Peer Health Educators

The goal of the Peer Health Educators program is to actively engage students in building necessary skills to be effective health promotion leaders on campus. Our Peer Health Educators do this by creating awareness of the dynamics of tobacco cessation, substance use, nutrition, relational wellness, and general wellness while promoting healthy lifestyles/relationships through effective communication, and aid in prevention of illness through educational programming.

Programs and Events:

Programs and events are open to all students. Our Peer Health Educators are trained to develop events and give presentations about the following topics:

Healthy Relationships
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Hygiene
Stress Management
Bystander Intervention
General Wellness

Presentations:

Presentations are customized to the campus community including residence hall groups, social and Greek organizations, and other interested groups of students, staff and faculty. The workshops will include the use of virtual resources, educational models, role-playing, awareness exercises, and group discussion.

To contact the Peer Health Educators or request them for a presentation, please email wellness@baylor.edu.

Anna Shipcott

Peer Health Educator

Major: Public Health with a minor in Business Administration
Classification: Senior
Goals/Plans: After my time at Baylor, I plan to attend graduate school to obtain either my MPH in Epidemiology or my Masters in Health Care Administration

Jared Mercado

Peer Health Educator

Major: Psychology
Classification: Senior
Goals/Plans: I plan to go into medical school and become either a practicing gynecologist or anesthesiologist in the future.

Karissa Maeda

Peer Health Educator

Major: Public Health
Classification: Senior
Goals/Plans: After Baylor, I plan on attending graduate school to pursue my MPH in Health Communication and Health Promotion and to combine my passions for public health and creativity

Annam Ramasamy

Peer Health Educator

Major: Neuroscience
Classification: Junior
Goals/Plans: I plan to go to medical school and work in emergency medicine in the future.

Julianna Carlson

Peer Health Educator

Major: Public Health
Classification: Sophomore
Goals/Plans: After Baylor, I hope to attend graduate school for my MPH with a concentration in community health and work for a non - profit or the government.

Benefits of Being a PHE:

Improving leadership and communication skills
Gaining extensive knowledge about health and prevention on a variety of topics
Becoming part of an educated, fun team of students committed to providing accurate college-health information
Developing teaching, communication, presentation, and group facilitation skills

Duties of a PHE:

Plan and develop health education programs and events incorporating various learning techniques and formats (lectures, group discussions, role playing, skits, etc.)
Participate in the development and design of passive health education programming (newsletter, bulletin boards, brochures, web page, etc.)
Attend weekly staff meetings
Develop and distribute program assessment tools and evaluate assessment data
Network with faculty and other campus professionals by creating opportunities for student health education programming and preventive health messages
Serve as a health information resource for the campus and provide referrals for students to on- and off-campus resources.
Actively promote the Peer Health Education program and health-related messaging

Applications are reviewed every Fall. If you have questions about becoming a PHE or want to learn more, contact us at wellness@baylor.edu.