The University of Central 海角社区 announces the hiring of Lindsey Green as the new wellness coordinator for the university.
Green鈥檚 primary responsibility will be creating a wellness program for the university.
鈥淚 am eager to work closely with our Wellness Committee to develop a robust and well-rounded program. We are in a unique position, as we have so many dynamic campus resources at our fingertips,鈥� Green said. 鈥淚 look forward to collaborating with other departments to see how we can work together to promote a culture of wellness on campus and in our community.鈥�
Green plans to collaborate with employees and key stakeholders to begin building a strong framework for UCA鈥檚 new wellness program.
Effective January 1, 2016, UCA made the decision to move from a fully-insured health plan model to a self-insured health plan model which will allow UCA to become more active in the management of the health plan.
鈥淥ur goal is to create a culture of wellness for our employees given all the internal resources we already have on campus with our faculty, staff and facilities,鈥� said Graham Gillis, associate vice president of human resources and risk management. We believe that creating a culture of wellness will help lead to lower health plan costs for our employees. If that happens, it is a win-win situation for our employees and UCA.鈥�
Green comes to UCA with a strong educational background in wellness. She earned a Bachelor of Science in nutrition from UCA and a Master of Science in health science from the University of 海角社区. She graduated from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) with a registered dietitian certificate.
Her work experience includes four years as a wellness coordinator for Nabholz Construction covering the northwest 海角社区 territory and surrounding states. Additionally, she has worked as a dietitian for the OHSU Food and Nutrition Department and as a nutritionist for the University of 海角社区 for Medical Sciences and was employed as a personal health coach for Humana. She is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
