Health and wellness awareness

Understanding the requirements for wellness is often the first step to better health. Therefore, exposure and access to health-oriented literature is necessary to promote better wellness practices.

This feature promotes the availability of health and wellness literature, including detailed descriptions of WELL features and their benefits. A library of information provides an additional educational resource that encourages deeper understanding of health and wellness behaviors.

Part 1: Non-Workplace Sleep Support

The following requirements are met:

a. For non-shift work, introduce organizational cap at midnight for late night work and communications.

b. Provide employees with a 50% subsidy on software and/or applications that monitor daytime sleep-related behavior patterns such as activity levels, caffeine and alcohol intake, and eating habits.

Part 2: Health and Wellness Library

A digital and/or physical library of resources that focuses on mental and physical health and meets the following criteria:

a. Contains at least one book title and one magazine subscription for every 20 occupants.

b. Is prominently displayed and readily available to all occupants.

Part 3: Health and Wellness Narrative

A written document provides a narrative on a health and wellness curriculum that incorporates all of the following:

a. The impact of the built environment and other environmental factors on occupant health, wellness and comfort.

b. The promotion of heathy habits as related to WELL Concepts of air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

c.¹³⁶ The EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools, by school administrators.

	Core & Shell	Tenant Improvement	New Construction
Part 1: Non-Workplace Sleep Support	-	O	O
Part 2: Health and Wellness Library	-	P	P
Part 3: Health and Wellness Narrative	-	-	-

	Commercial Kitchen	Schools	Multifamily Residential	Restaurant	Retail
Part 1: Non-Workplace Sleep Support	-	O	-	O	O
Part 2: Health and Wellness Library	-	P	P	P	P
Part 3: Health and Wellness Narrative	-	P	-	-	-

Verification Methods Matrix

	Letters of Assurance	Annotated Documents	On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Protocol) Non-Workplace Sleep Support		Policy Document
PART 2 (Protocol) Health and Wellness Library			Auditor Inspection
PART 3 (Design) Health and Wellness Narrative	Architect

Show Standard Citations

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Approach - Providing a Framework for Success. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/pdfs/framework.pdf. Updated March 12, 2015. Accessed March 25, 2015.
84.3.c	The U.S. EPA notes that the IAQ Tools for Schools Framework can provide guidance on the purpose of the IAQ Framework, which can translate into environmental health achievements in schools.

This is a legacy version of the WELL Building Standard. Please check the latest version here.

84. Health and wellness awareness