Health Education Programs

Individual education, program planning & implementation and Wellness events are all facets of Student Health Services' Health Education program.

 

The Student Health Services is more than a clinic; we offer programs and workshops on a variety of health topics for the campus community. The Health Educator is available to all students.

 

Programs that are available to either groups or individuals are:

  • Alcohol Education
  • Marijuana Education
  • Nutrition Education
  • Tobacco Cessation
  • College Wellness
  • Safe Body Art
  • Sexual Assault Prevention
  • Women's Health
  • Men's Health
  • Safer Sex Jeopardy
  • Safer Sex Pictionary
  • Drunk Pictionary
  • Stress Management


If you are interesting in scheduling any of these programs, or if you would like to help plan and implement a new one, please contact the Health Educator at healthpromotions@potsdam.edu.

We also have information regarding the Flu Virus; click any of the topics below.

Websites:
www.cdc.gov/flu/
www.PandemicFlu.gov

PDFs:
Cover Your Cough Handout



Other helpful sites:

      American Heart Association

      American Diabetes Association

      Tobacco Cessation

      Campus Blues

      Women's Health

      Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drugs and Violence

      Men Against Sexual Assault

      NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services

      NYS College Prevention Project

      Fund Free Mamograms

      SAM SPADY Foundation

      National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

      Birth Control Choices

      LGBTQ Health

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

      HPV (genital warts) Information

      National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and other Drug Information

      National Commission Against Drunk Driving

      Facts on Tap

      Fitness

      Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

      Nutrition

      MyPryramid.gov

      National Institute of Mental Health