Carnegie Mellon University
The Community Health and Well-Being website provides information and resources for all members of the CMU community – undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff, family members and friends. If you are specifically looking for how to help or find support for a CMU student, go to the Support for Others page under the Resources tab.

Community Health & Well-Being

Carnegie Mellon supports the National Institute for Health’s definition of wellness as "an active process of becoming aware of, and making choices toward, a healthy and fulfilling life." But what does that mean? It means a lot of things.

Community health and well-being can look like building healthy relationships, joining a student organization or cause that you care about, exploring what spirituality means to you, scheduling a routine medical appointment, learning how to manage a budget, shopping at The CMU Pantry, going to a GroupX class with some friends, falling asleep to a Headspace bedtime story, having a therapist that you see sometimes or on a regular basis, or discovering new recipes and foods to nourish your body. 

At Carnegie Mellon, health and well-being is all of that and so much more. This website is a collection of the many well-being resources offered at CMU. It's a space for you to explore the various components of well-being and the opportunity for you to make any and all of it a part of your well-being journey. 

Community & Connection  Physical Health  Mental & Emotional Health  Physical Activity & Fitness  Religion & Spirituality  Student Support Resources Wellness Initiatives  Support for Others

Here's a snapshot of campus well-being, by the numbers.

16%

Of CMU students utilize CaPS

8,000+

CMU Headspace app users

460+

Student-athletes

45

GroupX classes offered per week

51

Club and Intramural sports

350

Student organizations and fraternity/sorority chapters

3,790+

Unique student visitors to the CMU Pantry

20k+

Free visits per year across 7 local museums

CMU & the I'm fine. Project

Wellness Initiatives finalized a year-long community art with impact program in collaboration with the I'm fine. Project, a statewide initiative to promote community dialogue surrounding mental health through art and storytelling. Check out CMU's video about the project.

Community Health & Well-Being at CMU

At CMU, community health and well-being — as both a value and department — is a fundamental priority for all of us as individuals and collectively as a community. 

This video highlights health and well-being at Carnegie Mellon through its people, specifically the Community Health and Well-Being team, its partners and initiatives.

 


We can always do better, starting with inclusive care.

CMU Trans Health ZineSupporting Our Trans Students

LGBTQIA+ students can receive competent general and specialized medical care at CMU.

Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ Students

Equity, Inclusion & Mental Health

Counseling and Psychological Services (CaPS) intentionally works toward the undoing of white supremacist ideology in our clinical work by actively engaging in socially-just, anti-racist practice.

CaPS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources

TimelyCare logo  Virtual Mental Health Care

TimelyCare expands availability and access of mental health services to a wider range of days, times and locations, and provides emotional support services with professional counselors 24/7.

TimelyCare at CMU