Health Services
Health Services are offered through AMITA SAGE medical group. It is available to all enrolled students for a fee. If you live in a residence hall, with the exception of the University Center, you are automatically enrolled in DePaul Student Health Services. Student Health Service is NOT health insurance; you may need additional coverage. Additional information is available from the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness http://go.depaul.edu/healthservices.
Health Promotion and Wellness
Health Promotion & Wellness (HPW) provides holistic education, support and resources for individuals to create and sustain long-term, healthy behaviors.
Alcohol and Substance Misuse Prevention
Alcohol and Substance Misuse Prevention at DePaul University stems from a harm-reduction approach, which encourages healthy choices and responsible decision-making regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Students are also asked to consider their own safety and the safety of the community in relation to alcohol and substance use. HPW recognizes that students may be choosing to live substance-free, practicing harm reduction, or in recovery. The office offers various programs and presentations throughout the year, while also providing support to those in recovery or experiencing any issues related to substance misuse. Students can engage in individual support, group workshops, and/or the Collegiate Recovery Community.
Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention
Sexual and Relationship Violence (SRV) Prevention at DePaul University is guided by a trauma-informed framework to address the impacts of trauma on campus community members. This practice is a strengths-based framework grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma, that emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for everyone, and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment. SRV prevention at DePaul University includes providing opportunities for the community to engage in bystander intervention training, educational opportunities to learn more about trauma-informed framework, healthy relationship education and Survivor Support Advocacy.
Mental Well-being Prevention
Mental Well-being prevention at DePaul University is guided by a holistic approach to mental health and wellness. This includes recognizing that our health and wellness is more than just the absence of disease and more than just physical and mental health. It means that all of our facets of wellness (social, emotional, intellectual, environmental, financial, physical and spiritual) are equally important. When we neglect one facet, we can see the imbalance and its effect on all of our other facets of wellness. HPW offers workshops, educational opportunities, resources and individual wellness coaching to help students prioritize themselves and care for themselves in a holistic and comprehensive method.
Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
Lincoln Park Student Center, Suite 302
2250 N. Sheffield Ave.
773-325-7129
hpw@depaul.edu
Co-Curricular Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in Health Promotion and Wellness programs, students will be able to:
- Develop decision-making skills related to their personal health and community well-being.
- Utilize on and off-campus resources related to their well-being and the well-being of others.
- Demonstrate reflective thinking about the impact of their choices on themselves and others.
- Articulate the relationship between societal norms and their perception of their personal health and community well-being