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CWU Wellness Center
Annual Report 2010-2011
The mission of the Wellness Center is to promote positive health behaviors,
prevent negative consequences associated with high-risk behavior, and
encourage the social connections that support student success.
A core value of the Wellness Center is that educational programs and services
are developed through the application of scientific evidence and relevant
research.
The four pillars of the Wellness Strategic Plan are:
1) To provide a comprehensive program of individual and environmental
approaches to reduce negative consequences associated with the misuse of
alcohol, marijuana and other substances.
2) To provide exemplary power-based personal violence prevention,
education and response services.
3) To promote positive mental health and suicide prevention.
4) To provide education and resources that promotes positive health
behaviors.
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Executive
Summary
This past year (2010-2011) was a phenomenal year of growth, success and
opportunity. After a decade of valiant efforts we finally had success in the grant
department being awarded not one but two grants for a total of just over
$60,000. The NCAA Choices Grant and the National Social Norms Marketing
Institute Grant will allow us to further our alcohol and drug prevention efforts by
applying innovative and evidence-based practices to our campaigns.
After several years we were also able to gain some traction in the special
programs we offer students who have demonstrated that they want to change
their relationship with alcohol and other drugs. Prime Solutions, a voluntary, peer-
based program that is built on the same solid research as Prime for Life, was up
and running for both winter and spring quarters. We hope to build on this
success in the coming year with its new name – PACT: Promoting Alternative
Choices Together.
One of the many program highlights from the year was the success of the first
ever Sexapalooza event that was co-sponsored with the Residence Hall
Association (RHA) during winter quarter. Approximately 125 students were in
attendance for activities such as STD Deal or No Deal, and a “Talk Sex” panel
where professional CWU staff answered questions submitted by the audience.
Various clubs, and organizations were represented at tables during intermissions
so attendees could learn more about the topics they discuss and the programs
they sponsor. We are looking forward to the second annual Sexapalooza this
upcoming winter.
Lynne Harrison highlighted the work of the CCC- Hospitality Resource Alliance at
the national conference, Alcohol Policy 15, in Washington, DC, in December.
Her presentation, “Responsible Hospitality - collaborative efforts in a university
downtown,” was part of a national conference on “Policies for Reducing
Problems Associated with Alcohol Availability.”
Our annual report this year is in an abbreviated, dashboard format. Don’t
hesitate to contact me if you would like more detailed information.
Gail Farmer
Director, Wellness Services
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Research based, comprehensive,
well-coordinated programs with a focus on student engagement form the
guiding principals at the Wellness
Center. Our Prevention Planning Model addresses the general student
population (Universal Prevention); students who are known to be in a
high-risk group (Targeted Prevention); and students who have demonstrated
high-risk behaviors (Indicated Prevention).
All first year students who came to
campus in fall 2010 were required to complete a web-based alcohol
prevention curriculum from 3rd Millennium Classrooms called Alcohol
Wise. Alcohol Wise was created to change campus culture, educate
college students about the harmful effects of alcohol, and act as
prevention for future alcohol-related violations.
Prime For Life is an 8-hour class
that is offered multiple times per quarter to students who have been
sanctioned by the courts, or university conduct officers as a consequence of
violating state alcohol laws or the
student code of conduct. In addition to the class, students complete an online
alcohol and drug screening and a one-on-one interview with the facilitator of
the class. Except for DUI related offences, Prime for Life is a court-
approved alternative to the alcohol & drug information school (ADIS) offered
in the community. If a student has been court ordered to receive an
alcohol and drug evaluation, they need
to have this completed by a state
certified agency in the community.
Under the Influence and Marijuana 101 are both web-based classes that
take approximately 1.5 – 2 hours to complete. Typically a student will be
asked to take Under the Influence for a minor alcohol offense that violates
the student code of conduct or the housing policy. Marijuana 101 is
typically assigned to students who violate state law or university policy
with respect to marijuana. The courts often accept it as an alternative to the
ADIS, but students need to confirm
this with their probation contacts.
National data and evidence
collected at CWU support the efficacy of all of these interventions. These
classes are effective because they
follow best practices as noted by the NIAAA, NASPA* and others. Students
like the classes because they are offered in a non-biased, non-
judgmental format with protocols emphasizing personal choice, support
for change, and challenging outcome expectancies.
*National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators
Prevention
Puzzle
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Targeted Program – Alcohol Wise
Last fall 1600 students completed the on-
line alcohol education course and 1100
approximately 70% completed the 30-
day follow-up. In 2009/2010 we
conducted an experiment between the
Alcohol Wise Course and another on-line
survey “Alcohol Electronic Check Up to
Go” to see if there were significant
differences between the two programs.
Results were not dramatic so for this
upcoming year (2011-2012) we have
chosen the Alcohol and Marijuana
Electronic Check Up To Go Personalized
Feedback Tools as the mandatory
education curriculum for first year
students. You can check both of these
programs out by visiting our web page
(www.cwu.edu/~wellness).
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Under The influence Marijuana 101 Prime For Life
2010
2011
54% increase
44% increase
12% increase
Prevention Programs
Indicated programs – for students who have been identified as violating Alcohol and Drug Policies
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8%
1 to 4
35%
5 to 7
32%
8 or more
25%
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1 to 4
5 to 7
8 or more
Indicated Prevention
PRIME FOR LIFE
55.6% of students found the class useful & informative
93% said the instructors presented information in a non-biased, non-judgmental
manner
94.4% found the instructors knowledgeable about the subject matter
21.4% of students said they planned on reducing their
quantity/frequency of alcohol consumption as a result of the class –
and 43% of the students were not high-risk. See graph below
When asked, on average how many alcoholic drinks did you consume on each
occasion, 43% reported they do not drink or are low-risk drinkers; 57% reported
drinking in the high-risk range.
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Campus-Community Coalition -
committed to reducing underage and
high-risk drinking
During the 2010-2011 academic year,
the CCC continued to strengthen on-
and off-campus partnerships that
impact CWU students, from an increase
in educational efforts for students living
in the residence halls to keeping a
public presence in the Daily Record,
from training and support for study
abroad faculty leaders to supporting
local enforcement and policy issues.
Active committees included the
Neighborhood Relations Committee,
Hospitality Resource Alliance, and Public
Relations Committee, along with the
Consequences Committee through the
Kittitas County Community Network
Coalition.
The CCC website got a new look, and
all its pages were updated! Check it out
at http://www.cwu.edu/~ccc/. As part
of the updating process, the CCC
Resource Directory was updated; see it
at http://www.cwu.edu/~ccc/
resource_directory/index.html.
The Neighborhood Relations Committee
continued to be abuzz with activity,
both on and off-campus!
Pump Down the Volume (PDTV), a
workshop to help students learn
strategies for cooperative problem-
solving conflict resolution through
communicating needs and requests,
was offered 4 times during 1st 6 weeks
programming and again in the spring.
About 55 students from 11 residence
halls attended and 97% stated that the
program gave them
good tools for communicating and
resolving issues.
All off-campus students who are cited
by police for a noise violation receive
both legal and university sanctions. They
are required to have a meeting with the
CC coordinator to have a good
neighbor' discussion that promotes
respect for community.
Numbers of students having Good
Neighbor conversations increased 46%
over last year. To meet the increasing
demand for student appointments in a
timely fashion, a new online monitoring
system was established, greatly
improving the efficiency of the system.
View the Neighborhood Relations web
page at http://www.cwu.edu/~nr/).
Campus
Community
Coalition
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Good Neighbor meetings for off-
campus students with noise
citations
#students
CCC (continued)
HOSPITALITY RESOURCE ALLIANCE – working to reduce alcohol product availability
to minors, alcohol consumption by minors, and over service to intoxicate individuals,
and to promote consistency among alcohol licensees.
HRA facilitated the quarterly liquor board training on ID check/over service; 57
employees of businesses with liquor licenses attended this year, along with
volunteers from Brew Fest, the Wine Festival, and Jazz in the Valley.
HRA sponsored education on state liquor law changes and the webinar,
Building Alliances to Manage Nightlife, and is looking at ways to implement
recommendations.
Key
Minors=sales/furnishing alcohol to persons
under 21 or allowing minors to
frequent/consume
Intoxicated persons=sales to apparently
intoxicated person or allowing intoxicated
person to consume
Total=total alcohol citations
Data from the Liquor Control Board
continues to show fewer alcohol
citations at the businesses with
alcohol licenses in Ellensburg. There
were 2 more citations for
sales/service to minors, but a 61%
decrease in total citations.
EPD Liquor Compliance Officer
John Bean reports “everything has
been going well in the downtown
for the past year.”
Health
Promotion
Peer-Led Programs
2010-2011 was a huge
success for our peer-led
programs, both in the
residence halls and in
other settings. Both Dope
on Dope and Party Central
were featured during
Wildcat Welcome
Weekend, as well as
offered in the residence
halls. Others such as Sexual
Responsibility Jeopardy
and Green Dot were either
by special request of hall
staff or scheduled in
advance. In the highlights
that follow you’ll see that
the majority of participants
seem to understand the
learning objectives we’ve
set for each program. We
hope to continue to offer
many of the same
programs during 2011-2012
and increase the number
of participants as well.
Thanks to the efforts of our
new Student Health 101
Promotion Coordinator,
Whitney Pickering, an
abundance of articles and
videos have been posted
each quarter to
SH101. According to the
SH101 administrator, not
only have the numbers of
CWU students reading
SH101 increased
significantly, but they
actually doubled in winter
quarter!
ROCK AGAINST RAPE
The 3rd Annual Rock
Against Rape event was
a huge success with over
375 people in
attendance. An added
bonus to this year was
the partnership with
Campus Activities. The
staff played an integral
part in recruiting,
managing, and funding
the live bands, which
included mostly local
student talent.
Evaluations show that
95% of participants were
satisfied with the event,
and 83% said they have
increased confidence in
their ability to intervene
in a situation that could
potentially lead to sexual
violence. Overall, it was
an exciting evening that
provided students and
others with an
opportunity to educate
themselves about a very
prevalent issue on
college campuses.
We’re already thinking
about how to make the
2012 event even better!
Check out the latest
issue of SH101 on our
Wellness home page, at
http://www.cwu.edu/
~wellness/
Student Staff
Once again our Peer
Health Educators (PHE)
were a positive
representation of the
Public Health program at
CWU. Since we began
recruiting students
majoring in Public Health
for these positions we
have seen remarkable
growth in the quality of
programs delivered.
This year our entire
veteran staff of PHEs
graduated and began
the next phase of their
lives. For some this meant
additional schooling to
pursue advanced
degrees, and for others it
meant applying for,
interviewing, and
accepting their first
professional jobs.
Regardless of their paths,
our office is better for
having worked with
each of them and we
wish them all the best. In
addition to our PHEs, this
was the first year for the
Student Health 101
Coordinator and
Wellness Promotions
Coordinator positions.
Both students produced
great results in their
respective roles, and
we’re looking forward to
continuing their efforts
this year.
Dope on Dope (328 participants)
Sexual Responsibility Jeopardy (76 participants)
Party Central (1173 participants)
Learning Outcomes and Evaluation
*90% agree marijuana can impair
short-term memory
90%
5% 5%
Agree Neutral Disagree
*72% agree health problems can
arise from marijuana use
72%
17% 11%
Agree Neutral Disagree
*88% know they can be held
accountable for their behavior both
on and off campus
88%
12%
True False
*More than half of first-year students
believe CWU is NOT a party school
35%
10%
55%
Agree Not Sure Disagree
*80% know the most common
symptom of an STI is none at all
12% 3%
76%
89%
Burning when you urinate.
You can tell when looking at someone.
No symptoms at all.
An awkward rash.
*82% know they are the only ones that can
protect themselves from STIs/HIV and
unintended pregnancies
77%
5%
6% 2% 10%
Strongly Agree Agree
Neutral Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Peer-led
programs-
continued
Learning Outcomes
and Evaluation (continued)
Green Dot Trainings (49 participants)
*96% are likely to do proactive green dots in the next week to communicate the
importance of the issue
96%
2% 2% 0%
I will definitely do at least one proactive g...
I will do at least one green dot, but don’t t...
I am not sure if I will do anything proactive...
I highly doubt if I will do anything
Sexual Assault Victim Advisor Training (SAVA) (29 participants)
*83% of participants agree they can effectively advise a victim after receiving SAVA
training
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Evaluations (only 2 completed the evaluation)
*All felt the services provided by the SARC were helpful
*All agreed the SARC provided information about options
*All agreed the SARC assisted in helping decide their next step
*All chose, in part, to remain enrolled as a student because of the support of the SARC
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2008 2009 2010 2011
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49
SARC Referrals by Year