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[ San Antonio College Wellness Resources ]
[ San Antonio College Wellness Committee Members ]
[ Seven Dimensions of Wellness ]

[ Employee Tuitution Assistance Program ]

[ Wellness Books ]

[ Wellness, Fitness, and Weight Control ]

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Wellness is a lifestyle that assists the individual to achieve a high level of well-being by integrating body, mind, and spirit. San Antonio College encourages students and employees to participate in programs, activities, and services that impact the areas of wellness.

San Antonio College Wellness Program has grown from the efforts of a dedicated group of faculty and staff over the years. Administrative support for wellness is visible through the establishment of the Wellness Committee as a standing college committee, funding of the program, and the appointment of a Wellness Coordinator on one class release time.

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SAC Wellness Committees Activities

• Wellness Walk
  Click on Wellness Walk to see and make a copy of the map of the one mile self-directed walk.
  
  
• San Antonio College -- Smoking Policy
  Beginning August 22, 2005 San Antonio College will be a completely smoke-free campus. The College Health Center (Chance Academic Center, Room 119) will provide information about smoking cessation classes and resources.
  
  
• Weight Watchers at Work
  Starts: January 20, 2009 – May 12, 2009
  Tuesdays 12:15 to 1:00 p.m.
  Moody Learning Center, Room 612
  Contact dbrooks@mail.accd.edu or by phone at 486-1023
  
  
• Orientation to the Employee Exercise Room
  Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 2:30 and Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 2:00
  Candler Physical Education Center -- Employee Exercise Room 111
  Ms. Andreia Brown and Mr. Brad Dudney, instructors in the Kinesiology Department, will conduct the orientations. Learn proper usage of the cardio and weight equipment and learn how to set up individual workout programs.
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San Antonio College Wellness Resources

• Campus Ministries sponsor seminars, worship services and other activities which stimulate growth in several dimensions, especially the spiritual and social. These include: The Baptist Student Union (525-9954), the Catholic Student Center (736-3752), Church of Christ Student Center (735-8921), and the Methodist Student Center(733-1441).
  
  
• Employee Development provides opportunities for career enchancement and renewal to all employees. 733-2188
  
  
• Employee Tuitution Assistance Program offers funding for credit and continuing education courses.
  
  
  • A-Ga  Delia Pacheco pacheco@accd.edu
  • Gb-O  Debra Brandon dbrandon@accd.edu
  • P-Z     Idalia Velazquez ivelazqu@accd.edu
  
  

  The Employee Tuition Assistance Program (ETAP) Application Form can be downloaded using Acrobat Reader at Forms. Step by step instructions are listed on the form. SAC employees wanting to attend the same kinesiology activity course for the third time will be allowed to register tuition-free on a “Space-Available” basis. You may begin inquiring about space-available starting Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005. To be eligible for this option, SAC employees must first exhaust their ETAP entitlement for the course they want to attend. ETAP will only pay tuition for an employee to attend the same course twice. Further, this option is limited to one-semester-credit-hour kinesiology activity courses (Health and Wellness courses). Employees will attend classes on a Survey status. Attendance and course grade will be recorded on an official Continuing Education Transcript. To get started in this process, SAC employees must first obtain an “Admit Slip” from Les Bleamaster, Kinesiology Dept. Chair, or Melinda Jo Rivero-Lara, Dept. Secretary. If space is available, employees will then be referred to the Continuing Education Registration Desk located in Room 202 in the Fletcher Administration Center.

• Kinesiology and Physical Education Department provides an employee weight room and sets aside certain hours each semester for employee use of the conditioning room and pool. 733-2761.
  
  
• Library 733-2477
  
  
  • Wellness Titles in the Library is a list of popular new books and videos relating to health and wellness in the SAC library, arranged by call number.
    
    
  • Wellness, Fitness, and Weight Loss provides links to useful wellness information on the web.
    An especially good local link is to The Health Collaborative which states that San Antonio's mission is to improve the health status of the community through collaborative means. Includes links to: Walk San Antonio and Fit City.
  
  
• Student Health Center provides minor illness and emergency care. It also provides verbal and written health counseling. (Chance Academic Center, Room 119, 733-2790)
  
  
• Women's Center sponsors seminars and programs that deal with women's issues. (Moody Learning Center, First Floor, Room 177B, 733 - 2299)

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San Antonio College Wellness Committee Members

The Alamo Community College District is a member of the National Wellness Institute

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Seven Dimensions of Wellness

San Antonio College Wellness Committee invites you to explore the seven dimensions of wellness. Wellness is a lifelong process that produces a positive state of well-being; a dynamic process of change and growth. Wellness is largely determined by the decisions you make about how to live your life. The dimensions of wellness interact continuously, influencing and being influenced by one another. Individually and collectively, the wellness dimensions are associated with an enhanced quality and quantity of life.

Physical Wellness: includes a healthy approach to exercise, nutrition, drugs & alcohol. Optimal physical health requires eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful habits, making responsible decisions about sex, learning about and recognizing the symptoms of disease, getting regular medical and dental checkups and taking steps to prevent injuries. Emotional Wellness: includes trust, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-confidence, self-control, and the ability to bounce back from setbacks and failures. Maintaining emotion wellness requires monitoring and exploring your thoughts or feelings; identifying obstacles to emotional well-being and finding solutions to emotional problems, and if necessary with the help of a therapist. Spiritual Wellness: is a set of guiding beliefs, principles or values that give meaning and purpose to your life, especially during difficult times; involves the capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and fulfillment. Spiritual wellness not adhere to any particular religion, however, organized religions help many people develop spiritual health, while many others find meaning and purpose in their lives on their own. Intellectual Wellness: includes the use of and continual striving for information and intellectual growth. An active mind is essential to wellness; it opens to new ideas, has the capacity to question, think critically, and is motivated to master new skills; and includes a sense of humor. Social Wellness: includes the ability to maintain intimacy. Developing social wellness means learning good communication skills, developing the capacity for intimacy, contributing to your community, accepting others different from yourself, and cultivating a support network of caring friends and/or family members. Environmental (planetary) Wellness: includes the ability to promote measures that improve the standard of living and quality of health in our environment. The health of the planet depends upon safety of food and water supply, infectious diseases, violence in a society, ultraviolet radiation, air and water pollution, and second hand tobacco smoke. Occupational Wellness: includes the ability to balance work and leisure time. Striving for occupational wellness adds focus to your life & allows you to find personal satisfaction in your life through work.

Resources:

Anspaugh, Hamrick, and Rosato 2004. Wellness: Concepts and Applications 6th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill. "Wellness and Fitness for life"

Fahey, T., Insel, P., and Roth, W. 2005. Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, 6th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill. "Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management"

Hales, D. 2005. An Invitation to Health, 11th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson & Wadsworth. "An Invitation to Health for the Twenty-First Century"

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