Health and Wellness Education

The Health and Wellness Education team focuses on both Health promotion to enhance protective factors and campus strengths and Prevention efforts intended to reduce personal, campus, and institution-wide health risks.  

Collaborative Programming

Health Educators routinely partner with student groups and organizations to host programming and training. Peer support and engagement with education bolsters attendance and effectiveness. In Fall 2024 partnerships included: Student Government Association, Student Athletes of Color, Quest Bridge Scholars, Residential Life, Prism Center interns, CARE management, Counseling, Health Services, Anderson Freeman Resource Center, Scott Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, The Knoll, Franklin Environmental Center, Center for Career and Internships, Dean of Students Office, Class Deans, Atria Collective, Earth & Salt Sex Education Initiatives, United Way and many other groups.

Sample Programs Offered

All events and programs are documented and evaluated monthly by health educators based on stated learning objectives, student feedback and health educator perspective. Feedback is shared and reviewed by members of the office to promote group knowledge and learning for future efforts.

• Recovery Month (September), a celebration of recovery in many forms—events included on substance free events, Narcan training, and community building with others in recovery and others.
• Healthy Relationships Month (October)
• Fresh Check Day (September 26), Health & Wellness Education and Counseling annually partner to host Fresh Check Day, a campus-wide event designed to promote mental health awareness, encourage help-seeking, and foster a culture of care and belonging. Through interactive booths, activities, games, and creative experiences led by students, peer educators, and staff, the event creates welcoming opportunities for community members to engage in conversations about mental health and well-being. Participating groups receive training on mental health promotion, effective resource referral, and the specific topics they present, strengthening the campus network of support. Fresh Check Day has become an important component of Middlebury’s mental health promotion efforts, bringing together diverse campus partners to reduce stigma, build connections, and reinforce the message that mental health is a shared community responsibility.
• Stressbusters (May)  

Highlight: Mindfulness and Mediation for PE Credit

Health and Wellness Education re-launched their Mindfulness Meditation workshop series with the ability to offer PE credit through a partnership with Athletics with great success. The winter and spring cohorts saw both record attendance and retention. We hope to grow this partnership and continue to expand student well-being series that can earn students academic credit.