| Sumario: | Background: Workplaces, including universities, are increasingly sedentary. While Exercise is Medicine®-On Campus (EIM-OC) programs promote campus-wide physical activity, employees are seldom targeted. Additionally, little information exists on their available health and wellness resources. Objectives: 1) To describe the extent to which universities digitally promote physical activity, health, and wellness to their employees, and 2) to compare differences in human resources (HR)-supported wellness programs and frequency of wellness and physical activity offerings between EIM-OC and non-EIM-OC universities, and between EIM-OC recognition statuses. Methods: A cross-sectional series of standardized website audits was conducted on all US-based public EIM-OC universities (n = 79) and matched universities without an EIM-OC program (n = 79) as of July 2024. Each university's HR, wellness, recreation, and EIM-OC (if applicable) websites were audited. Results: The presence of HR-supported wellness programs did not differ based on the presence of an EIM-OC program (p = 0.806) or by recognition status (p = 0.878). One HR website promoted its university's EIM-OC program. Most universities (79.1%) had a wellness initiative website. Social wellness was significantly promoted more (p = 0.004) at EIM-OC universities than at non-EIM-OC universities. Seven EIM-OC programs were promoted on these websites. Almost all universities (97.5%) offered employee recreational memberships, but only 47 offered employees reduced prices. Only 33 EIM-OC universities (41.8%) had websites for their program. Five (15.2%) mentioned targeted resources for employees. Conclusion: Employees receive fewer health and wellness resources compared to students, regardless of EIM-OC presence. Future studies should investigate how organizational factors affect the dissemination and coordination of university wellness resources, including EIM-OC programs.
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