Componets of Geaux Active

• EDUCATION
  Increase awareness and understanding of wellness as a concept and how making healthy food choices and leading a physically active lifestyle can greatly reduce the risk of disease and improve quality of life. Enable the faculty and staff of LSU to embody wellness as a journey rather than a destination and to focus efforts on prevention rather than treatment. Through education, it is our hope to see a reduction in the number of people who smoke, take part in risky or unsafe behavior, and make poor or unhealthy lifestyle choices.
• EXERCISE
  Provide the faculty and staff of LSU with programming to support a physically active lifestyle in addition to incentive programs for motivation and support. By adopting a physically active lifestyle, it is our hope to see a decrease in the incidence of disease, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, better/more effective stress management, increased levels of self-confidence, and improved body image.
• ENVIRONMENT
  Make LSU a supportive environment for health, daily physical activity, and stress management. By adopting a healthy lifestyle, it is our hope to see an increase in productivity, a reduction in the number of “sick days” utilized, an increase in morale, and ultimately a reduction in health care costs.
• EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
  Recognize individuals and departments for taking action through increasing levels of physical activity, making healthy food choices and taking part in health related workshops, seminars, and preventive health screenings.

Mission & Vision

MISSION
It is the mission of Geaux Active to educate, inspire, and empower the faculty and staff of Louisiana State University to make healthy lifestyle choices that will positively impact his/her quality of life.

VISION
To reduce the risk and prevalence of disease as a result of poor health decisions by encouraging a preventive approach through the adoption of healthy lifestyles at the University, state, and national level.

Geaux Active Employee Wellness is Louisiana State University’s health promotion program designed especially for the faculty and staff of LSU. As the name may imply, Geaux Active Employee Wellness is not just about leading a physically active lifestyle, but rather encouraging individuals to take an active approach in his/her quest for health and well-being. Geaux Active Employee Wellness is a multifaceted program that encompasses the five key areas of health: physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual.