Health Education
Our goal in Health Education is to provide Binghamton University students with the tools and information you need to maintain your good health.
We accomplish this by:
- Facilitating workshops on a wide range of health topics to audiences on and off campus, or we can offer resources and materials for student leaders or RAs planning their own workshops
- Providing individual counseling (and referrals if needed) to students who have concerns about sexual health, alcohol and other drug use, sexually transmitted infections, relationship issues, nutrition, fitness, stress management, HIV/AIDS and more
- Offering a unique, four-credit peer education internship program (REACH or Real Education About College Health) that brings wellness messages out to students across campus
- Collaborating on various health awareness events and campaigns such as the importance of getting a flu shot, the need to keep your tech devices germ-free, safer sex, World AIDS Day, the Clothesline Project and more
- Maintaining a listing of health information links and a health promotion library for student use
Services Open to All Students
Health Education services are available to all registered students free of charge — the mandatory student health fee you pay as part of your tuition covers the cost for Health Education programming.
Staff
You can feel comfortable speaking with our staff. They’re friendly and competent, and will keep your discussion confidential.
Our staff includes:
- Bridget McCane Saunders, MSEd, associate director of Health Education
- Judy Rose, assistant
- Brad Gordon, graduate assistant
- Dozens of enthusiastic student educators in our REACH internship program
- A friendly work-study student
Hours
Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location / Parking
Health Education is located in room 102 (downstairs) in the Health Services building, which is on the East Access Road above Newing College (Parking Lot P) and across from College-in-the-Woods (Parking Lot O). If you drive to the Health Services building for an appointment, you may use the metered spaces out front. However, you must go into the Health Services office and get a token for the meter (you must also have your valid University parking permit).
Contact
To reach us, please call 607.777.2254, fax 607.777.2881 or e-mail healthed@binghamton.edu
