Peer Health are students dedicated to promoting health on the U of S Saskatoon campus and are passionate about the health issues that impact student well-being. Peer Health works within the Be Well framework in the following seven specialties:

• Harm reduction: Alcohol moderation and substance use
• Healthy connections
• Healthy lifestyles
• Invisible disabilities
• Mental wellness
• Parents on campus
• Sexual wellness

Peer Health holds the following mission and goals:

• Promote a better and safer quality of life by helping students develop health knowledge and skills
• Provide evidence based promotion programs built around current science, research, and practices
• Enhance student leadership, development, and personal growth

Peer Health promotes health on campus in ways including:

• Outreach events in Arts tunnel, residence, north concourse, and in the bowl
• Health campaigns
• Classroom presentations
• Educational infographics and displays around campus
• Student blog  and social media posts and health tips
• Playing interactive health focused games with students

As a Peer Health volunteer you will learn about student health issues, meet new people, develop friendships, feel part of a greater campus community, and gain hands on experience and skill development.

Expectations of our volunteers:

• Available to volunteer for at least 2-3 hours a week
• Attend orientation on Thursday, September 5 (3:30pm-6:30pm) and Saturday, September 7 (9am-2pm)
• Participate in general Peer Health meetings every Tuesday from 4pm-5pm where planning, sharing, and training take place
• Attend group specific meetings

The majority of volunteering occurs between 9am and 2pm on weekdays. Occasionally volunteering occurs in the evenings and on the weekends.

Peer Health is a university-approved program for the Co-Curricular Record (CCR). The volunteers that fulfill the requirements set by Peer Health will have their Peer Health volunteering added to their Co-Curricular Record. Volunteers can also apply to have their Peer Health volunteering added to their Co-Curricular Record.

• Volunteer with Peer Health

Health Education Coordinator

Rita Hanoski

Student Coordinator

Evan Seebach

Be Well Student Coordinator

Kennedy Mann

Group Facilitators

• Healthy Lifestyles - Nancy Cai
• Invisible Disabilities - Prabhdeep Singh and Makda Sengal
• Mental Wellness - Roha Shahzad
• Parents on Campus - Kayla Madder and Simi Harsimran
• Sexual Wellness - Daisy Houle
• Harm Reduction - Shiney Choudhary and Alysha Bachinski
• What's Your Cap? - Emily Sanche
• Drop-in Peer Support - Danielle Shymanski
• Therapy Dogs - Shannon Morrill
• Social Media - Elizabeth Waslen

Volunteers

Our Peer Health volunteers