What is a Healthy University?

Health is determined by a complex interplay of environmental, behavioural and organisational factors.  These pages are intended to bring together many of the diverse initiatives across the campus in the areas of health and well-being (including sexual health, mental health, food, exercise and drug and alcohol use, etc) and sustainability initiatives that relate to health (including travel, food and campus design).

The Healthy and Sustainable UEA group follows a holistic approach towards enhancing good health in the University community and supports action that ensures a sustainable living, working and learning environment.  It consists of interested parties from across the University community, bringing together and promoting activity to encourage both staff and students to improve and maintain a positive state of well being and sustainable living.  We aim to promote some of the many opportunities already available to staff and students on and beyond the campus, as well as highlight new opportunities to experience throughout the year.

Browse through the left hand menu for information on some of the key elements that comprise a healthy and sustainable UEA.

The Healthy and Sustainable UEA group welcomes new members.  These web pages will have new information and links will develop as work continues.  If you would like to get involved or have a suggestion, please contact healthyuea@uea.ac.uk

"health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love"  (WHO: Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986).

**Follow this link to the NEW national Healthy Universities website which is a source for all information regarding the development of a national programme; it is also a guide for universities who are interested in getting started with Healthy University work and it provides contacts for universities across England who are already underway.

For further information on Health Promoting Universities please see the following:
 

• For information on national work on Health Promoting Universities follow this link to the English National Healthy Universities Network

• The findings of the National Research and Development Project on Healthy Universities, published in January 2009 can be found by following this link

• The Health Map illustrates the broad factors that influence health, follow this link

• If you need help urgently, this link may be of use to you.