Imagine walking around campus, casually minding your own business, when you suddenly spot something concerning happening. Unsure of what to do, you stop and hesitate. You’d like to help, but you don’t know what appropriate action to take. Is there a way to get involved without risking your own safety? The answer is yes.
Category: Wellness
Join CARE and partner organizations in working to prevent sexual violence and promote healthy sexuality throughout April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and beyond. You can support the powerful work of these groups and build your skills through opportunities like CARE classes on the impact of sexual violence and trainings on survivor support.
The health care system is nothing if not confusing. Learning to navigate the health care system on our own, many of us for the first time, can be a huge challenge. Luckily for us, Health Services has introduced a Patient Support Services program to help make sense of it all.
Director of Health Services Brian Druley lead the charge with developing this unique program. Druley’s vision centered on one thing: integrating student learning into the health services process. To accomplish this goal, the department instituted Patient Advocacy Coordinators at both the Evanston and Chicago campuses.
Designed completely in-house by Northwestern employees, the NUhelp app includes several features that are meant to help Northwestern students stay safe and healthy on campus, including Safewalk.
CAPS at Northwestern offers resources to help manage stress beyond clinical appointments and consulting. Sign-ups are now available for Stress Management Clinics during spring quarter. These Stress Management Clinics deal with a variety of issues and coping techniques surrounding stress and are available to all Northwestern community members free of charge.
You’re not you when you’re hungry, but you also can’t study when you’re hungry. Check out this comprehensive list of places where you can get free food during finals season, because there’s nothing college students appreciate more.
Northwestern’s new executive health director comes from a background of medical administration and passion for his patients.
WATCH (Wildcats Advancing Total Campus Health) had a very successful recruitment cycle over Winter Quarter, helping expand the program’s mission to foster a healthy and safe college campus.
Find support on the journey toward body acceptance. During the week of February 20, members of the campus community are encouraged to join in conversation and affirmation for Body Acceptance Week.
Heard of Safe Ride, but aren’t quite sure what it is or how to use it? Here’s what to do and expect when you’re using Safe Ride.