At the University of Oklahoma, we are dedicated to cultivating a supportive, healthy, and engaging workplace where every employee has the opportunity to thrive both personally and professionally. Inspired by our purpose, We Change Lives, and rooted in our core values of Excellence, Opportunity and Success, Boldness, Freedom of Expression and Civility, and Civic Commitment, we strive to create a culture that champions well-being, fosters meaningful engagement, and promotes lasting satisfaction for all members of our community.
The University of Oklahoma offers a robust well-being program, focusing on the eight dimensions of wellness: Physical, Financial, Spiritual, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Occupational, and Environmental. Each of these areas contributes an important facet of our overall well-being. If you have any questions about the LiveWell well-being program, please contact the team at wellness@ou.edu.
Employee Wellness Specialist
Employee Health and Wellness Manager
We're excited to announce our new partnership with WellRight for the LiveWell portal! All benefits-eligible University of Oklahoma faculty and staff are invited to access the LiveWell Portal. The portal is the gateway to the heart of all programming for all OU campuses. After activating your OU portal account via single sign-on, you will have access to a comprehensive well-being platform designed to help you achieve your personal health and wellness goals.
OU faculty and staff can not only gain enriching experiences by using the portal, but they are also able to earn rewards for completing a variety of life-enhancing activities.
The LiveWell program offers a wide variety of events and activities for each dimension of wellness. Please refer to the descriptions and example activities for each dimension to the right.
This dimension focuses on the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life without undue fatigue and stress by adopting healthful habits while avoiding destructive habits. Employees are encouraged to stay current with age and gender appropriate exams, follow a healthy nutrition plan, and routinely incorporate physical activity in their daily lives.
Understanding your financial situation and taking care of it in such a way that you are informed and prepared for financial changes and responsibilities is an important dimension of overall wellness. Workshops, challenges, and consultations with OU’s Fidelity representatives are a few ways employees can enrich their financial wellness.
The Spiritual dimension of wellness pursues living with a meaning or purpose in life; exploring beliefs and values that create personal peace and understanding. Some common ways one’s spiritual wellness can be fostered is through meditation, prayer, and personal quiet time.
The Emotional Wellness dimension is centered in the ability to understand ourselves and cope with the life challenges of stress and change. The Emotional portion of the LiveWell portal features activities such as workshops from our EAP, Talk Saves Lives: Suicide Prevention, Mental Health First Aid training, and support groups.
Social Wellness is the ability to successfully interact with people and feel connected to the community and being able to establish supportive social networks and sense of belonging. Blood donation, research study participation, cultural enrichment activities, and volunteering are just a few ways employees can earn points.
The ability to recognize creative abilities and find ways to expand knowledge and skills is the purpose of Intellectual Wellness. OU employees can earn points in Intellectual Wellness by participating in a book club, completing personal development training, exercising the brain with puzzles and other activities, expanding one’s knowledge through podcasts, and more.
Occupational Wellness is the personal satisfaction and enrichment from one’s work. Professional development training, occupational workshops, taking CPR/First Aid training, and attending professional conferences help contribute to becoming a more well-rounded individual.
Environmental Wellness is good health by occupying pleasant, stimulating environments that support wellbeing. The Environmental dimension focuses on learning to appreciate the environment and our surroundings. Riding your bike to work, recycling, and growing or buying local produce are some of the activities found in this section.
The University of Oklahoma’s subsidy for WeightWatchers memberships ended on December 31, 2025. For any questions, you can reach WeightWatchers Customer Service at Wellnesshelp@WeightWatchers.com or call 1-866-204-2885.
Full Plate Living follows the principles of adding more whole plant-based foods to your diet. One of the keys to success of the Full Plate Living program is to have plenty of fiber. Full Plate Living is not a diet, it’s a change in your eating habits for a better life.
Full Plate Living Nutrition Programs are now available at no cost. Visit the Full Plate website for more information and to join for free.
A biometric screening is a health check that looks at important factors like your height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. These measurements help assess your risk for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It usually involves a simple blood test and basic physical measurements, giving you a quick picture of your current health. OU will be working with Catapult to offer biometric screenings to our faculty and staff covered by the OU BCBS medical insurance. Scheduling opportunities will be communicated as they become available in 2026.
Mammograms are one of the most important health screenings for women. Regularly scheduled mammograms are one of the first lines of defense in preventing or detecting early breast cancer. Mammograms are offered at the Health Sciences Center by The Breast Health Network and their mobile mammogram units make regular visits to the Norman and Tulsa campuses.
Annual flu shots are vital to maintaining health during cold and flu season. Part of the university’s commitment to wellness for its employees are the annual flu clinics that are available on each campus by the College of Pharmacy and Goddard Health Services.
Goddard Health Services (Norman) | Flu Vaccine Information
College of Pharmacy Flu Vaccine Information
