Peer Health Education: Overview

The Peer Health Education Program is designed to improve the health and well-being of KSU students and the campus community through peer education. The Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are student volunteers who are trained and certified to give health presentations on the following topics:

Alcohol Awareness	Body Image Awareness
Contraceptives	Introduction to Wellness
Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence	Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) / HIV / AIDS

The program also provides a variety of health-related outreach programs and activities for KSU students, faculty, staff, and the campus community.

Student & Community Programs:

The Interactive Health Presentation Program is offered to all student and community groups/organizations. If you are looking for a free interactive health presentation for your next organization or residence hall meeting, please complete the request form.

Faculty Programs:

Don’t Cancel That Class is a program designed to provide faculty members with an alternative to canceling classes. Instead of canceling a class, faculty members can offer their students an opportunity to increase their knowledge on a selected health topic. If you are interested in Don’t Cancel That Class, please complete the request form.

All programs are facilitated by certified Peer Health Educators and are approximately one hour in length. However, the program can be tailored to fit your specific needs.

If you are interested in requesting a program, please complete the request form and submit to the Wellness Center at least two weeks prior to your event. Once the request is received, the PHE Coordinator will confirm your appointment within three business days.