The Center of Excellence in Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

The mission of the Center of Excellence for Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan is to stimulate and promote basic and applied research and education about health and wellness for disease prevention, health promotion, health communication, quality of life improvement and related economic benefits for Ohio and beyond.

The mission of the Center is carried out through programs and activities related to four major goals.

Goal 1: Foster Collaborations: Serve as an incubator for interdisciplinary health and wellness research and educational programs.
Goal 2: Create Applications: Develop and operate a “community laboratory” for health and wellness programs, projects and translational research.
Goal 3: Advance the University: Establish and sustain the University as a model community for health and wellness.
Goal 4: Become an Ohio and national resource: Become a resource for Ohio and the nation for documentation of the economic, social and quality-of-life benefits of prevention, health promotion, effective health communication and healthy lifestyles.