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Health Education, Promotion & Wellness


LiveWell - The Office of Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness

Division of Student Affairs

LiveWell—the Office of Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness— works with students, staff, faculty, and community-based organizations to create a campus environment that supports student health, well-being, personal development, and academic success.

We provide health information, training, and consultation to students and university departments.  

Read more about our mission, what we do, and what it means to LiveWell.


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Student Health 101


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SH101 March 2009

This monthly newsletter delivers all of the up-to-date information on the health issues that face today's college students. 


Upcoming Events
 


Peer Health Educator Workshops

Read more about the Peer Health Education Program and workshops and meet the Peer Health Educators!

Other Events

For a detailed listing of all our upcoming events, check out our Events page.

For a detailed listing of university events, check out the Events Calendar.


In the News

States Backing Away from Abstinence Only Programs
Health and government officials are working to end abstinence-only programs and seeking to expand other types of sexual education initiatives in the face of mounting evidence the programs do not work, according to a Medical News and Perspectives article in the May 7, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.  Multiple studies, particularly one by Mathematica Policy Research Inc., a non-partisan group, concluded the programs have “no measurable impact on initiation rates, ages of first intercourse, or numbers of partners, no impact on pregnancies, births or STDs.”

Friends with Benefits, and Stress Too
Relationships in which close friends begin having sex come with their own brand of awkwardness, according to the first
study to explore the dynamics of such pairs.

Brewing Controversy: Is 18 Old Enough to Drink?
Former Middlebury College president John McCardell believes the legal drinking age should be lowered to age 18. Read more about the man and his mission
here. Others strongly support a minimum legal drinking age of 21; learn why here.


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Contact Info:

Beth-Anne Vieira, MPH
Coordinator, Health Education and Promotion
T - 508.910.6965
bvieira@umassd.edu