Unit Spotlight
Health Promotion
The Office of Health Promotion (HP) provides educational resources to students such as a dietician, a
monarch wellness assistant, a health educator, and an alcohol, tobacco & other drugs (ATOD) educator.
The office is also home to the Monarch Wellness Ambassadors (MWAs) who are student leaders that are
the bridge between the students and the office.
Health Promotion hosts fun annual events like the Breastival & Fun Walk. This event brings awareness
about breast cancer during the month of October. Last year’s attendance was nearly 400 participates;
this year’s Breastival will be on Thursday, October 26. Another event, the Color Run brings fun and
excitement to the entire Monarch community while receiving giveaways, and having color thrown on
you as you run. This year’s Color Run theme will be “Glow in the Dark” and will be held on Saturday,
September 23.
Be on the lookout for the Night at the Mambo Room where students will take a trip to a dance studio
for a cultural experience while they dance and exercise. The Mambo Room will take place on October
12. To learn more about HP’s events, the office is located at 1525 Webb University Center, you can also
reach them at (757) 683-5927.
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