Engaging Stakeholders in the Healthy Campus Movement.

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Higher Education

Background:

• Universities are increasingly prioritizing campus community well-being.
• This study details a Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) focused on cultivating a culture of health.

Purpose of the Study:

• Assess the applicability of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Framework to university settings.
• Identify challenges and lessons learned during the initiative's implementation.

Main Methods:

• Utilized observational, qualitative, and quantitative data collection methods.
• Examined partnership development, stakeholder engagement, and perceptions of campus health activities from 2016 to Fall 2018.

Main Results:

• The initiative successfully integrated 3 of the 4 action areas of the Culture of Health Framework.
• Key outcomes included establishing campus health as a shared value, promoting collaborations, and enhancing campus health equity.

Conclusions:

• The Culture of Health Framework provides an effective model for higher education institutions.
• It facilitates stakeholder engagement and action towards building sustainable campus cultures of health.