title: A collaborative university model for employee wellness.
abstract: Universities are taking a more active approach in understanding and monitoring employees' modifiable health risk factors and chronic care conditions by developing strategies to encourage employees to start and sustain healthy behaviors. WellBama, the University of Alabama's signature health and wellness program, utilizes a collaborative model in partnership with select colleges and departments to implement strategies to improve employees' health status. The program provides onsite health screenings and assessments, timely health advising sessions, assistance in setting and monitoring individual health goals to promote improved health, and preventive examination referrals.
authors.affiliation: Capstone School of Nursing, Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA. mcarter@ua.edu
authors.forename: Melondie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Rebecca C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Chelley K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000407:Alabama; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016272:Occupational Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D040241:Social Marketing; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data