Health and Wellness

A healthy mind and body are the goals of the Healthy Living LLC. It achieves these goals by providing residents with an environment that encourages healthy living and provides the residents with the tools they need to be successful. This community rests on the belief that living well and healthy helps all aspects of life. Specialized programming and increased faculty involvement are just some of the resources that the residents have at their disposal.

Goals for the Health and Wellness Living Learning Community

Explore options for community betterment via green living options and a community garden
Prepare participants to become active advocates for healthy living
Developing understanding of balance of healthy body, mind and soul
Active advocacy to better TCU campus and surrounding community
Develop understanding of different realms of health with respect to overall wellbeing

Health and Wellness Living Learning Community Programs

Green Living Initiatives
Living Learning Community members will program around green living initiatives. Living Learning Community members will encourage discussion of greening the campus, and seek opportunities for green living.

Community Greening Options
Living Learning Community members will explore gardening options, and seek opportunities to create a green community garden on campus.

Balance
Living Learning Community members are encouraged to invite university speakers to discuss the search for balance and its necessity in healthy living.

Community Education
Living Learning Community members will invite university leaders to speak about educating community about healthy lifestyle. Living Learning Community members will seek opportunities for active community education from TCU to Fort Worth area.

Advocacy Training

Objectives: To prepare participants to become active advocates for healthy living. Description: Student Leaders will bring in speakers to provide advocacy training.

Movie Nights
Living Learning Community members will show movies dealing with health (Supersize Me, Inconvenient Truth, etc), and invite university leaders to discuss the movie with residents.

Health and Spirituality Discussions
Living Learning Community members will invite speakers to discuss spirituality, and its relationship to health and wellbeing.

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