As the new year begins, Vanderbilt is encouraging all employees to take advantage of the extensive well-being resources available. The offerings, which include wellness and mental health programs, are part of the university’s broader commitment to supporting the holistic health of its faculty, staff and postdocs across all key aspects of their lives.
Find out how Vanderbilt can help you improve your personal well-being—physically, emotionally, financially, professionally and socially—in 2026:
Wellness and healthy habits
The new year is a prime time to set goals for healthy habits. Vanderbilt’s wellness program, Personify Health, can help you take actionable steps toward those goals by making healthy choices. This resource has an expanded incentive program where participant points can be traded for gift cards or cash cards. To learn more or sign up, visit the Personify Health website.
Mental health services
Vanderbilt also provides mental health services to employees. The program, administered by Lyra, provides support for you and your family for a total of 12 counseling sessions per person per year. Visit the Lyra website to access your personalized options for mental health care.
Financial health
Financial health is another key aspect of well-being. Remember the option to take advantage of the increased retirement fund match that was announced in December. Fidelity, who administers the Vanderbilt University Retirement Plan, offers free coaching sessions and small classes to help you improve your financial wellness.
In addition, the expanded Employee Critical Support Fund can financially assist faculty and staff who experience a nonrecurring sudden or emergency-related hardship. If you would like to support the fund at no cost to you, sign up for Kroger Community Rewards.
Career growth
How will you dare to grow in your career this year? Take an on-demand course offered through the Futures Learning Hub; or take any university class with the employee tuition benefit or earn a certificate.
Other ways to get involved
All employees belong to our One Vanderbilt community, and there are many ways to get involved. For example, consider participating in the University Staff Advisory Council or Faculty Senate.
Learn more about well-being resources on the Health, Wellbeing and Belonging website. Email questions to wellbeing@vanderbilt.edu.
