PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND ADVOCACY FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
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WELCOME TO HEALTH PROMOTION
The UHC Health Promotion Department is home to many student support services designed to advance the well-being of our students and the UGA Community.
THE FONTAINE CENTER
We provide a comprehensive menu of prevention, early intervention, counseling, and recovery support services for alcohol and other substance misuse and any student impacted by interpersonal violence.
WELL-BEING & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Including healthy relationships, mental well-being, stress, sleep, wellness coaching, substance misuse prevention, and interpersonal violence prevention.
Spring 2025 Cooking Classes
Call 706-542-8690

Roasted Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese with Fruit (vegetarian)
Thursday, January 23rd
4:30 - 6:00PM

Moroccan Chicken & Couscous
Thursday, January 30th
4:30 - 6:00PM

BBQ Tempeh Sandwich & Rainbow Salad (vegan)
Thursday, February 6th
4:30 - 6:00PM

Southwest Turkey Burger & Sweet Potato Fries
Monday, February 10th
4:30 - 6:00PM

Cheese and Spinach Ravioli (vegetarian)
Thursday, February 27th
4:30 - 6:30PM

Mini Meat Pies and Key Lime Pie
Friday, March 14th
4:30 - 6:30PM

Beef Bulgogi Kimbap
Tuesday, April 8th
4:30 - 6:30PM
February 18, 2025
January 31st, 2025
November 26, 2024
November 7, 2024
October 11, 2024
Group Coaching for Graduate Students
Friday, March 7th 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMEvent Location: The Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing
Are you a graduate or professional school student, looking to connect with other students working on dissertations, theses, academic projects, or research papers? Register for Grad Student Group Coaching, to stay motivated and share strategies for writing productivity and time management with other busy graduate students.
Join us for a 30-minute group coaching session to discuss writing goals and strategies and then stay for an open 1.5 hour independent writing lab to work on your projects! Snacks will be provided!
The group meets in the Willis Writing Center in Park Hall, Rm 66, on Fridays from 11am - 1pm. The last meeting of the semester takes place the week before Reading Day.
(Please note that the group does not provide one-on-one writing coaching or academic coaching, however a wellness coach will be available to help you make an action plan for acquiring additional support.)
More DetailsChange Stress into Success
Wednesday, March 12th 2025
1:00 PM - 1:50 PMEvent Location: OnlineJoin Event
Join us for this four-part rotating series on managing stress & anxiety. You will learn how to identify your own stress and anxiety as it arises, and explore some early warning signs, triggers, and ways of coping. Join for as many lessons as you would like – come to one or all. This workshop is led by graduate students/interns at CAPS.
Dates and topics:
- 1/29 Understanding Anxiety: A Self-Assessment
- 2/5 Calming Your Body
- 2/12 Calming Your Mind
- 2/19 Creating a Lifestyle for Managing Stress
- 2/26 Understanding Anxiety: A Self-Assessment
- 3/12 Calming Your Body
- 3/19 Calming Your Mind
- 3/26 Creating a Lifestyle for Managing Stress
- 4/2 Understanding Anxiety: A Self-Assessment
- 4/9 Calming Your Body
- 4/16 Calming Your Mind
- 4/23 Creating a Lifestyle for Managing Stress
Crafty Coping Club
Wednesday, March 12th 2025
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMEvent Location: University Health Center - Fontaine Center
A safe space designed for students who need community or support!
More DetailsDawgs Dealing with It
Thursday, March 13th 2025
1:00 PM - 1:50 PMEvent Location: OnlineJoin Event
This workshop is designed to discuss coping skills and how students can use them in everyday life to handle stress. Whether you are struggling with school, adjustment or another area of life, this is a space for you to discover ways to cope and make the most of your time at UGA. This workshop is led by two UGA students/interns at CAPS.
Dates and topics:
- 1/30 Distress Tolerance
- 2/6 Mindfulness
- 2/13 Emotion regulation
- 2/20 Interpersonal Effectiveness
- 2/27 Distress Tolerance
- 3/13 Mindfulness
- 3/20 Emotion Regulation
- 3/27 Interpersonal Effectiveness
- 4/3 Distress Tolerance
- 4/10 Mindfulness
- 4/17 Emotion Regulation
- 4/24 Interpersonal Effectiveness
Nourish & Knowledge: Alcohol & Nutrition
Thursday, March 13th 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMEvent Location: MLC 269
Understand the impact alcohol has on your nutrition and health.
Free food available (first come, first serve - limited materials available) or feel free to bring your own lunch.
RSVP is not required, but it is encouraged! Credit is FYOS approved.
More DetailsUMatter
Thursday, March 13th 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PMEvent Location: MLC Rm. 147
Step into our 60-90 minute interactive upstander intervention program, where college students will be given the knowledge and skills to take action when they see someone in need. Change the narrative and become an upstander.
Support Dawgs and FYOS approved.
For more information on UMatter and upstander intervention go to: https://healthpromotion.uga.edu/umatter/
More DetailsGroup Coaching for Graduate Students
Friday, March 14th 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMEvent Location: The Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing
Are you a graduate or professional school student, looking to connect with other students working on dissertations, theses, academic projects, or research papers? Register for Grad Student Group Coaching, to stay motivated and share strategies for writing productivity and time management with other busy graduate students.
Join us for a 30-minute group coaching session to discuss writing goals and strategies and then stay for an open 1.5 hour independent writing lab to work on your projects! Snacks will be provided!
The group meets in the Willis Writing Center in Park Hall, Rm 66, on Fridays from 11am - 1pm. The last meeting of the semester takes place the week before Reading Day.
(Please note that the group does not provide one-on-one writing coaching or academic coaching, however a wellness coach will be available to help you make an action plan for acquiring additional support.)
More DetailsNutrition Kitchen: $5 Cooking Class
Friday, March 14th 2025
4:30 PM - 6:30 PMEvent Location: University Health Center - Health Promotion/ Fontaine Center
Learn how to cook a healthy meal with one of the dietitians the University Health Center in the Nutrition Kitchen. FYOS approved!
Call 706-542-8690 to register. $5 per class for students who have paid the health fee or $10 for non-fees paid students. Only available to UGA students. If you sign-up and do not end up attending the cooking class, you will be charged the class fee. If you cannot attend, please call remove yourself from the list so that another student can participate.
1/23/2025
4:30-6:00PM
Roasted Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese with Fruit (vegetarian)
1/30/2025
4:30-6:00PM
Moroccan Chicken & Couscous
2/5/2025
4:30-6:00PM
BBQ Tempeh Sandwich & Rainbow Salad (vegan)
2/10/2025
4:30-6:00PM
Southwest Turkey Burger & Sweet Potato Fries
2/27/2025
4:30-6:30PM
Cheese and Spinach Ravioli (vegetarian)
3/14/2025
4:30-6:30PM
Mini Meat Pies and Key Lime Pie
4/8/2025
4:30-6:30PM
Beef Bulgogi Kimbap
For more information and to see the recipe archive, please visit: https://healthpromotion.uga.edu/nutrition/kitchen/
More DetailsACT Workshop
Monday, March 17th 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEvent Location: University Health Center - Conference Rm E on the 3rd Floor
This workshop is a 2-part series designed to teach the core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. At times, our mood takes over and determines how we act. Through this workshop, we will develop skills to take back control of our actions, regardless of how we feel. This workshop is led by Hannah Craswell, LCSW, at the University Health Center.
Days:
- Part 1: Monday, February 3, 2025 : Be Present and Know What Matters - Key Topics: Mindfulness, Choice Point, Values
- Part 2: Monday, February 10, 2025 : Open Up and Do What Matters - Key Topics: Acceptance, Defusion, Committed Action
- Part 1: Monday, March 17, 2025 : Be Present and Know What Matters - Key Topics: Mindfulness, Choice Point, Values
- Part 2: Monday, March 24, 2025 : Open Up and Do What Matters - Key Topics: Acceptance, Defusion, Committed Action
Build-A-Bouquet: Building Health Relationships
Tuesday, March 18th 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PMEvent Location: Tate Intersection
45 Baxter StJoin the Fontaine Center for a build your own bouquet of flowers event. Create a bouquet while learning the essentials of a healthy relationships!
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