Title of Submission
Ride Your Way To Wellness: A Health Promotion Program for College Students Living on Campus
Degree Program
Health Services Leadership, MHS
Major Advisor Name
Sarah Toevs
Type of Submission
Scholarly Poster
Abstract
Ride Your Way to Wellness is a four week challenge for Housing residents. On different days of the week, students earned points for their team of two and competed for prizes by completing an activity related to one of the following areas of wellness - emotional well-being, academic success, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, and financial awareness. The purpose is to engage residents in their housing and campus community through increasing exposure to and interaction with resources that support their well-being. There was noticeable improvements in knowledge of resources and well-being of students.