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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 24, 2017
Summary Sentence:
Campuses across the country are taking a new approach to health and well-being and the Office of Health & Well-Being is leading the way.
Full Summary:
Campuses across the country are taking a new approach to health and well-being and the Georgia Tech Office of Health & Well-Being is leading the way.
The Office of Health & Well-Being leading the approach to wellnessCampuses across the country are taking a new approach to health and well-being. Georgia Tech’s office of Health & Well-Being is leading the way. In 2015, Health & Well-Being brought together three departments: Campus Recreation Complex, Health Initiatives, and Stamps Health Services under one umbrella. Today, well-being encompasses the collective and interdependent combination of how people think about and experience their lives. The Gallup-Purdue Index Report found that "only 11 percent of college graduates are thriving—strong, consistent, and progressing—in all five elements of well-being. More than one in six graduates are not thriving in any of the elements." Integrating these efforts has allowed staff to reach broader audiences through cross-marketing initiatives, to present a unified voice on well-being content, and to increase interactions with students and employees.
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