Health in All Policies

Embedding Well-being in All Policies and Processes

The President’s Council for Campus Well-being is committed to integrating a “Health in All Policies” approach when current policies are revised and new policies are developed.

Why a “Health in All Policies” approach? Policies have health effects, positive or negative, on the communities and the people who live and work within the community where the policy is implemented. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that the social, financial, and environmental factors of a community influence up to 55% of a person’s well-being. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach that integrates health into decisions and policy-making.

The PCW has implemented HiAP additions to the Policy Change Cover Sheet and continues to provide support for HiAP and processes. More information can be found on the Policy Manual webpage.