Office of Health Promotion and Education

The Office of Health Promotion & Education's mission is to enable students to achieve lifelong well-being through healthy behaviors that lead to healthy outcomes and long-term success.

Our goal is to support student success through collaborative partnerships that achieve the following:

1. Help our students develop skills to improve their overall well-being
2. Engage students in their communities and environments where health and wellness play a part in their everyday success.
3. Empower students to see the interconnection between their health and well-being along with their ability to learn, work, enjoy life, and contribute to their community.

We offer a variety of programming that fosters healthy lifestyles. We utilize the 8 dimensions of well-being to provide our students with a well-rounded experience that incorporates elements of well-being into their daily life that results in behavior change and generational health. We do the following:

1. Cultivate Well-Being and Student Success

• Provide student-centered programs that focus on behavior change and health outcomes:
• Nutrition Education
• Eating Disorders Awareness
• STI Education and Prevention
• Chronic Disease Education (e.g. HBP, IBD, Asthma)
• Substance Use: Education, Prevention, and Treatment Referral
• Resiliency Training
• Stress Management Programs

2. Incorporate a community-based approach to programming

• Health Disparities Funding and Research
• Community-wide training sessions