Well-Being Roadmaps
In support of the Institute Strategic Plan, our focus is on cultivating well-being at a systems-level by enhancing the elements of campus culture that promote well-being and mitigating the elements of campus culture that have a negative impact on the well-being of our faculty, staff, and students. We do this by fostering cross-Institute collaboration and partnership with stakeholders across Georgia Tech.
8 Dimensions of Wellness
At Georgia Tech, we use an eight-dimension model for wellness to encourage our students and employees to think holistically about their wellness efforts and behaviors.
Cultivate Well-Being Strategic Focus Area
In alignment with Georgia Tech's strategic plan, we will take a collaborative approach to cultivate well-being for students, faculty, and staff.
Our Roadmaps
The Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation Roadmaps — one with a focus on Faculty and Staff and one with a focus on Students — guide this work. Both Roadmaps share four organizing goals: Cultural Change, Capacity and Creativity, Community and Connection, and Commitment and Continuity.
The Backbone Organization
For any Collective Impact initiative, the backbone organization serves as the central team, providing support through planning, management, facilitation, and communication. The Office of Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation operates as the backbone organization for the Cultivate Well-Being initiative, ensuring alignment and coordinating the work of cultivating well-being for all Tech students and employees.
Collective Impact Framework
Cultivating well-being requires collective action. Collective Impact is a framework and guide to address complex social problems. To achieve the cultural transformation necessary to improve wellness outcomes for community members over time, the Cultivate Well-Being initiative leverages a collective impact approach.
Capacity-Building
We all have a role to play in cultivating well-being at Georgia Tech. The Office of Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation assists cabinet areas, units, schools, and colleges in doing this by facilitating shared learning and data-informed decision-making.
Common Language
Individuals often confuse or use the words health, wellness, and well-being interchangeably, but these concepts are distinct.
Health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment.”
Wellness is defined by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) as “the active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.”
Well-being is collectively defined by NIRSA, NASPA, and NCHA as “an optimal and dynamic state that allows people to achieve their full potential.”
How do we “well”?
Cultivating well-being is a Tech priority because it contributes to our success in teaching, learning, and innovation. If you have ideas about how Georgia Tech can improve well-being for students, faculty, and/or staff, contact wellbeing@gatech.edu. You can also submit comments using the link below.
