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Wellness Programs

Peer Programs

Peer Wellness Advocates

The Peer Wellness Advocates are a group of students dedicated to improving health and well-being at the Mount.

Peer Wellness Advocates are trained to provide education, referral, and health advocacy services to other students. They bring a student perspective to current health and social issues. Peer Wellness Advocates help develop and implement new wellness initiatives they recognize as critical to the Mount, and help others make healthy lifestyle choices through workshops, outreach, and education.

Peer Wellness Advocates are supervised by the Department of Sports & Wellness. Advocates are NASPA Certified Peer Educators and receive a semester-long training in the Mount Wellness focus areas led by professionals on campus and guest speakers who are experts in health and wellness.

Wellness Events

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    Produce Pick Up

    Free for all students. Pick up a bag of free, fresh produce to take home, enjoy in your res hall, or share with your family. Occurs twice per month on Tuesdays, once at each campus. In partnership with the West Side Food Bank.

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    CalFresh Outreach

    CalFresh is a federal food aid program that gives individual students and families money for groceries. The Wellness team can help see if your household is eligible and help you apply.

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    Community Building

    Peer Wellness Advocates offer many programs each month where you can build community and engage with other students.

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    Lotus Initiative

    The Lotus Initiative is the Mount’s dedicated education, support, and training effort to create a campus culture where students are confident and comfortable identifying, preventing, intervening, and seeking help for incidents of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

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    Request a Speaker

    Faculty, clubs, organizations, and community advisors can request a presentation from the Peer Wellness team. Topics include healthy eating, getting a good night’s sleep, stress management, movement, or programs may be customized.