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Wellness Promotion

Wellness Promotion

Wellness Promotion is the home for the Promoters of Wellness Peer Educators. We are located within the Student Health & Wellness Center but can be seen across campus and in classrooms providing health promotion and health education programs, events, and outreach.

Vision: Blazers centering lifelong wellness.

Mission: Cultivate a campus culture where students take intentional action to prioritize the health and safety of themselves and others by implementing innovative, student-centered health promotion initiatives.

    • Campus and Community Outreach and Engagement
    • Peer Education
    • Prevention, Awareness, Education, and Training for Interpersonal Violence and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
    • Promote Student Self-Care
    • Collect student health data and assess student needs
    • Act as a referral source to other campus services
    • Provide effective and inclusive health promotion, health education, and prevention services for substance use/misuse, interpersonal violence, healthy relationships, consent, sexual health, stress, sleep, and self-care.
    • Implement student-centered campus-wide initiatives that promote personal and academic success.
    • Promote a healthy campus culture through peer-based education and developing peer health advocates.