Making the Case for a University Senior Wellness Officer

Fox, William

doi:10.1080/19496591.2020.1853559

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“…During times when students are uniformly distressed such as the transition to remote instruction, colleges can have an emergency plan for how to fairly allocate mental health resources for students who may be disproportionately affected. We also agree with previous researchers that establishing a university chief wellness officer may help to solicit and address student input regarding mental and physical health concerns (Fox, 2021).…”

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Transition to Remote Instruction for University Students

Shaw¹,

Rahal²

2022

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In March 2020, 234 students (77.50% female; 63.09% second-year, 28.33% third-year) enrolled in a psychological statistics course at a public university described their experiences during the first week of the COVID-19-related transition to remote instruction. Qualitative responses indicated 13 common concerns including financial, housing, and food insecurity; social life concerns; distress; sleep difficulties; and academic problems. Students with lower socioeconomic status were more likely to experience financial instability, food insecurity, and difficulty focusing academically.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Transition to Remote Instruction for University Students

Shaw¹,

Rahal²

2022

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“…This ability has been shown to improve the effectiveness of AHC executive leaders. 10 We recognize that each AHC has its own unique context, which includes how positions are funded; however, to support the cross-functionality of the CHSO position, we suggest it be funded via the central administrative budget.…”

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“…8,9 This executive-level position directly reports to the AHC’s chief executive officer, which signals a high-level commitment to fostering an organizational culture that promotes well-being as a core value and strategy of the AHC. 10…”

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“…8,9 This executive-level position directly reports to the AHC's chief executive officer, which signals a high-level commitment to fostering an organizational culture that promotes well-being as a core value and strategy of the AHC. 10 Following this model, we propose that a CHSO position should reside in the executive suite to symbolize a commitment to health security across the AHC. The CHSO should have a direct reporting line to the president or chief executive officer and have the authority and ongoing full-time responsibility for readiness, response, and recovery efforts for all threats to health security.…”

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A Chief Health Security Officer for Every Academic Health Center: Improving Readiness, Response, Recovery, and Resilience

Maggio,

Byington,

Toner

et al. 2023

Academic Medicine

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Academic health centers (AHCs) require expertise to ensure readiness for health security events, such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, and pandemics, as well as the ability to respond to and recover from these events. However, most AHCs lack an individual to coordinate efforts at an enterprise level across academic and operational units during an emergency; elevate the coordination of individual AHCs with local and state public health entities; and through professional organizations, coordinate the work of AHCs across national and international public health entities. Informed by AHCs’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of focused meetings in 2021 of the Association of Academic Health Centers President’s Council on Health Security, the authors propose creating a new C-suite role to meet these critical needs: the chief health security officer (CHSO). The CHSO would be responsible for the AHC’s overall health security and would report to the AHC’s chief executive officer or president. The authors describe the role of CHSO in relation to the preparation, response, and recovery phases of public health events necessary for health security. They also propose key duties for this position and encourage institutions to offer training and credentials to facilitate the creation and define the portfolios of CHSO positions at AHCs and beyond.

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“…• Normalize discussions of holistic mental health that enlist all campus community members-particularly faculty, staff, and administratorsas mental health advocates who are aware of the experiences of disabled LGBTQ+ students and who are able to provide practical, current referrals as needed. Leadership of such efforts may come from a senior university wellness officer (Fox, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%