Certified Healthy Department
With the launch of Oakland University’s Certified Healthy Department (CHD) we aim to promote, maintain and sustain employee health and wellness. Through a strong collective effort, a CHD can create a cohesive workspace where employees are energized and encouraged to live safer, healthier lives. This certification also highlights a department’s dedication to upholding the nine pillars of health and wellness: physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, environmental, financial, cultural and occupational. Accomplishing even one of the recommended criteria shows a department’s commitment to its staff and student employees’ well-being.
With heart disease being the leading cause of death in Michigan, Oakland University is striving to ensure the health of its employee population. Oakland University strives to be the healthiest campus in Michigan by supporting a culture of well-being and individual pursuits of health through programs, services, learning, teaching and work. Participating in the CHD program shows commitment to achieving this goal as well as increasing total health and well-being among staff, students and faculty.
The criteria and action items for a CHD have been benchmarked by other universities and organizations from around the nation. The Healthy Campus Committee as well as other key stakeholders have had input on what constitutes a healthy department. The application will include three action items for each area of well-being that a department could have completed between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. The award level will be determined by the number of action items successfully completed in each well-being category. Criteria and action items are subject to change annually.
5 Areas of Well-Being:
- Physical
- Social
- Environmental
- Mental
- Financial
To submit your department's application, please use the following form:
Certified Healthy Department Application
Key Dates:
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 18, 2026
- AWARD LEVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: October 30, 2026
- AWARD CELEBRATION LUNCHEON: January 2027 (Date TBD)
If you have any questions about the Certified Healthy Department application, please email Hailey Monroe at [email protected].
- Career and Life Design Center - Gold Status
- College of Arts and Sciences Advising - Gold Status
- e-Learning & Instructional Support - Gold Status
- First Year Advising Center - Gold Status
- Human Movement Science - Gold Status
- Internal Audit Department - Gold Status
- School of Engineering and Computer Science Advising - Gold Status
- School of Nursing - Gold Status
- University Housing - Gold Status
- University Recreation & Well-Being - Gold Status
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning- Silver Status
- Office of the President- Silver Status
- Undergraduate Admissions - Silver Status
- Veterans Support Services - Silver Status
- Student Financial Services - Silver Status
- University Technology Services - Silver Status
- Career and Life Design Center - Gold Status
- College of Arts and Sciences Advising - Gold Status
- e-Learning & Instructional Support - Gold Status
- First Year Advising Center - Gold Status
- Human Movement Science - Gold Status
- Internal Audit Department - Gold Status
- School of Business Administration - Gold Status
- School of Engineering and Computer Science Advising - Gold Status
- School of Nursing - Gold Status
- University Housing - Gold Status
- University Recreation & Well-Being - Gold Status
- Interdisciplinary Health Science - Silver Status
- Academic Success Center - Silver Status
- School of Business Administration - Gold Status
- University Technology Services - Gold Status
- Veteran Support Services - Gold Status
- Center for Excellence in Medical Education - Gold Status
- Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships - Gold Status
- Center for Excellence in Teach and Learning - Gold Status
- Career and Life Design Center - Gold Status
- College of Arts & Sciences Advising - Gold Status
- e-Learning & Instructional Support - Gold Status
- School of Engineering and Computer Science Advising - Gold Status
- School of Nursing - Gold Status
- University Recreation & Well-Being - Gold Status
- Undergraduate Admissions - Gold Status
- Center for Multicultural Initiatives - Gold Status
Will be announced in January 2027!
