The Ohio State University College of Nursing announced today that the college has teamed up with Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, to offer the Nurse Athlete/Health Athlete program, the first under the college’s Health Athlete initiative to promote healthy practices in nurses and healthcare professionals.

The College of Nursing has launched its inaugural Nurse Athlete program, a two-day workshop that assists individuals in achieving high levels of wellness, energy and performance. Forty faculty and staff members from the college, along with nurse leaders from the Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Center are participating this week. The program is offered in partnership with Johnson & Johnson's Human Performance Institute.