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 Misperceptions – Cannabis Trivia | |
| Standard Drink Pouring Exercises | |
| Promotion of the WashU Recovery Community | |
| 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 Job #9611920 posted 1/22/25.
Graduating senior PHEs receive honor cords to wear at Commencement and keep as mementos