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

farmer@cwu.edu

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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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35%

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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-

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#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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SARC Referrals by Year