The Office of Health Promotion

The Office of Health Promotion is made up of a nurse educator and a graduate assistant. We seek to reach out beyond the walls of our clinic to encourage healthy lifestyle decisions.

Staff

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Pranitha Vadigireddy Gari - GA

The Office of Health Promotion is here to assist USM students by providing programs and resources on a variety of health topics to educate students about risks of unhealthy choices and steps to living a healthier life.

Mission

The Office of Health Promotion at the University of Southern Mississippi is aimed towards promoting the mental and physical health of students through services that teach prevention and awareness of health concerns and empower students to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Vision

College students learning and making healthy choices to live a healthy lifestyle.

• Provide educational presentations to academic classes, student organizations, residence life halls, and Greek organizations
• Offer materials and educational tools for check-out to students for presentations
• Assess the health needs of the University of Southern Mississippi and implement programming to address these needs
• Encourage students to live healthier lifestyles by making healthy, attainable goals and decisions

We provide presentations, resources, and educational materials on many health topics. The main topics of concerns we address include:

• Alcohol Misuse                      
• Stress Management                        
• Nutrition                 
• Fitness
• Sexual Health
• Mental Health
• Women's Health
• Men's Health

The form in the link below is for requests made by class instructors, Resident Assistants or Hall Directors, or any student organization. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to presentation date to ensure coverage.

Request a Program from Our Staff

General Health Resources

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