UHS Health Promotion Office

03/18/2024

We are hosting our annual Flourish Festival this Friday, March 22nd. This full-day event will provide students with a variety of wellness and mindfulness activities to engage in!

Drop by during the day for programs to help you flourish! We have a variety of offerings including: yoga, Qigong, guided meditations, pet therapy, VR mindfulness, a wellness fair, mindful eating pop-up and more. Join any of these activities to embrace mindful well-being on campus. Explore events on our website:

The Health Promotion Office is hosting its annual Flourish Festival on Friday, March 22nd. This full-day event will provide students with a variety of wellness and mindfulness activities to engage in!…

09/13/2023

We are excited to partner with the Division Adolescent Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center to offer The Body Project. The Body Project is a 4-week, evidenced-based body acceptance program offered in a group setting that provides a safe space for all women to confront and challenge unrealistic appearance ideals through group discussion and interactive activities!

The program seeks to give participants knowledge in developing a healthier body image and self-esteem. Open to all women who are undergraduate and graduate students. Non-binary students are welcome, but this course focuses more on topics regarding societal ideals of femme-presenting bodies than on topics related to gender identity and expression.

This is a 4-week class that will meet beginning October 4th from 4-5 PM in the University Health Service 4th floor Ralph A. Manchester Room. Giveaways included in participation!

Register with link in bio!

06/14/2023

The Graduate Student Wellness Committee by the UHS Health Promotion Office is offering a yoga class and lawn games day on June 29th from 3-5 PM for all graduate students! Come to either or both parts of the program for some mindful, fun movement, social connections, and there will also be food. Bring a mat if you plan on attending yoga! ⁠
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Here is the schedule of the event:⁠
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3 - 3:45 PM: Yoga on the Hajim Quad⁠
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3:45 - 5 PM: Snacks and social gathering in Wegmans Hall Atrium⁠
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4 - 5 PM: Lawn games on the Hajim Quad ⁠
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If you plan on attending, RSVP to save your spot using our link in bio!

05/24/2023

Happy Pans*xual and Panromantic Visibility Day! ⁠
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Someone who is pans*xual is s*xually attracted to others regardless of their gender. Being panromantic means that someone is romantically attracted to someone regardless of gender. ⁠
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Have a pan-tastic day!

05/17/2023

Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we join a worldwide celebration of s*xual and gender diversity. Hate has no place on our campus, and while we do have a long way to go, you can help by being an active ally and fighting against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia. Listen to your LGBTQ+ peers. Be open and willing to accept criticisms from those around you. Speak up, but not over, our LGBTQ+ friends.

05/02/2023

Congratulations to our student employees who are graduating next week! 🎉 We appreciate you for all of your amazing work during your time with us and excited for where life takes you!

04/27/2023

Need to destress from finals? Join us on Monday May 1st for our last PAWS event of the semester! We will be in the GAC from 6 to 7:15 PM, we hope to see you there!

04/26/2023

Happy Le***an Visibility Day! The le***an community is often overlooked and dismissed, and we want to recognize and celebrate them today. In addition, we celebrate all LGBTQ+ women and non-binary folks.

04/20/2023

A major way to help limit the spread of STIs on campus is to practice having safer s*x! ⁠
The Safe S*x Express sends FREE safer s*x supplies right to your CMC box. If you go onto our website and click on our focus areas and click on s*xual health and scroll down you will see the request form. You can choose from finger cots, dental dams, external and internal condoms and both water based and silicone based l***s. Orders are delivered right to your CMC box within 5 to 7 business days. This is completely anonymous but if you want to get notified when your supplies have been placed in your mailbox you can add your email to the request form, but again that is totally optional.

04/19/2023

April is STI Awareness Month so today we are going to cover common myths surrounding STIs. ⁠
The first myth being that if you are on birth control you do not need to wear a condom. Numerous methods of birth control do not protect against STIs so it is always important to be practicing safer s*x in order to prevent the spread of STIs by wearing a condom. ⁠
A second myth is that people should be ashamed of having an STI. This is not true and the more people destigmatize the conversation around s*x and STIs the better we can work to limit their spread. It is also important to let any of your recent s*xual partners know if you have contracted an STI so they can also go get tested.⁠
The last myth is that if you have no symptoms you must not have an STI therefore there is no reason to get tested. This is false, many STIs can be asymptomatic and lead to you spreading them without even realizing it. For this reason it is super important to get tested after each new s*xual partner you have!

04/13/2023

Want to learn ways to release stress and relax? Come join our Relax and Unwind Workshop on Friday from 7-8 PM in the Welles Brown Room!⁠
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In this workshop, participants will join various activities such as short meditations, shared self-compassion, and stretching exercise sessions to develop skills to release stress effectively. The Peer Health Advocates from the Health Promotion Office will introduce the topic of mindfulness and guide participants through these activities.

04/12/2023

Come join for one of two workshops at the Flourish Festival on Friday from 12 - 1 PM to add some tools to your toolbox so you can thrive! ⁠
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Danielle D'Onofrio, the Assistant Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Education, will be leading a Safe Alcohol and Cannabis Use workshop in the Gowen Room. This workshop will concentrate on risk reduction, what barriers students face when trying to use these strategies, and how students can navigate obstacles of using alcohol and cannabis risk reduction strategies.⁠
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Allison Warner, Senior Financial Aid Counselor, from the Financial Aid Office, will be leading a Financial Wellness Workshop in Haven's Lounge! This session will explore ways to improve your day-to-day financial wellness, as well as explore ways to get you on track for a financially secure future. ⁠
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For more information and to register, check out our link in bio! Registration is preferred but not required. Open to all University of Rochester students.