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Risk Services strives to create a healthy campus community and work environment for faculty and staff through the Faculty & Staff Wellness Program by creating integrated programs and services designed to provide tools and skills for leading healthy lifestyles and preventing injury and illness.
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UCSC is proud to have met American Heart Association criteria for Gold recognition in the AHA’s 2024 Well-being Works Better Scorecard. This is the first year UCSC has received Gold recognition. The American Heart Association has defined best practices for employers to use to build a culture of health and well-being for their workforce. The American Heart Association’s Workforce Well-being Scorecard measures the extent to which the company has implemented those best practices. Companies recognized at the Gold level have achieved a score of 183 – 216 out of a maximum 230 points. See www.heart.org/workforce for more information.