Become a Wellness Champion!

What is a Wellness Champion?

Wellness Champions are ambassadors for MHealthy, sharing information with their department or unit, engaging friends and colleagues about MHealthy programs and creating excitement around living healthier, more active lives.

We encourage you to sign up to be your department/unit's Wellness Champion if you like to:

  • motivate others;
  • share information about health and healthy activities on campus;
  • organize activities in your department, such as lunchtime walks and healthy potlucks;
  • encourage friends and coworkers through words and action; and
  • participate and support MHealthy programs.

Wellness Champion Responsibilities

Wellness Champions are vital to MHealthy's success; however, their time commitment is minimal. We encourage them to do any or all of the following:

  • Distribute fliers, posters, brochures and announcements within their department/unit.
  • Forward the monthly Wellness Champion e-newsletter to faculty and staff in their area.
  • Reserve a "Healthy Minute" in staff meetings to pass along information on health topics and upcoming wellness events and programs.
  • Encourage staff to participate in programs offered through MHealthy, such as Wellness Assessments, Active U, chef demonstrations, ergonomic assessments, etc.
  • Create an MHealthy bulletin board in their area that contains program and wellness information.
  • Visit the MHealthy website regularly and use the information available on the Wellness Champion Portal to encourage and motivate co-workers.
  • Encourage staff to check out the MHealthy website regularly for new wellness information and programs.
  • Work with managers and co-workers to create a healthy work culture (e.g. organize healthy potluck lunches, encourage ordering of healthy food and beverage choices for celebrations or meetings, organize lunch hour or break time walks, etc.)
  • Be an active and enthusiastic liaison of MHealthy!

    • We also hold two essential meetings a year that give them the opportunity to meet other Wellness Champions, provide updates on MHealthy programs, and offer helpful tools to further encourage their department/unit to embrace healthier lifestyles.

    Questions: Email mhealthy-wellness-champs@umich.edu