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Fontaine Peer Educators
Would you like to play an integral part of well-being initiatives across campus, inspire your peers to be well, and join The Fontaine Center to support the mission of #BeWellUGA? Contact Aspen Brown at asbrown@uhs.uga.edu for application instructions. Positions are part-time and offer limited hours each month.

Peer Educators will work with The Fontaine Center at the University Health Center to...

Professionally represent The Fontaine Center at the University Health Center
Help shape health and well-being messaging at UGA related to alcohol and other drug prevention, interpersonal violence prevention, and healthy relationships and sexual health education
Provide insights and strategies to reach UGA’s unique student population
Engage in leadership and public speaking opportunities
Plan educational and well-being events at UGA to support healthy behaviors (Fontaine Peer Educators have previously planned residence hall programs, concerts, tailgates to promote harm reduction strategies on Game Days, game nights, Build A Bear de-stress events during finals, and more)

What Do We Do?
Last year the Fontaine Peer Educators hosted a number of educational events on campus to promote health promoting strategies, including:

Host Fontaine Center tailgates to provide a substance-free environment for students and help promote harm reduction strategies on Game Days
Develop health communication programs to disseminate Fontaine Center messaging
Develop social marketing campaigns to promote substance use prevention, interpersonal violence prevention, and healthy relationship and sexual health education
Plan and implement educational outreach events to promote risk reduction strategies including Fall Break & Spring Break events
Collaborate with a number of campus partners and student organizations to disseminate messaging

Learn more

Want to learn about other student group opportunities at the UHC Health Center? Check out the opportunities below.