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the Institutional Commitment of Resource Planningand De velopment in our strategic plan calls for us to.promote student and employee well ness initiatives, services and resources that will create a campus culture of health and wellness," Stewart explained. "The initiatives we imple ment through Warrior Well ness will help us to further provide a healthier learning environment not only for our students and employees, but our campus visitors and the local communities we serve in ow· five-county district of Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties." The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Founda tion grant provides funding for ECCC to make iransfor mative equipment upgrades to the existing wellness cen ter on the Decatur campus, equip a wellness assessment center.on campus, and cover costs associated with on campus Warrior Challenges for students, faculty, and staff; healthy lifestyle nutri tion and exercise education and demonstration opportu nities on campus and in the

A grant from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Missis sippi Foundation is boosting East Central Community Col lege's efforts to create and sustain a culture of wellness on its campuses with a $127,500 grant to support the college's new Warrior Well ness initiative. EOCC President Billy Stew art said Warrior Wellness will contribute to the fulfill ment of an important action · plan in the college's 2020 Vi sion strategic plan, which was adopted in 2013 after input from students, employ ees and members of the com munities the college serves. "The goal of Warrior Well ness is to make a difference on the ECCC campus and in the surroundihgcommunities by nurturing the development of a culture of healthy living," Stewart said. "We are grate ful to tbe Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Founda tion for this tremendous grant to help make the initia tion ofWarrior Wellness pos sible." "One of the action plans in

We11iie~s communities; outreach to pri mary and secondary schools in the ECCC district; commu nity events to include walking and running groups, Family Fit and Fun Days, and Kids' College; and campus master planning to create new spaces for program growth and sustainability. rior Wellness, including plan ning and carrying out o( ac tivities and educational opportunities on and off cam pus related to fitness, healthy eating and hydration, healthy habits and the overall con nection ofwellness to the col lege's academic mission. She also chairs the college's War rior Wellness Committee, which consists of internal members such as campus ad ministrators, faculty, and\ staff, as well as external ·\ members from the local com munities. Crystal Fitzgerald of Little Rock, was hired in August as the college's first Wellness Coordinator. She received her bachelor's degree in ex ercise science from the' Uni versity of West Florida, where she played varsity softball. She serves as project coor dinator in implementingWar "Warrior Wellness is not only for our East Central campus community, but also for everyone in the district we

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