WellnessLink Peer Educators

WellnessLink Peer Educators

  • The WellnessLink Peer Educator program provides students with the opportunity to work in close, collaborative relationships with professionals from the Health & Wellness Center and other Lake Forest College staff to develop programming that promotes well-being, healthy lifestyle choices, and community resilience within the Lake Forest College community.
  • Each year, the program will focus on a few key areas that are significant for the Lake Forest College community.  Topics will be chosen based on the needs of the campus and the interests of the Peer Educators and staff. 
  • Peer educators will meet approximately 3 hours per week for training, learning about focus topics, and developing programs.  They will provide information directly to peers through information tables, outreach presentations, role plays, artistic performances and displays, and other events.  They also will serve as important resources about health and wellness topics and referrals to campus health, counseling, and other services for their peers in the community.

 

The program provides students:

  • the opportunity to build on leadership, teamwork, listening, communication, program development, and presentation skills, as well as developing self-awareness and learning how to make the most of their own strengths.
  • training on important health and wellness issues that affect our community from a wellness and prevention perspective.
  • valuable preparation for future training in the mental health and health care fields -and looks great on grad and professional school applications!
  • the opportunity to contribute individual creative input to a brand new Lake Forest College program that will have a lasting impact on the community.

 

Possible topics include:

  • promoting resilience through community connections, mindfulness, & enhanced appreciation of diversity,
  • healthy choices regarding alcohol and other drugs,
  • sexual health and sexual assault prevention,
  • healthy strategies for coping with stress,
  • suicide prevention,
  • nutrition and exercise,
  • spring break safety,
  • CPR and first aid,
  • other health and wellness issues.
Students must apply using the on-line application, and must provide at least one letter of recommendation.  More information for interested students is available from Dr. Rebecca Hansen at rhansen@lakeforest.edu