Campus Life
UTech, Ja. Wellness Centre
Mission statement
“Promote good health and well-being, which supports student and staff success and enhances the quality of life at the University.”
We recognize that good health is good business.
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Overview
The Wellness Centre is the proud recipient of the Environmental Health Foundation award for Outstanding Contributions to the promotion of Wellness and healthy lifestyles (2013).
- The Centre currently trains all the Dietetics/Nutrition (D/N) students in Nutrition Counseling.
- Provide the services of Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists who can offer lifestyle enhancing programmes in nutrition, weight management, fitness, stress reduction, and food/ drug interaction.
- Participates in health and wellness related fairs, seminars, workshops and conferences.
- Has a small library of reference books and food models.
- Hopes to engage in research related to Chronic Non Communicable Diseases and “preventative maintenance” to encourage life long healthy lifestyles.
- Supervised by a coordinator and operated by D/N students on a rotational basis.
Services Offered:
- Sports nutrition consultation
- Nutrition counselling
- Clinical nutrition management
- Stress reduction
- Fitness
- Weight management
- Diabetes education
- Menu Analysis and nutrient profiling
- Tests:
- Blood pressure
- Blood sugar
- Growth measurements for children and adolescents
- Body measurements for adults and the elderly
- Body Fat analysis
- Body muscle analysis
- Bone mineral content
Full body scan
Activities of the Centre include:
Currently trains all the DN3 and DN4 students in techniques of Nutrition Counseling Graded assessments based on counseling skills are part of the DN4 curriculum
Since 2012 the Unit is a preceptor site for DN4 students
Engaged in a joint research project on “Cassava” with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Department
History
The Wellness centre was established in the COHS in 1999 based on a research study conducted by DN lecturer on poor dietary habits and the development of chronic diseases among University staff and students.
Chronic Diseases in relation to the Lifestyles at the University of Technology, Jamaica by Sheerin A Eyre, 1999.
Similar follow-up studies by DN staff and students included:
Investigation of the prevalence and the perception of physical activity and its correlation to body mass index among the students population at the University of Technology, Jamaica, by Christine Fray-Aiken 2007
An investigation into the effectiveness of diet and exercise. Diet alone or exercise alone in the management of overweight and obesity among a selected population group at the University of Technology, Jamaica, by Sheerin Eyre, Patricia Bullock 2007
Eating Disorders: Prevalence among Dietetic and Nutrition students at the University of Technology, Jamaica, by Patricia Bullock 2008
Alcohol Consumption among Students at the University of Technology, Jamaica, by Ava Simpson 2011
Contact Us
How to get in touch with us:
- Contact: Trishana Clarke
- Email us at wellnesscentre@utech.edu.jm
- Referrals from the Medical Centre
- Walk in appointments when unit is open
