About Hoos Well

Hoos Well fosters a culture of well-being among University of Virginia faculty, staff, and team members by promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, engendering a happier, healthier, and more positive work environment.

Hoos Well, on behalf of UVA, has earned 22 awards since 2019, demonstrating progress toward the Hoos Well vision to be recognized as the national leader of university health and well-being programs, enhancing the quality of life of our university employees. Explore this page to learn about our mission, strategic goals, and more.

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Hoos Well fosters a culture of well-being among UVA faculty, staff, and team members by promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, engendering a happier, healthier, and more positive work environment.

Hoos Well is Committed to Employee Well-Being

Hoos Well has earned national recognition for advancing employee well-being at UVA, reflecting the team’s dedication to collaboration and innovation. While honored by these awards, we remain focused on continually strengthening our programs, expanding resources, and engaging in research that shapes the future of health promotion.

  • Our Mission

    To foster a culture of well-being among University of Virginia faculty, staff, and team members by promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, engendering a happier, healthier, and more positive work environment.

  • Our Vision

    To be recognized as the national leader of university health and well-being programs, enhancing the quality of life of our university employees.

  • Strategic Goals
    1. Align administration, programming and operational strategies with the latest research and industry best practices.
    2. Influence organizational culture to encourage positive health behavior and self-care through social, environmental, and operational supports.
    3. Provide an expansive portfolio of resources and programs that enables employees and their spouses to choose meaningful and relevant activities.
    4. Strategically partner with organizational stakeholders to strengthen impact and collaboratively influence a culture of well-being.  
    5. Continuously improve programs, operational practices, and strategies through ongoing evaluation and research activities.
University of Virginia presents a strong, evidence-based well-being strategy with clearly articulated goals and the use of multiple validated instruments. The approach to data segmentation to identify disparities is particularly noteworthy. Judge, Business Group on Health Best Employers Awards Program Hoos Well, on behalf of UVA, has been honored for eight consecutive years to receive the prestigious Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award, from the Business Group on Health.