Health Promotion, Outreach, and Education (HPOE)

The HPOE team (pronounced hippo) supports student wellbeing, working through a holistic model of early intervention and prevention, and across several dimensions of health. Learn more about our guiding principles.

Supportive Campus Environments
Food and Nutrition
Harm Reduction

Request a health promotion workshop!

HPOE staff are available to provide health promotion programs to students on a variety of topics, including: 

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Program details below:
 

Stress Management/Building Resilience

Make stress your friend! Together, we will learn strategies to identify stress responses and support your nervous system.

Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Service Overview

Curious about UCSF's mental health care offerings? This workshop will offer information on the vast array of services, including one-on-one counseling, clinical and outreach groups, and external services accessible to UCSF students. 

Imposter Phenomenon & Stereotype Threat

Come together and engage with these two common phenomena that impact students in higher education. Following, we'll discuss strategies to promote resilience and self-preservation that may support your wellbeing.

Building a Balanced Meal

Hearing conflicting narratives surrounding food and nutrition? This workshop will provide you with an understanding of basic human nutrition, with evidence-based information regarding macronutrient groups and energy levels, as well as practice and resources surrounding mindful eating strategies.

Meal Prep/Food Safety

Invest in your nutritional and financial wellbeing! This is an interactive opportunity to make meal preparation easy -- test your food safety skills, learn tips and tricks to make cooking easier, and get some new recipes to level up your meal prepping game.

SMART Goals

Gain knowledge regarding effective goal setting strategies and practice setting specific, realistic, and attainable benchmarks to support your wellbeing. 

Harm Reduction

Champion Harm Reduction in your community with this workshop! Together, we'll learn about the foundations of harm reduction, strategies to practice Harm Reduction in your life, and where to access harm reduction tools across UCSF's campuses.