Physical health themes include sleep, nutrition and weight management, healthy eating, body image, physical activity.
Physical Health
Mental wellness themes include recognizing positive and negative feelings, coping mechanisms, stress management, communication skills, self-esteem, adjustments to college, homesickness, connection with the community, and balancing responsibilities.
Mental Wellness
Sexual health themes include comprehensive sexual health education, risk-reduction around Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and pregnancy, pregnancy resources, sexual identity, gender Identity/Transgender/Gender non-binary information, relationships, promoting a culture of consent, clear communication and honor of sexual limits, and sexual assault resources.
Sexual Health
Alcohol and other drugs themes include alcohol norms, alcohol education, substance use, substance abuse, and recovery resources.
Alcohol & Other DrugsHave questions relating to health and wellness, friendships, personal concerns, etc.? Peer Educators are trained to listen, provide information, and refer applicable resources. You can fill out a form online to set up a time to chat or stop by the Wellness Center during our office hours.
Providing health education is the primary role of the Wellness Center. Each month, Peer Educators host 10-12 wellness health education program. Each event is open to all students and is ESAC credit eligible. Our calendar has more information regarding each event.
Created by Peer Educators for students, this newsletter focuses on well-being tips, resources, and recommendations for staying engaged and healthy. This newsletter is distributed on a bi-weekly or monthly basis throughout the academic year via email.
Students can submit a request to have supplies put in the PO Box or stop by the Wellness Center during our office hours for free wellness supplies, including chapsticks, condoms (internal and external), face coverings, menstrual supplies, sleep hygiene supplies, stress fidget toys, aromatherapy, and other stress relief aids.
Students, faculty, and staff from departments across campus can request a virtual educational presentation from either the student Peer Educators or the Assistant Director of Wellness and Health Promotions. These requests must be made 2 weeks in advance and must be related to our areas of focus.
Peer education builds on the idea that students learn best from their peers, especially about difficult or uncomfortable topics. Peer Educators are trained by the professional staff in public health, health disparities, health promotion, and their role in individual behavior change.
We are committed to taking actionable steps to eliminating health disparities for students to achieve optimal health. All educational events, programs, and supplies through the Wellness Center are free. We aim to offer an array of accessible educational information and resources to students from historically marginalized communities.
Wellness Center programming is assessed according to the applicability to students' lives, skills learned, and knowledge obtained. The College also participates in many national college health and climate surveys. Data collected is used to inform programming and improve it. Written feedback can be emailed to wellness@stolaf.edu.