Serves as a Health Education Resource Person

Artifacts and Purposes

Competency A: Use health-related information resources.
Sub-competency 4: Access health information resources.

I tabled for the UMD Health Services Open House. During this, I handed out information for both the Student Health Advisory Committee and the Peer Health Education tables, giving information and resources on what students had questions about, both in general about Health Services or anything involving human sexuality.

I tabled for the Student Health Advisory Committee. We had information on the H1N1 virus, as well as the Breathefree@ UMD campaign. I helped answer many questions that students had reguarding these two activities. We handed out free one time use thermometeres, masks and hand sanetizers.

I looked up videos on HIV/AIDS from the Roe Foundation, and watched them to see if any of them would pertain to the Peer Health Educators and be useful in future training sessions as an educational source.

I attended professional presentations such as the "J-Spot" by Jay Friedman. I was there representing the Peer Health Educators to keep our information accurate and up to date.

Competency C: Select resource materials for dissemination.
Sub-Competency 1: Evaluate applicability of resource materials for a given audience.

Created an educational table in the entrance of Health Services that will covered a new topic every two weeks revolving health education.

Sub-Competency 2: Assemble educational material of value to the health of individuals and community groups.

I prepared for and tabled for the Spring Activities Fair. I had to choose carefully what educational materials to have at our table for prospective members of the Student Health Advisory Committee and the Peer Health Educators to look at.

I tabled for National Eating Disorders Awareness week. I chose and prepared what information and activities we would like to have available for education and outreach, and promoted the week long events that were taking place.

I tabled for the Peer Health Educators and had Spring Break Safety tips. Here we handed out condoms, tips, and condom pals for a place to hold condoms other than ones wallet for safer keeping.

Tabled for Breathefree@UMD week. During this educational week, members of the Student Health Advisory Committee, Student Association, and The American Lung Association worked together to promote the new enforcement strategies that the UMD Breathefree Task Force came up with during a semester long project. We created and played games, had prize giveaways, educational materials, and supporter training sign ups.

Sub-Competency 3: Assemble educational material of value to the health of individuals and community groups.

I worked on putting together a hand out on sexual health resources that are available on and off campus in the Duluth area to hand out to UMD students.