Healthy UND 2020

Healthy UND 2020 is a UND campus-wide initiative charged by President Kelley with the prioritization and development of an action plan to address the leading health and wellness issues that affect the academic success and retention of UND students. In the fall of 2009 the initiative took the form of a 25 person steering committee composed of students, faculty, and staff members charged with evaluating student data and focus group information to identify the top health and wellness issues that negatively impact UND student academic success and retention. The five health and wellness priorities are:
• Alcohol & Other Substance Use/Abuse
• Learning Healthy Social/Relationship Skills
• Managing Mental Health
• Nutrition/Diet
• Physical Activity/Exercise

In the fall of 2010 the steering committee grew to nearly 60 members and divided its membership among the five priority areas forming Priority Action Groups. These Priority Action Groups meet monthly to evaluate environmental factors, analyze the problems, share best practices, establish goals, create smart objectives, develop strategies, and ultimately create a campus-wide action plan.

2011 Common Themes among all five Priority Action Groups.

2010 Stratus Consulting Campus Recommendations

President Kelley's statement nicely summarizes the purpose of the Healthy UND 2020 initiative, “In creating a campus-wide approach to health and wellness issues, we can increase the likelihood that students achieve academic and personal success by pursuing a high quality of life and sense of well-being.”