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Wellness

Wellness
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Penn focuses on promoting inclusive, innovative, and impactful initiatives for campus wellness. Not only are these initiatives for sustainability overall but they also raise the well-being of our communities. Weaved into our university’s fabric, sustainability is as a formal component of the Wellness at Penn Initiative.

Penn Wellness’ vision is to create a campus experience that integrates the science, theory, and practice of wellness. We are accomplishing this by infusing eight domains of Wellness throughout the Penn experience. The domains of Wellness include physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, financial, occupational, and spiritual.

By focusing on wellness holistically, Penn is dedicated to supporting students, staff, and faculty while creating a campus-wide community of care. All wellness initiatives are grounded in collaboration and fueled by CARE: compassion, accessibility, respect, and empowerment. Our team and partners offer a range of opportunities to access support, clinical resources, education, and practical tools to engage with one's health and well-being meaningfully. 
 

30x30 Nature Challenge

30x30 Nature Challenge
Civic Engagement
Natural Environment
Wellness
Faculty
Staff
Students

The 30x30 Challenge encourages the Penn community to spend 30 minutes in nature for all 30 days of April.

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Purpose

Over the last decade, researchers have been documenting what many of us know intuitively - that nature is good for our health and well-being. Regularly spending time outdoors can reduce stress and boost immunity, energy levels, and creativity. 

Activites

Challenge yourself to spend at least 30 minutes outdoors in nature each day for all 30 days of April. Eat your lunch outside, go for a walk, or enjoy a local park! 

Connect

Tag us on Instagram (@pennsustainability), Twitter (@greenpenn), or Facebook (@PennSustainability) and use the hashtags #Penn30x30Challenge in your post to share your pictures of spending time outside. 

Get Involved

Each day during April, Be in the Know participants are challenged to spend at least 30 minutes outside. If you achieve the April 30x30 Outdoor Challenge for 21 out of 30 days and track your progress on the Personify Health platform, you will earn 750 points for the 2024-2025 Be in the Know wellness campaign. 

Students and other members of the Penn community ineligible for Be in the Know are encouraged to post themselves outside on social media using the hashtag #Penn30x30Challenge to enter into weekly raffles for sustainable prizes! 

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My Climate Story

Civic Engagement
Wellness
Alumni
Faculty
Staff
Students

My Climate Story is a public research project that encourages participants to consider global climate change on a personal scale.

Student holding renewable energy sign
Purpose

In workshops for climate storytellers from the sixth grade on up, participants are sharing how we’re making sense of global climate change. These stories connect big data to real and personal experiences. They show how local climate impacts are shaping life stories, and how they’re making us feel.

Visit My Climate Story

Penn Farm

Penn Park Farm
Civic Engagement
Food
Natural Environment
Wellness
Faculty
Staff
Students

Penn Farm engages stakeholders from across the Penn community around wellness, food access, sustainability, and education.

Penn Park Farm
Purpose

The Penn Farm, which originated through the Penn Food and Wellness Collaborative (PFWC), is a unique, multidisciplinary initiative that engages stakeholders from across the Penn community around four central pillars of wellness, food access, sustainability, and education.

Visit Penn Farm