Campus

The Healthy Campus Award serves to recognize the achievements of college and university campuses in promoting, protecting, and improving the health and well-being of students through the implementation of science-based environmental and behavioral change strategies.

Goal I – Create a healthy campus by providing opportunities for education, activities, and community involvement leading to healthier, more responsible lifestyle behaviors.

Goal II – Create a campus environment which removes barriers to individual and campus community health.

Healthy Campus Fact Sheet (Word doc)

How to Apply:

1. Review the award requirements and choose the level you will be working toward. Award levels are:
   • Bronze
   • Silver
   • Gold
   • Platinum
2. Identify which criteria you will be working on.
• See below, the criteria document, the Resource Manual, and the AHY Booklet for examples and assistance.
3. After completion of award requirements, submit completed application form with the handling fee (if applicable).

Award Categories:

• Bronze: A campus must:
  1. Have a written Healthy Campus Awards Program plan with goals, objectives and outcomes that is updated annually.
  2. Complete 3 policy criteria, 4 infrastructure criteria, and measure 2 outcomes in at least 2 of the 6 health focus areas (General Campus, Healthy Behaviors, Nutrition, Safety, Preventive Services, and Physical Activity).

Total: 3 policy - 4 infrastructure - 2 outcomes

• Silver: A campus must:
  1. Maintain Bronze status in policy, infrastructure and outcomes and complete 2 additional policy criteria to include one that is not already in existence, 4 additional infrastructure criteria, and measure 2 additional outcomes in at least four of the six health focus areas (General Campus, Healthy Behaviors, Nutrition, Safety, Preventive Services, and Physical Activity).

Total: 4 policy - 8 infrastructure - 4 outcomes

• Gold: A campus must:
  1. Maintain Silver status in policy, infrastructure and outcomes plus complete 2 more policy criteria to include one that is not already in existence, 5 additional infrastructure criteria, and measure 3 additional outcomes in all six health focus areas (General Campus, Healthy Behaviors, Nutrition, Safety, Preventive Services, and Physical Activity).

  Total: 6 policy - 13 infrastructure - 7 outcomes