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University Health Service (UHS)

Health Promotion Office

          

The UHS Health Promotion Office emphasizes awareness of current health issues, prevention of disease and illness, and promotion of health and wellness. The primary goal of the Health Promotion Office is to provide opportunities for members of the University of Rochester community to develop health-promoting skills and attitudes necessary to make responsible decisions about personal health and health care.

The UHS Health Promotion Office is located on the second floor of the UHS Building (Rooms 225, 227, and 228) on the River Campus. The Health Promotion Office is open weekdays throughout the year.

Programs & Services for Students:

• New this year!!
  • Student Health 101, a monthly online health and wellness magazine just for University of Rochester students.
  • Stall Street Journal. Look for this newsletter in the bathroom stalls in the residence halls. This newsletter replaces the ever popular Monthly InSTALLment.
• Educational programs and workshops.
• Web-based health assessments and BASICS, a confidential alcohol assessment with Melissa Kelley, UHS Health Educator.
• Free brochures, fact sheets on a wide variety of health topics, and links to health-related web sites.
• Healthy Monday events, designed to help students adopt and maintain healthy and active lifestyles. For more information, check our Healthy Monday page on this web site and our Healthy Monday @ UR on Facebook.
• Opportunities to get involved with the Health Promotion Office, including:
  • Enrolling in the Peer Health Advocacy course (PH 216)
  • Joining the UR Student Health Advisory Committee (URSHAC)
  • Co-sponsoring health programs and/or events
  • Volunteering on a specific project or on for a period of time
  • Taking an Independent study course with one of the staff members
  • Completing Social Host Training (E-mail agleichman@uhs.rochester to schedule.)

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