The Office of Health Education at UConn provides students with resources and information on stress management and safe sex practices. They distribute free condoms, lube, and educational materials to help students make healthy decisions. They also have a relaxation station with massage chairs where students can de-stress. The office educates students through peer programs and comic-style publications that address topics like safe sex in an approachable way. Their goal is to support students' wellness and lifestyle choices.

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2. When visiting the Office of Health
Education at UConn students are
able to inquire about two main
areas of wellness that effect their
everyday lives: stress management
and safe sex.
Health Education provides students
with information and resources to
make healthy decisions to fit their
various lifestyles.
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3. One aspects of the Office of Health Education that is
most recognized throughout the student body on
campus the the resource center.
The office
provides free
resources to
students,
including
condoms,
goodie bags,
lube, and
abstinence kits
to students who
have made the
choice not to
engage in sex.
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4. “Distributing condoms seems to be
the most sought out reason people
approachHealth Education,” said
UConn senior and Resident
Assistant Jamie Esposito.
“I useHealth Education to pick up
information that can benefit my
residents and pick up condoms
that I can distribute to my residents
and help educate them. I also
inform them about the other
resources that the office provides.”
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5. With another focus area being stress
management, the office provides a
relaxation station to students.
Students can go into the office and
take a break in one of their comfortable
chairs as well as their massage chairs. It
is a small way in which the office
encourages healthy ways to handle the
many stresses that college can come
with.
“The relaxation station different has
massage chairs that students can utilize,
just to sit and relax and be stress free for
a little bit,” said Esposito who has
experienced the benefits of the
relaxation station.

6. The Office of Health
Education is also home to the
Sexperts. The Sexperts are a
group of peer educators who
provide programs about
different aspects of sex
education to student groups
on campus.
“They educate students
in a fun and creative
way with their
programs,” Esposito said.
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7. In the office, Health
educators and
student workers
provide a variety of
publications to
students to help
educate them on a
variety of different
areas of health.
Stall Street News is a
publication put out by
the office for
residence halls on
campus. The Safer Sex
Squad includes
characters such as
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Captain Condom and
Lady Lube to help “Stall Street news incorporates cartoons and the
educate students on notion of safe sex in a comic strip so that it is
the importance of enticing and entertaining as well,” said Esposito.
safe sex.

8.  http://huskyhealth.wordpress.com/body
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 http://www.healthed.uconn.edu/
 Office of Health Education,
Ground Floor, South Campus, Rome Hall
Unit 1027