Health & Wellness

At Ohio State we aim not only to create a healthier Ohio, but a healthier world. Through our wide network of programs, initiatives and medical center, we are creating healthier campuses and addressing the most pressing health needs of Ohio communities.


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The Ohio State University Health Plan

The OSU Health Plan manages the healthcare insurance benefits offered to faculty and staff of The Ohio State University. Choosing The OSU Health Plan as your health insurance provider means gaining access to not only a robust provider network but also a wide variety of health and wellness programs, benefits and tools.

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YP4H

Your Plan for Health (YP4H) is Ohio State’s preventive approach for providing benefit-eligible faculty/staff and their enrolled spouses with the tools and resources for living a healthy life. For example, the university houses a variety of indoor fitness facilities, promotes free on-campus biometric screenings. and offers the YP4H incentive points program.


Additional Resources

Employee Assistance Program

The OSU Health Plan provides an on-campus counseling department partnering with Impact, an All One Health Company, to provide EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services to faculty, staff, their household members and parents/parents-in-law.

Health & Wellness

At Ohio State, we aim not only to create a healthier Ohio but a healthier world. Through our wide network of programs, initiatives and medical center, we are creating healthier campuses and addressing the most pressing health needs of Ohio communities.

Find a Doctor

Most Ohio State providers offer telehealth care appointments wherever it is possible and appropriate. Find a doctor below and keep your health on track wherever you are.

Faculty & Staff Fitness Program

An exclusive exercise facility and program available to all OSU employees and their spouses or domestic partners. This program is designed to help you safely begin a regular exercise program and stick with it. 

Fitness Center & Wellness Discounts 

As an Ohio State employee, you have access to special discounts at fitness centers and other health-related businesses. Take advantage of these discounts today!

Buckeye Wellness Innovators

Faculty and staff at Ohio State can share their passion for health and wellness with colleagues through the Buckeye Wellness Innovators program. Click the link for more information on the multiple benefits and responsibilities of this program. 

OSU Faculty Recreational Sports

Recreational Sports offers members of The Ohio State University community an extraordinary experience to live active and meaningful lives while on-campus. The unit is enhanced by its award winning indoor and outdoor facilities, including five indoor locations and spacious parks and outdoor space.

RPAC

Ohio State’s largest recreation facility, the RPAC, is a multi-purpose facility complex that combines innovative fitness spaces, versatile event areas and an active atmosphere, located in the heart of campus, southeast of Ohio Stadium.

Gabbe Health & Wellness

Gabbe Health and Wellness coordinates initiatives to improve the well-being of faculty, staff and trainees at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center through education and preventive health programming and research