WHE 175 INTRODUCTION TO PEER EDUCATION

This course is designed to give students the skills to be peer health educators in the University setting. Students will learn foundational skills in health promotion and health education. Specific skills include communication, group facilitation, presentation, and leadership, with a focus on ethics, confidentiality, and inclusivity. If students are employed as SPARKS peer educators, they will then choose a content area in which to focus: sexual health, substance education or mind-body connection.