Student Health Services at Moffitt Health Center
The Office of Health Education
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About Us
The Health Education Department is made up of a nurse educator, graduate assistants, and student workers. We seek to reach out beyond the walls of our clinic to encourage healthy lifestyle decisions.
Melanie%20Blanton, LPN II - Nurse Educator
The Health Education Department at Moffitt Health Center is aimed towards promoting the mental and physical health of students through services that teach prevention and awareness of health concerns and empower students to make healthy lifestyle choices.College students learning and making healthy choices to live a healthy lifestyle.
- Provide educational presentations to academic classes, student organizations, residence life halls, and Greek organizations
- Offer materials and educational tools for check-out to students for presentations
- Assess the health needs of the University of Southern Mississippi and implement programming to address these needs
- Encourage students to live healthier lifestyles by making healthy, attainable goals and decisions
We provide presentations, resources, and educational materials on many health topics. The main topics of concerns we address include:
- Alcohol Misuse
- General College Health
- Men's Health
- Narcan Training
- Nutrition/Exercise
- Substance Abuse
- Sexual Health/STI Information
- Stress Management
- Tobacco/Vaping Cessation
- Women's Health
The form in the link below is for requests made by class instructors, Resident Assistants,
Hall Directors, or any student organization. We ask that requests be made at least
one week prior to presentation date to ensure coverage.