What it means to be a Health-Promoting University
We are proud to be the first university in the Big-12 and Kansas to become a Health Promoting University. This achievement is a critical part of the K-State Opportunity Agenda. By joining this global movement, we reinforce our commitment to the well-being of our entire community—faculty, staff and students—while leveraging our strengths to promote health on a larger scale.
Guiding Principals
- Focus on a settings and whole system approach.
- Build on strengths.
- Engage all stakeholders.
- Build multi-level commitments to action.
- Develop collaborations and partnerships – multi-disciplinary, cross-sector.
- Promote research, innovation and evidence informed action.
Structural Framework
- Embrace a dynamic, multi-level strategic approach.
- Establish work-teams for larger university focus areas.
- Establish work-teams for university projects or initiatives.
- Invite university experts and establish process for wider campus involvement.