While cancer affects all workplaces, leaders in academia are uniquely suited to influence their own institution’s workforce as well as the leaders of tomorrow – all of whom will benefit from a culture of health and wellness on campus.
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Health issues will have to be faced by those we educate, no matter where they go and no matter what they do after graduation.
Colleges and Universities Should Give More Broad-Based Attention to Health and Wellness-At All Levels
Journal of American College Health
Outstanding faculty, staff and students are the core of any great university. Creating a worksite that promotes health should be an essential task of any university leader. The CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation provides a toolbox to accomplish this.
Jay E Maddock
Texas A&M School of Public Health
University Best Practices
University of North Dakota
Prevention, Physical Activity
Zen in 10
The University of North Dakota (UND) was the first university to become accredited by the CEO Cancer Gold Standard. The vision is to have healthy, thriving employees and be an innovative national leader in worksite wellness. Obesity and sedentary behavior is on the rise, and staff and faculty reported time management and forgetting about worksite wellness as leading barriers for lack of participation. A new program started to make wellness a quick and easy choice. It contributes to the CEO Cancer Gold Standard's Pillar 1 of prevention...
Articles of Interest
Vital Record - News from Texas A&M Health Science Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Can just part of a University apply for accreditation?
Yes. Individual colleges or schools within a university are welcome to apply for Gold Standard accreditation. Typically leadership at Colleges of Medicine and Schools of Public Health are keenly aware of the impact they can have on health and healthcare costs when they address cancer in their own workplaces. Further, they appreciate that leadership by example has the potential to positively influence the parent University and surrounding community.
Brochures
A resource designed to help college students adopt and implement a 100% tobacco-free campus policy
This guide is designed to assist with the creation of effective and enforceable tobacco-free policies for higher-education institutions.
On December 1, 2013, the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) School of Public Health (SPH) received CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation. Achieving CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation is a major accomplishment because this accolade reflects what our organization values most: promoting healthy lives and communities. The guidebook complements the existing resources available on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard website. Our main goal is to demystify the application process. While there is work involved in gathering the documentation, it is a doable process.
External Resources
Tobacco-Free Workplace
American Cancer Society
We are excited to be able to provide grants to colleges and universities dedicated to the movement of going 100% smoke- or 100% tobacco-free!
Please read our Grant Guidelines document for detailed information about the grant, including the application process; and, email tfgci@cancer.org with a letter of intent to apply by Friday, June 1, 2018 at 5pm ET.
We look forward to receiving your grant applications and supporting documents. Good luck!
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
Please review our list of Smokefree and Tobacco-Free U.S. and Tribal Colleges and Universities for more information. Please review our Colleges and Universities List Criteria, which outlines how to get on (and stay on) our list. See our model policy for a template.
Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative
In an effort to protect our youth and young adults against this epidemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative (TFCCI) to promote and support the adoption and implementation of tobacco-free policies at universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning across the United States.
U.S. Surgeon General
The facts on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.
Tobacco Cessation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Being a teen can be stressful. Tobacco use is not a healthy way to help you deal with stress and bad moods. Learn how to manage stress in a healthy way.