Peer Health Educators (PHEs)
| Are undergraduate student volunteers on the Danforth Campus selected to represent the Health Promotion Services in health promotion/harm reduction efforts on campus | |
| Receive training and supervision from Health Promotion staff, including graduate students from the Brown School of Social Work and Public Health | |
| Work on programming and communications | |
| Specialize in one of these subgroups: Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health, or Sexual Health |
Signature PHE programs
Alcohol and other drugs
| Risk reduction outreach before large events such as WILD and Mardi Gras | |
| Safer substance use trainings | |
| Know Your Product cannabis series | |
| Weeding out Myths and Misconceptions – Cannabis Trivia | |
| Standard Drink Pouring Exercises | |
| Promotion of the WashU Recovery Group | |
| Safer drug disposal options |
Mental health
| Take a Pause with the Office of Religious, Spiritual and Ethical Life | |
| The Green Bandana Project | |
| Mindful Mondays | |
| Reflect and Reset | |
| Gratitude Week | |
| Impostor Syndrome panels | |
| Suicide Prevention Training |
Sexual health
| Sexual Health trivia events | |
| “Sex in the Dark” programs | |
| Thanks Birth Control Day | |
| Promotion of STI screening options and free resources including: Safer sex supplies Sustainable menstruation supplies Emergency contraception Pregnancy tests |
Apply to be a PHE
To apply in the spring for the following school year, search for the volunteer job description on Handshake.
Peer Health Educators
PHEs receive honor cords to wear at Commencement and keep as mementos