| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 48.69 |
| Liaison | Tina Evans |
| Submission Date | Aug. 20, 2024 |
Colorado Mountain College
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.75 / 1.00 |
Tina
Evans Professor, Sustainability Studies Sustainability Studies |
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Part 1. Wellness program
Yes
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Yes
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
Health Insurance Benefit: CMC has a unique approach. The amount depends upon if you insure only yourself or if you include dependents. If you insure yourself, CMC contributes $976.00 a month for individual coverage, which covers the premium for one Medical plan in full.
Depending upon choice of Medical plan, an employee might have a monthly insurance premium to pay. If insuring dependents, the amount of the monthly payroll deduction will depend on the plan selected. Details of the health insurance benefit are included in a separate document.
Dental and Vision are optional benefits available.
CMC health insurance benefit is on a calendar year. New plan offerings will be communicated and an open enrollment process conducted in the fall.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Includes six free visits with a counselor, in person or over the phone. This benefit may be shared with eligible dependents. Free online financial and legal resources also included.
Healthcare Bluebook: A tool to encourage members to shop for healthcare to keep costs low while accessing top-ranked providers. In some cases, the employee will receive a cash reward for choosing a low cost, high quality provider.
Teledoc: Consultations with a physician available over the phone 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. $0 co-pay.
Marathon Health Clinics: Employees may use these clinics at little or no cost to the employee. They offer a variety of services and many of those services are free of charge. There are Health and Wellness Centers in Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Gypsum, Colorado Springs, Loveland, and Greeley.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Employees can set money aside pre-tax to cover certain medical-related expenses associated with Medical & Dependent Care. 2021 limits are $2,750 annually for medical and $5,000 annually for dependent care.
Healthy Lifestyle Benefit: All full time employees have a benefit of $500 per calendar year for specific services. Some examples are CMC non-credit physical activity classes such as yoga, weight training, pilates, etc. Other uses could be for health club membership, ski passes, health fairs, etc.
Collegewide, Colorado Mountain College’s initiatives include YOU@CMC, a one-click online confidential student website that offers tips and tools for managing mental and physical health. CMC also provides faculty sessions on how to address and make referrals regarding mental health and wellness issues in the classroom, in-person and virtually.
Individual campuses incorporate mental health and well-being support into their activities. For example, among other approaches, according to college counselor Jen Brennan, the Spring Valley and Glenwood Center campuses have a mental health and wellness committee that includes staff, faculty and administrators. “Our goals are to destigmatize asking for or needing help, and having resources and support available for students,” Brennan said.
Additionally, science professor Dr. Kim Harding created a well-being program called Ascend and Transcend several years ago. She teaches the program to students, staff, and faculty, and incorporates it into her science classes.
Like CMC Spring Valley and Glenwood, the Rifle campus holds peer mentoring sessions that help students navigate college. The campus also holds monthly student success seminars on organization and self-care.
At CMC Aspen and at the Lappala Center in Carbondale, a college counselor visits each class regularly to meet students and share information about campus and community mental health and wellness programs.
CMC Vail Valley at Edwards offers hiking, yoga classes, and yoga for veterans and holds student success seminars on self-care and other topics.
At CMC Steamboat Springs, a mental health clinician and nurse practitioner are on campus each week, and peer mentors are available to all incoming residence hall students.
For CMC Summit County, the campus’s Culinary Arts program offers a Nutrition for Mind and Body Health course to students, and faculty take training in integrating mindfulness activities into classes.
CMC Leadville and CMC Salida maintain a partnership with SolVista Health for student referral, counseling and therapy both virtually and in-person.
In addition, during September and October all of CMC’s campuses participate in a campaign promoting mental health and well-being. Activities, workshops and community events are held encouraging awareness, support and tangible take-aways to address well-being.
The college is also planning a campaign to promote awareness and discussion around resiliency. The campaign will encourage individuals and communities to strengthen the ability to cope and respond to adversity through an interactive process.
CMC also supports the online "Care Report" system through which students, faculty, and staff can submit a request for their local Care Team to follow up with a person who seems to be struggling mentally, financially, or in other ways to what what kinds of assistance the person might need and be eligible for.
Depending upon choice of Medical plan, an employee might have a monthly insurance premium to pay. If insuring dependents, the amount of the monthly payroll deduction will depend on the plan selected. Details of the health insurance benefit are included in a separate document.
Dental and Vision are optional benefits available.
CMC health insurance benefit is on a calendar year. New plan offerings will be communicated and an open enrollment process conducted in the fall.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Includes six free visits with a counselor, in person or over the phone. This benefit may be shared with eligible dependents. Free online financial and legal resources also included.
Healthcare Bluebook: A tool to encourage members to shop for healthcare to keep costs low while accessing top-ranked providers. In some cases, the employee will receive a cash reward for choosing a low cost, high quality provider.
Teledoc: Consultations with a physician available over the phone 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. $0 co-pay.
Marathon Health Clinics: Employees may use these clinics at little or no cost to the employee. They offer a variety of services and many of those services are free of charge. There are Health and Wellness Centers in Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Gypsum, Colorado Springs, Loveland, and Greeley.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Employees can set money aside pre-tax to cover certain medical-related expenses associated with Medical & Dependent Care. 2021 limits are $2,750 annually for medical and $5,000 annually for dependent care.
Healthy Lifestyle Benefit: All full time employees have a benefit of $500 per calendar year for specific services. Some examples are CMC non-credit physical activity classes such as yoga, weight training, pilates, etc. Other uses could be for health club membership, ski passes, health fairs, etc.
Collegewide, Colorado Mountain College’s initiatives include YOU@CMC, a one-click online confidential student website that offers tips and tools for managing mental and physical health. CMC also provides faculty sessions on how to address and make referrals regarding mental health and wellness issues in the classroom, in-person and virtually.
Individual campuses incorporate mental health and well-being support into their activities. For example, among other approaches, according to college counselor Jen Brennan, the Spring Valley and Glenwood Center campuses have a mental health and wellness committee that includes staff, faculty and administrators. “Our goals are to destigmatize asking for or needing help, and having resources and support available for students,” Brennan said.
Additionally, science professor Dr. Kim Harding created a well-being program called Ascend and Transcend several years ago. She teaches the program to students, staff, and faculty, and incorporates it into her science classes.
Like CMC Spring Valley and Glenwood, the Rifle campus holds peer mentoring sessions that help students navigate college. The campus also holds monthly student success seminars on organization and self-care.
At CMC Aspen and at the Lappala Center in Carbondale, a college counselor visits each class regularly to meet students and share information about campus and community mental health and wellness programs.
CMC Vail Valley at Edwards offers hiking, yoga classes, and yoga for veterans and holds student success seminars on self-care and other topics.
At CMC Steamboat Springs, a mental health clinician and nurse practitioner are on campus each week, and peer mentors are available to all incoming residence hall students.
For CMC Summit County, the campus’s Culinary Arts program offers a Nutrition for Mind and Body Health course to students, and faculty take training in integrating mindfulness activities into classes.
CMC Leadville and CMC Salida maintain a partnership with SolVista Health for student referral, counseling and therapy both virtually and in-person.
In addition, during September and October all of CMC’s campuses participate in a campaign promoting mental health and well-being. Activities, workshops and community events are held encouraging awareness, support and tangible take-aways to address well-being.
The college is also planning a campaign to promote awareness and discussion around resiliency. The campaign will encourage individuals and communities to strengthen the ability to cope and respond to adversity through an interactive process.
CMC also supports the online "Care Report" system through which students, faculty, and staff can submit a request for their local Care Team to follow up with a person who seems to be struggling mentally, financially, or in other ways to what what kinds of assistance the person might need and be eligible for.
Part 2. Smoke-free environments
Yes
Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Yes
Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
No
A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
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The institution’s smoke-free policy:
Colorado Mountain College has a responsibility to its employees and students to provide a safe and healthful environment. CMC has initiated a tobacco use policy that specifies:
Each campus and center will identify designated smoking areas. Smoking will be limited to these designated areas only. All smoking areas shall be clearly marked with signs.
The CMC Breckenridge - Dillon Campus is tobacco free. This means the use of tobacco products is prohibited at the Summit Campus and Dillon Center.
Each campus and center will identify designated smoking areas. Smoking will be limited to these designated areas only. All smoking areas shall be clearly marked with signs.
The CMC Breckenridge - Dillon Campus is tobacco free. This means the use of tobacco products is prohibited at the Summit Campus and Dillon Center.
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