HAWKS Peer Health Educators Program List

Sex in the Basement
A popular sexual health program, especially with first year students, including differentiating between high-risk and low-risk sexual activities, how to put on a condom, an introduction to contraceptives and STIs, discussing importance of consent and sexual assault, what may happen when sex and alcohol mix, and the safety of abstinence. Furthermore, students learn about valuable on- and off-campus sexual health resources.

Straight Up or on the Rocks
This program is an interactive multimedia presentation on college drinking. This program seeks to provide students with information on the legal, physical, mental, and social consequences of drinking to help them make informed choices surrounding alcohol use. The program also includes a discussion about the norms and myths of drinking at Miami and signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning. Students learn about protective factors and low-risk drinking guidelines and can also try “beer goggles.”

Breast Cancer
While October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we offer this informative program on signs, risk factors, and treatment options all year. Many RAs and other organizations have hosted this program as part of a larger programming event involving a "Girl's Night Out" or "Chick-flick and Pizza Night."

The Big 5 Ways to Protect Your Health
This comprehensive program details a variety of prevention topics including: 1) Be smart about sex; 2) Focus on food and fitness; 3) Check for cancer; 4) Have alcohol awareness; 5) Mind your mental health.

Gimme A Little Head Room
A psychological wellbeing program that addresses "at risk" mental health issues. "At risk" behaviors are those that fall in between the typical mental health challenges that are a part of everyday college life and severe mental health psychological issues. The program will also help each student find ways to help themself or a friend with such issues and review available resources.

Healthy Relationships
Empower students to celebrate their identity by establishing healthy, fulfilling relationships with partners, friends, and family. This program will also include how to use effective communication to maintain healthy relationships and how to recognize warning signs of when a relationship should end.

You Are What You Eat
A guide to college nutrition that examines the nutritional needs and challenges of college students. With an investigation of the essential nutrients your body needs, why you need them to function, and what foods they are found in, students learn to make nutritious choices and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Sophomore Slump
A student's second year in college is often termed "the period of developmental confusion." After the newness of their first year in college has worn off, students are faced with the reality of college. This program provides advice on how to beat the sophomore slump.

Don't Get Burned!-Tanning
An introduction to the tanning industry and in depth examination of the health and safety problems of tanning. This program also discusses the myths of tanning and chronic diseases correlated with sun exposure including cancer.

The Freshman 15
This program is geared towards freshmen who are concerned with the common dilemma of the "Freshman 15" first year weight gain. This program presents healthy eating habits, basic nutrition, and ideas for incorporating physical activity into your day. This program will also present information on eating disorders and how to recognize when your friend has an eating disorder.

Spiritual Wellness
A journey of self-discovery and creating a connectedness with others.

HAWKS can provide a variety of programs on other health topics including, but not limited to:
Depression, Stress and Time Management, Sleep, Eating Disorders, Healthy Body Image, First-year Transitions

***HAWKS Peer Health Educators are always open to new ideas for programs!

2008 Events

January 28 to February 1 Handwashing and Influenza Awareness

February 22 to February 15 Healthy Relationships and Sexual Health Awareness

February 27 Special Presenter Erin Weed "Stayin' Alive on Spring Break" 7:00 pm in the Shriver Multi-purpose Room To promote safety at Miami, HAWKS Peer Health Educators and Miami University Police Department are bringing speaker and author Erin Weed to Campus. Erin will cover personal safety topics for males and females including Party Situations, Self-Defense Techniques, Safer Sex, Legal, Low Risk Drinking, Predatory Drugs, and Violence & Crime Safety. Don't miss Giveaways including Ice Cream Coupons, T-shirts, and Books!!!

Feb. 25-Feb. 29 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

March 5 7:00-8:00 p.m. in 128 PearsonKate Welling Memorial Lecture Series Presents Simi Linton "My Body Politic: An Illustrated History"

A multi-media performance piece based on Simi Linton's memoir, My Body Politic," published in 2006. As narrator and tour guide, Linton embeds a personal story of the lived experience of disability within its social, political and artistic context.

March 10 to March 14 Safe Spring Break Campaign