Gold Standard Universities
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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.
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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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Frequently Asked Questions
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/Reference
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.
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.
External Resources
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.
University of North Dakota Tobacco Free Home Page
The Ohio State University Tobacco Free Home Page
Welcome to Peers Against Tobacco: a peer-led initiative to eradicate tobacco use on college campuses across Texas. We’re here to help you educate your fellow students about the dangers of all forms of tobacco use.
The facts on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.