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Freeing the Power of the Individual

Peer Educators

Health Raisers

 

What are peer educators?:

Peer educators are a group of students from various majors who help promote health and well being on the Southern Miss campus.  Peer educators are leaders with skills and talents that assist health educators in designing, promoting, and participating in health events and campaigns on campus. 

 

Requirements:

  • Attend mandatory meetings
  • Volunteer at least 30 hours a semester (this includes planning sessions, presentations, health programs, and promotional activities)

 

Duties:

  • Design, organize, and participate in campus-wide awareness activities and health education programming
  • Design and present outreach programs
  • Staff informational tables
  • Design and distribute flyers, brochures, and other promotional materials
  • Lead discussions about health topics with peers in a non judgmental way and by providing facts, not personal opinion
  • Provide resources for students to obtain further information or help with a certain health topic

 

Benefits of being a peer educator:

    • Gain extensive knowledge about various health concerns affecting college students including alcohol, sexual health, sexual assault, nutrition, fitness, body image, stress, depression and healthy relationships.
    • Become part of a highly skilled, diverse team of students committed to providing accurate, nonjudgmental college-health information to the Southern Miss community.
    • Obtain one academic credit.
    • Develop teaching, communication, presentation, and group facilitation skills.
    • Become a recognized member of the Student Health Center volunteer staff.
    • Have an opportunity to contribute significantly to the growth of the Peer Health Education program.

     

    Peer Health Educator Application

     

    For more information on becoming a peer educator, contact the Office of Health Promotion at 266-5266 or email jodi.tate@usm.edu