Health & Wellness education currently provides a multifaceted approach to health promotion and communication. The philosophy of Humboldts health education program is one that centers the connections between health, our identities, and to the physical place in which we live. Because of this we need to take in to account the vast diversity of our student body and the ways in which intersecting oppression, place based learning, and systems of power and privilege relate to that way we communicate and receive information on health & wellness. It is by this process that we are creating a sustainable and adaptable health education program that is built on empowerment, liberatory education, agency, and the capacity to both recognize and meet the needs of a diverse array of people and communities. Central to this concept is the empowerment of students’ voices and needs. All of this highlights the first steps towards challenging the damage of health education that relies on fear, shame, and guilt to influence behaviors.

Health and wellness are crucial to the success of college students, students cannot be successful in their academic career or moving forward if they don't have their basic need met. Health education in colleges and universities has the potential to assist students who are systemically disadvantaged in a university setting. By shifting away from a model that is rooted in systemic oppression to one that is dedicated to fostering radical wellness and critical hope we can carve out spaces for student success until a time comes where when are able to re-envision the entire system.

The programmatic offerings of the Health Education program include:

Peer Health Education Program

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Oh Snap Campus Food Programs

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Check-It - Bystander Intervention

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The Wellbeing Map

Meet the Staff!

Health Educator

Mira Friedman

Health Education Assistant