Health Ed Keeping York Healthy!

I can't tell you the number of times I've heard people on campus complaining that there are no health info services on campus. The number of times I've heard people say they wish there was someplace people could go to get info on nutrition or stress management or sexual health is truly shocking!!

Look for the LOGO!!

For those of you that don't know, Health Education and Promotion is an organization whose mission is to provide York students with health info about different topics that are of importance in the lives of university students. 

There are 10 different teams that cater to specific health topics and student needs, they are: 

1. Active Living Team                                              6. Sexual Health and Healthy Relationship Team

2. Nutrition and Healthy Eating Team                      7. Peer S.H.O.P (Sexual Health Outreach Program

3. Leave the Pack Behind (Smoking cessation)        8. Men's Health Team 

4. Stress Management and Mental Health Team       9. Glendon Campus Team

5. Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness Team         10. Health Education in Residence Team

As you can see Health Ed covers pretty much EVERYTHING you'll need to about health while you're at York. The best part about Health Ed in my opinion is the fact that they are a student staffed organization, all the people hosting the events and running them are other students. Students tend to be more comfortable talking about health issues with fellow students and that's exactly what you get at Health Ed. 

Look out for Health Ed they are literally EVERYWHERE on campus! Whenever an event is going on you'll see them in their signature GREEN shirts/ hoodies. 

They are on campus every day hosting walkabout games, where they dispense info by playing a games and giving away really cool free prizes. Every Wednesday they host Wellness Wednesday at both Keele and Glendon so if you have a question or you just want to play a game and win a prize walk up to the table and check them out!

If you want to drop by and talk to someone feel free to visit the Health Ed office South Ross 171. If you want to get in contact with them you can e-mail them healthed@yorku.ca or check out their AMAZING blog www.healthedyorku.tumblr.com or follow them on twitter @healthedyork

I've been a part of Health Ed for 4 years and I can honestly say that they are a great organization with great people. It's good to know that there are people on campus that you can talk to if you need them!