create a plan for a multi-faceted program for students, staff, and faculty focused on healthier living with special emphasis on alcohol, fitness/nutrition, health relationships/sexual health, and smoking substances.
  • End Date: May 3, 2004
    
    
  
  
• Establish subgroups by priority health area
  Group members chose a priority health area to work on with the hope that each subgroup would have 3-4 people assigned to each health area. These subgroups are:
  • Alcohol — Mark Thompson & Jannette Berkley-Patton
  • Fitness/Nutrition — Jill Urkoski, Myra Strother, and Michael Myers
  • Healthy Relationships/Sexual Health — Jaimie Heldstab & Beth Peer
  • Smoking Substances — Melissa Smith & Rachel Rumple-Comerford

  The remaining group members (Ann Brill, Stephen Fawcett, Steve Munch, Lauren Reinhold and Kristin Scott) will contact Rachel by Monday with their priority health area interest so each subgroup can schedule a time to meet before the next large group meeting (which is scheduled for Thursday, February 19th from 1-2:30 pm).
  

• Discuss plan development process and timeline (2 handouts — please see Jannette if you need these handouts)
  Jannette reviewed the action planning guide which we have adapted from the "Work Group on Health Promotion & Community Development" manual. In addition, Jannette reviewed the proposed timeline for completing various steps of the action planning guide handout.



• Break out subgroups by priority health area
  Due to inclement weather & time, subgroups agreed on a time to meet next week to begin their priority health area subgroup work.



• Next steps
  Meet with your subgroup between now and Thursday, February 19th to complete various steps of the action plan (as discussed in the timeline). Next large group meeting will be Thursday, February 19th from 1-2:30 pm in the 2nd Floor Watkins Center Conference Room (Crimson & Blue Rm.), Rm. # 2401
  
  Meeting Dates will be every other Thursday from 1-2:30 pm in the Crimson & Blue Room. Please mark your calendar with the following meeting times/dates:
  • Thursday, February 19
  • Thursday, March 4
  • Thursday, March 18
  • Thursday, April 1
  • Thursday, April 15
  • Thursday, April 29