May 29, 2014
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Chair: Allison Smith, New York University
Immediate Past Chair: Michelle Burcin, Walden
University
Subcommittee Chairs:
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George Brown, University of Alabama
Jim Grizzell
Erin Link, Illinois State University
Sara Stahlman, UNC- Chapel Hill
Katie Vatalaro-Hill – Virginia Commonwealth University
Subcommittee members
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Comprehensive sets of
national health objectives
(US Health & Human Services)
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Designed to measure
progress over time
Public and college health
documents
(American College Health Association)
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Leading Health Indicators
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Michelle Burcin, Walden University
George Brown, University of Alabama
Cynthia Burwell, Norfolk State University
Jim Grizzell, CSU-Pomona
Katie Vatalaro Hill, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jacque Hamilton, Texas A & M- Corpus Christi
Eric Stein, Stanford University
Sara Stahlman, UNC- Chapel Hill
Allison Smith, New York University
Ann Quinn-Zobeck, The BACCHUS Network
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54 Student Objectives and 21 Faculty/Staff
Objectives
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Ecological Model
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MAP-IT
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Key characteristics of a Healthy Campus initiative
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Vision
Campus communities in which all members live long, healthy lives.
Overarching goals:
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Create social and physical environments that promote good health
for all.
Support efforts to increase academic success, productivity,
student and faculty/staff retention, and life-long learning.
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health
of the entire campus community.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and positive health
behaviors.
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Creates a comprehensive, strategic framework that
unites health issues under a single umbrella and
aligns with the mission and values of institutions of
higher education.
Requires tracking of data-driven outcomes to
monitor progress and to motivate, guide, and focus
action.
Engages a network of multidisciplinary, multisectoral
stakeholders at all levels.
Guides research, program planning, and policy
efforts to promote health and prevent disease.
Utilizes population-level interventions, while
addressing the social determinants of health.
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27% (n=106) reported having a Healthy Campus
initiative
Target Audience:
◦ 231 (59%) didn’t answer question
◦ Of those that responded (n=162):
 54% faculty, staff and students
 40% students only
 6% faculty, staff only
Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393
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Implementation of MAP-IT Framework
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39% (n=152) reported having a multidisciplinary
coalition/committee/task force (above and beyond
student health and wellness)
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37% (n=145) reported assessing both needs and
resources and setting priorities based on this assessment
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18% (n=69) reported developing Healthy Campus plan
with goals, objectives, targets, and action steps
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18% (n=69) reported implementing evidence-based
policies, programs, or health communication strategies
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25% (n=99) reported conducting regular evaluations to
measure progress of selected Healthy Campus
objectives
Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393
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Challenges
 How to get started… where to begin
 Motivating our campus
 Getting support
 Buy-in from other functional areas
 Lack of personnel
 Support from administration
 Funding
 Territory Issues
 Lacking Knowledge/Information
Source: January 29, 2013 Webinar Registration Survey; n=393
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~1204 members on the Healthy Campus
listserv
Website Utilization (2/2/2013-5/23/2014)
◦ 29,282 unique users
◦ 85,530 page views
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Increased ongoing engagement via social
media platforms
ACHF Grant Opportunity
Characteristics of Healthy Campus initiative
Strategic Planning
Launch Pledge
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Online pledge for institutions of higher education, non-profit
organizations, and governmental agencies to demonstrate
their commitment to achieving Healthy Campus 2020 goals
and objectives
Healthy Campus Partners have the opportunity to:
◦ Champion and work to engage others on your campus and across the
country
◦ Tailor involvement with Healthy Campus to meet your campus' or
organization's needs
◦ Share how your campus or organization uses Healthy Campus 2020
◦ Join the ACHA Healthy Campus Coalition (ACHA individual members
only) and participate in Healthy Campus 2020 activities
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6 years to achieve Healthy Campus 2020
goals
Long term engagement and support is a
new focus for Healthy Campus Coalition
There are a lot of great ideas! Helps us think
critically and strategically about how we
allocate Coalition resources and time
Provides transparency and facilitates
continuity
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Jan 2014: Held strategic planning session with Healthy Campus
leadership team to identify barriers/challenges and develop
goals and objectives
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Feb 2014: Presented definition, revised purpose, goals, and
objectives to Coalition members
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March 2014: Comment period for Coalition members to provide
feedback on definition, revised purpose, goals, and objectives
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April 2014: Definition, revised purpose, goals, and objectives
finalized
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Annual Meeting 2014: Facilitated brainstorm of activities and
projects to support the goals and objectives
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Summer 2014: Leadership will meet to finalize action plan
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To enhance the organization’s expertise and voice on health objective
issues at the national level.
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To be a mechanism for the exchange of information, resources, and tools
to determine priority health issues topics.
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To provide a framework for guide the determination of objectives;
advise the planning and implementation of evidence-based initiatives
programs (based on ACHA tools, college health standards, and CAS
standards); and monitoring and evaluating achievement of achieving
national objectives.
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To participate in national, regional, state and local activities that support
health objectives related to campus-community health.
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To identify and disseminate best practices addressing campus health
objectives priority health topics.
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To provide continuing education and professional development across
ACHA higher education.
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Expand advocacy to facilitate
campuses across higher education in
achieving Healthy Campus 2020 goals
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Increase the capability and capacity
of higher education professionals to
lead effective Healthy Campus
initiatives
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Create a community of Healthy
Campus leaders
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Demonstrate to stakeholders the value of
building healthy campuses for students,
staff, and faculty nationwide
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Identify opportunities for alignment with
priorities across diverse groups of
stakeholders.
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Research and establish a variety of tools
and strategies to engage stakeholders
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Expand the portfolio of tools and
resources available to support skill
acquisition in core competencies
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Identify and promote best practices
to guide local implementation
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Identify and catalog Healthy Campus
initiatives and champions nationwide
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Enhance online and in-person spaces for
interaction between professionals
working towards building a healthy
campus
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Create opportunities to foster an “all
teach, all learn” approach to
improvement and innovation
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ideas for projects/activities that
support the Healthy Campus
Strategic Plan
goals and objectives
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Search: Healthy Campus 2020
(group)
◦ http://www.linkedin.com/groups/ACHAHealthy-Campus-2020-4456156/about
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ACHAHC2020
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