Health and Wellness is anything that focuses on improving the mental, physical, emotional, or any other health of the residents. The stress of coming to college and parting with their families, constant changing of expectations and realities, and the differences in daily life can cause huge stress for residents and all forms of health and wellness are often lost in this shuffle. As an RA, part of helping the students adjust is also making sure that they are mentally, emotionally, and physically healthy.
Programs
Mental, emotional, and physical health can all benefit from programs. While all lumped into this category, be sure to look out for things that target specific needs of your residents. Paying attention to what is the problem in a residents life helps to know what kind of program to put on, and which type of health to focus on.
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Bulletin Boards
A bulletin board that addresses Health and Wellness is typically one that focuses on emotional or mental health as opposed to physical health, though all are possible.
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