Health Promotion and Wellness is currently accepting applications for HealthWorks, a peer outreach and education program designed to advocate health among students at University Park.
A group of Penn State students have started a program to bring awareness of and encourage the use of health and wellness services among minority students on the University Park campus. A new component of HealthWorks, the Minority Health Initiative was created to educate students on the resources available to them by HealthWorks, and to provide them with a safe place to talk about unique issues and concerns.
Health Promotion and Wellness, a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, is currently accepting applications for HealthWorks, a peer outreach and education program designed to advocate for health among students at University Park.
As part of National Nutrition Month in March, the Student Nutrition Association, in partnership with the Department of Nutritional Sciences and University Healthy Services (UHS) at Penn State, hosted “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” a series of classes for undergraduate students focusing on preparing healthy meals on a budget.
University Health Services, a unit of Student Affairs, is currently seeking undergraduate students to participate in HealthWorks, a student peer education and outreach program that promotes health topics at University Park.
A group of student volunteers in the University Health Services HealthWorks program is making healthy eating habits a simpler, more enjoyable experience by producing a series of healthy cooking videos.
Penn State students advocated for clean air and a clean environment last week by volunteering to pick up trash and cigarette butts across campus in honor of Earth Week. In four hours, 30 people, 27 of whom were students, picked up around 8,000 cigarette butts and 800 pieces of trash.
Penn State students are advocating for clean air and a clean environment by volunteering to pick up trash and cigarette butts across campus in honor of Earth Week. The tobacco and trash clean up will take place April 13. Students from HealthWorks, a peer health education program in University Health Services, and members of the Association of Residence Hall Students are collaborating on the initiative.
Penn State students who are interested in promoting health among their peers can apply to participate in HealthWorks, a student peer education and outreach program within University Health Services. Students can apply starting Feb. 1. Membership applications will be accepted through March 4 for the 2016-17 academic year.
HealthWorks, a peer education group in University Health Services, will present two performances of “The Body Monologues” in February. The first will be held on Feb. 1 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center and the second on Feb. 16 in Freeman Auditorium in the HUB-Robeson Center. Both shows start at 7:30 p.m. “The Body Monologues” is a project designed to foster conversations about body image through theater.
University Health Services (UHS) is seeking Penn State students who are interested in promoting health among their peers.
HealthWorks, a peer education outreach program in University Health Services (UHS), is accepting applications for the 2010-11 academic year. Applications are due March 15. All students who are interested in health promotion, education, or advocacy are encouraged to apply.
Student volunteers from HealthWorks, a peer education outreach program within University Health Services (UHS), recently completed a compilation of healthy recipes for Penn State students. Recipes from the Cellar contains easy-to-make recipes created and collected by the students using fresh produce available at the Cellar Market.
Ever wonder if walking to class might be faster than waiting for the bus? HealthWorks student volunteers wondered, too. Simon Holowatz, a community health educator at University Health Services (UHS) and HealthWorks advisor explains, "It all started with a conversation about the health benefits of walking instead of riding the Loop. Someone suggested that in many cases it might be faster and if students knew this, they might walk more often." So HealthWorks volunteers crunched some numbers and found out.
How could Penn State food services be better? This is a chance to be heard. HealthWorks, a peer health program of University Health Services, is doing a survey to get student input to share with collaborators in the HUB-Robeson Center and the dining commons.
