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
As a university, our most important asset is our people. Since innovative health care is one of the major areas of education, research, and service at the University of Iowa, we are especially proud to earn the CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation. The health and well-being of our university community is of paramount importance to our values and to our success. We also do our best to set a good example of workplace wellness for other educational institutions, employers, and organizations across the state, nation, and world. Being a Gold Standard institution affirms our excellence and encourages us to always strive higher to be the healthiest and most caring workplace we can be.
J. Bruce Harreld
University of Iowa
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...
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The Truth Initiative
Research & Evidence
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
US Department of Health and Human Services
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
U.S. Surgeon General
The facts on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.
American Lung Association
Tobacco-free policies are a growing trend on college campuses across the United States. Today there are approximately 477 colleges and universities that are 100% tobacco-free, and more join the list every year! This list originated with the American Lung Association in Oregon, and has now gone national.
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.
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!
Additional Resources
University of North Dakota Tobacco Free Home Page