Health Related Committees

STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SHAC)

Purpose:
To serve as an advisory group regarding services and programming offered through Student Health Services that promote healthy students through a broad, integrated, contextual view of healt. Under Facilities and Fees of the Student Senate.

Scope of Concern:
1) To serve as an advisory group related to the various contracted services offered through Student Health Services.

2) To represent student interests as they relate to contracted services and other services and programming offered through Student Health Services

3) To assist in marketing and developing student awareness of services and programming offered to students through their Student Health Services fee.

4) To assist in prioritizing and targeting health related services and programming for students.

5) To provide input into the development, evaluation and review, and improvement and enhancement of health related policies, programming and services.

Structure:
1) Membership-
-Director of Student Health Services
-8 Students
-1  Budget Officer/Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance

2) Selection of members-
The committee shall be led by a student chair who serves on the Facilities and Fees Board.  This student will be elected by committee members.

3) Responsible area director:
The Director of Student Health Services is responsible for this area.   

To join, call the Student Senate Office at 425- 4444 (ask for Student Senate) or call Student Health Services.

University Advisory Council on Health and Wellness

Mission: Students, faculty, and staff and community members who work collaboratively to identify and address health and wellness issues that affect UWRF students, faculty, and staff, in a broad, systematic manner, based on available data, information, and research. This would be accomplished through working Subcommittees focusing on specific issues.

For more information contact Student Health and Counseling Services at 425-3293.

Campus Sexual Assault Task Force

Mission: Students, faculty, and staff and community members who work to collaboratively assure education, resources, and services surrounding the issue of sexual assault on campus and in the community.

For more information contact Student Health and Counseling Services at 425-3293.

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Coalition

Mission: To reduce alcohol and drug abuse and tobacco use and it's negative consequences among UWRF students.

For more information contact Student Health and Counseling Services at 425-3293.

UW-River Falls Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Coalition (Health and Wellness Coalition)

Mission: To improve nutrition and increase physical activity among UW-River Falls faculty, staff, and students. This is done by identifying and addressing priority areas for our campus with others on campus and in the community.

For more information contact Student Health and Counseling Services at 425-3293.