About Us
History
Health Promotion Wellbeing Central (HPWC) was established by UofL Campus Health Services in January 2007. Primarily informed by the Ecological Model of Health Promotion, HPWC specializes in creative services and tools to support student well-being, engagement, resilience and critical thinking.
Mission
Health Promotion Vision: UofL is a vibrant campus community that values health and makes health-promoting choices easy.
Our mission: Collaborating to build a campus community that promotes vitality, resilience, health, and academic excellence.
Our work: Providing relevant, accurate, and non-judgmental programs services, advocacy, peer mentorship, and increased access to health-promoting resources.
How We Accomplish Our Mission & Purpose
- Services
- Programs
- Resources
- Collaborations
- Advocacy & System-Building
- Wellbeing Stations
Frameworks that Inform Our Mission & Purpose
- Ecological Model: www.acha.org/HealthyCampus/implement.cfm
- Critical Thinking: Ideas to Action i2a
http://www.criticalthinking.org/ctmodel/logic-model1.htm - Resilience and Stress-Resilience Theory: The acquired capacity to remain flexible in our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors when faced with a life disruption or extended periods of pressure in order to move forward more capable, connected, and confident.