Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.39
Liaison Patrice Langevin
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Pitzer College
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Patrice Langevin
Associate Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects
Facilities and Capital Projects
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Part 1. Wellness program

Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
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):
Students are provided student health services, counseling and psychological services, and health education outreach on-site with a whole wellness approach focusing on balancing social, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of the students' lives. Health services are low cost and counseling/psychological services and health education outreach (including an eating disorder task force) is at no cost.

Benefits-eligible faculty and staff receive free counseling (in-person, by telephone and web-based) and referral services at no cost for up to five sessions per year, per individual issue, and members of their immediate households receive five sessions per year. Services are provided via licensed practitioners and advisers contracted by OptumHealth, the administrator of the program.

Part 2. Smoke-free environments

Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
No

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:
The College is committed to a philosophy of good health and safe work place. In keeping with this philosophy, it is important that the work place and office environment reflect the College’s concern for good health. Smoking is therefore not permitted inside College buildings or any work areas. Employees who wish to smoke must limit their smoking to break and meal periods.
https://www.pitzer.edu/human-resources/staff-handbook/operations-and-safety/

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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