HEROES
Health and Wellness Topics
- Alcohol use, misuse, and abuse
- Tobacco cessation, prevention, and education
- Other drugs such as marijuana education
- Physical fitness
- Nutrition
- Sexual health topics such as consent, contraception, STI prevention, and HIV/AIDS
- Healthy relationship topics such as boundaries
- Self-care and stress management
- Mental health awareness and education
- Domestic abuse and sexual assault awareness
Mission
Educate about healthy lifestyles using peer support to encourage success.
Vision
Students live healthy lives here and beyond.
Become a HEROES Member
- Connect with others
- Build your passion around health
- Improve your resume
- Attend out-of-state conferences
- And more!
Professional Training Opportunities
Certified Peer Educator Training
CPE Training is a comprehensive, 12-hour foundation training suitable for any health and safety focused collegiate peer education group. The training concentrates on the skills needed by all peer educators. The training consists of 9 modules:
- Understanding the Power of Peer Education
- Strategies for Change in High-Risk Behaviors
- Listening Skills
- Responding and Referral Skills
- Intervention Skills
- Developing Inclusive Peer Education Efforts
- Programming and Presentation Skills
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Group Development and Success
One Love Workshops
One Love educates young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better. One Loveinteractive workshops use captivating films, peer-to-peer discussions, and immersive activities to start life-changing conversations about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. The training helps you identify, understand and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses.
QPR Training
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
