Prevention and Health Promotion

Peer Educator Program

This office oversees a peer education program in which students are trained on various health-related topics, as peer educators.  Through this, students can gain meaningful experience as volunteers or interns, creating an opportunity to add leadership experience and skills to your resume for graduate school or for professional endeavors.  

In these roles, student might:  assist with outreach programs such as tabling, workshops, or programs; plan, develop, and promote health and wellness programs and materials; help design marketing materials; create themed giveaways needed for programming; gain experience in evaluating prevention efforts; translate technical information into suitable college-aged materials via fact-sheets, articles, or programs; develop health-based materials for social media posts; help organize and maintain office spaces, equipment, storage areas; assist in grant opportunities when they become available.