| Wellness is an
on-going lifestyle approach to personal excellence. It
is a deliberate, conscious decision to pursue optimal
well-being. Wellness encompasses the body, mind and spirit.
It is a positive choice, pursued because it is judged
to be a richer way to be alive.
Wellness promotes individual well-being through a balance
in the following areas:
- Social - Cultural - Physical
- Emotional - Intellectual - Life Planning
- Environmental - Spiritual
The University Health Centre is committed to the development
of a wellness programme for staff and students on the
Mona Campus. The overall objective of the programme
is to build a supportive environment for wellness on
the Mona Campus.
Specifically, the programme aims to:
- provide high quality health care and patient management
services to the student and staff population
- develop a health promotion and health education
programmes for communicable and non-communicable diseases
and mental health
- identify and access the requisite resources to
effectively execute the programme
- promote awareness of wellness and foster the development
of a ‘wellness culture’ on the Mona Campus
- promote inter-sectoral collaboration among stakeholder
agencies or groups internal and external to UWI to
support the wellness programme.
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