Health and Wellness

The Ohio State University and the College of Nursing are committed to the optimal well-being of students, faculty and staff. Our vision is to be the healthiest academic community in the world, existing to optimize the highest levels of health and wellness for all individuals within the university. We recognize the growing body of research and evidence indicating that students, clinicians, faculty, and employees with higher levels of wellness are more engaged, caring, productive and satisfied. The College of Nursing recognizes ten dimensions of wellness and uses the socio-ecological framework of health promotion to cultivate an organizational culture that values individual, social and family connections, and health-promoting policies. The Ohio State University and the College of Nursing are committed to being national leaders in wellness and have developed an innovative, comprehensive, and integrated structure for student, faculty, and staff wellness.