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Health Promotion Services
The Health Promotion Unit at University Health Services coordinates
a wide range of educational and outreach activities to promote the health
and well-being of Cal students, including academic health courses, individual
appointments, workshops, volunteer and internship opportunities, and
consultation and training. Meet the Health
Promotion staff!
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What to Do |
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| About the Health Promotion Unit |
See About Health Promotion
at UC Berkeley. |
| Academic Classes |
See Academic
Classes in Public Health. |
| Activities and Events |
Throughout the year, Health Promotion staff and peer educators
host and participate in events on campus. Some activities to watch
for:
- Mental Health Awareness Week
- National Condom Day
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- World AIDS Day
- Sexual Assault Awareness Week
- See Event
Calendar for current activities.
If you are interested in helping out with occasional events, join the Health Promotion street team! Subscribe to our mailing list online, and you will receive e-mails about upcoming events that need volunteers.
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| Brochures |
If you are a resident assistant putting
on an event, we may be able to provide some health topic brochures. |
| Consultation and Training |
Health Promotion staff can consult and
provide training on a variety of health topics, including alcohol
and other drugs, sexual assault, sexuality, HIV/AIDS and STI prevention.
Trainings can be tailored to student leaders, and/or staff and faculty.
Call (510) 642-7202 for more information. |
| Education and Information Campaigns |
Each year, Health Promotion staff work with students to develop
campaigns that raise awareness on current health issues. Sample
activities include:
- AlcoholEdu for
incoming students
- Be a Designated Thinker alcohol awareness campaign
- BearTalk
student health newsletter
- Cold self-care kits
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| Health Worker Peer Education Program |
See Health
Workers. |
| Hours, Location and Contact Info |
See Tang Center Hours.
Location: 2010 Tang Center
Contact: (510) 642-7202
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| Individual Health & Wellness Education
Appointments |
Health educators meet with students to discuss self-care and
healthy lifestyle choices. Topics include but are not limited
to stress management, procrastination, insomnia, headaches, test
anxiety, and sexuality concerns.
Call (510) 642-2000 to schedule a confidential appointment.
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| MAPP (Multicultural Health Awareness Peer
Program) |
See MAPP. |
| Meet the Staff |
See Meet
the Staff. |
| Peer Education Opportunities |
See Become a Peer Educator
for a variety of peer education opportunities on health issues
important to college students.
If you are interested in helping out with occasional events, join the Health Promotion street team! Subscribe to our mailing list online, and you will receive e-mails about upcoming events that need volunteers.
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| Public Health Classes |
See Academic Classes
in Public Health. |
| Self-Care Education |
A wide variety of health topics are addressed in educational
materials available throughout the Tang Center and in Online
Health Topics A-Z. |
| Self-Care Resource Center |
Health Promotion manages Tang's Self-Care
Resource Center, a library and resource center with interactive
computer software, books, videotapes, newsletters, Internet access,
and more, covering a diverse range of health topics. |
| Sexual Health Education Appointments |
Trained peer educators are available to answer questions about
safer sex and how to make it fun, sexual communication, alternatives
to sex, birth control, LGBTIQ sexual health issues, and more.
Individuals and couples welcome.
Call (510) 642-2000 to schedule a free, confidential appointment.
See Sexual Health Education Program (SHEP)
for more information.
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| Workshops |
Peer educators and professional staff facilitate discussions
and lead presentations for campus organizations, living centers,
and academic classes. Presentation styles include theater performances,
personal testimonials, lectures, and group discussion and interactive
exercises. Workshops and presentations are available on a wide
variety of health topics, including:
- Safer sex and sexual health
- Stress management
- Overview of Tang Center services
Call Health Promotion at (510) 642-7202 to schedule a workshop.
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About Health Promotion at UC Berkeley
- How do you define health?
- How do you define well-being?
- What are the connections between your lifestyle, surroundings,
culture and health?
- What communities are you a part of? What are the most important
issues facing your communities? Have you thought about what you can
do to bring about positive change?
The Health Promotion Unit is here to assist Cal students in promoting
health and well-being and preventing illness and injuries. Our programs
are designed:
- To help students learn information and skills and to support them
in engaging in behaviors that promote health and prevent illness and
injury;
- To work with student peer educators to create environments that
support health, build community, and encourage respect, understanding,
and compassion; and
- To support campus communities in assessing and addressing health-related
issues.
Staying healthy and being an active participant in your well-being
can increase your success here at Cal. As a student, there are a variety
of ways you can take advantage of Health Promotion services. For example:
- Earn academic credit while taking "Healthy People" or "Drugs and
Society," two of our public health courses.
- Learn how to reduce your stress through an individual consultation
with a health educator.
- Ask any questions you've always wanted to know about safer sex or
sexual pleasure during a confidential sexual health
appointment.
- Attend a theater performance by other Cal students that explores
the impact of HIV/AIDS on communities of color.
- Connect with the student "Health Worker" who lives in
your co-op, family housing unit, fraternity, sorority, International
House, or residence hall and access the breadth of health information,
referrals, and supplies they can provide you.
- Visit our Self-Care Resource Center to learn about a variety of
health issues, including information on a particular illness or helping
a friend with the aftermath of a rape.
- Develop skills, help others, make friends, have fun, and learn more
about health and medical careers by being a peer health educator.
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