Health Education

Student Health Advisory Committee   

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Health Education & Promotion helps students to make informed, healthy decisions about their lifestyle and behavior through education and support.

Health Education and Promotion also provides assistance to students who have specific concerns about their well-being. Issues we can assist with include, but are not limited to, alcohol and other drugs, nutrition, relationships, fitness, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception and stress.

Individualized help for alcohol, tobacco, and drug use is available as are individualized services related to food and eating issues.

Services

• Provide educational resources, such as brochures, books, videos, and posters for students interested in maintaining or improving their health.
• Schedule students for one-on-one wellness consultations.
• Assist faculty with guest lecturing, providing literature, and other support services related to their specific requests.

Upcoming Events/Outreach

• Health and Wellness Awareness
• Farmers Market - October 1^st
• National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week - October 29-31^st
• Great American Smoke Out - November 20^th
• Love Your Body - February
• World AIDS Day/Sexual Responsibility -December 1-4^th
• Mental Health Awareness - March
• De-Stress Fest - April 28-29^th

Presentations

The Health and Wellness Services Office has excellent groups of both staff and certified peer presenters, able to present on a variety of health related issues. Times are approximate and can be varied to suit your needs. For more information call the Health and Wellness Services Office at 957-4268.

General Health

• Introduction to Health and Wellness Services (1 hr)

Physical Health

• Alcohol Use and Abuse

  • Alcohol 101 (1 hr)

  • Media and Alcohol Use (1 hr)
• Drug Use and Abuse
  • Drug Use and your Health (1 hr)
• Sexual Health

  • Addressing HIV Disease (1 hr)

  • Relationships and Sex (1 hr)
  • Homophobia, Gender Roles and Safer Sex (1 hr)
• Stress Management (30 min-1 hr)
• Tobacco Use

  • Tobacco Use and your Health (1 hr)

  • Tobacco Use Reduction/Cessation (1 hr)
  • Media and Tobacco Use (1 hr)

Emotional Health

• Anxiety (1 hr)

• Depression (1 hr)
• Eating Disorders (1 hr)
• Suicide Prevention (1 hr)

Social Health

• Homophobia, Gender Roles and Safer Sex (1 hr)

• Media and Self Image (1 hr)
• Men Against Violence (2-4hrs)
• Bias Awareness (90 min- 2 hrs)
• Sexual Assault (1 hr)
• True Colors Personality Assessment (1hr- 90 min)
• Understanding Image Advertising (1 hr)
• Understanding Gay/Lesbian Culture (1 hr)

Spiritual Health

• Achieving Balance (1 hr)

Office Retreat Consultation

• We can help you plan a retreat for your office. We can set up speakers, design a theme and help you to create a fun and meaningful retreat for you and your co-workers.

We will work with your needs when developing a presentation, please give us a call to find out more about scheduling a presentation.