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Our website: [[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/peerh/]]
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Extremely informative! Contains information on any health-related issue you can think of.
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Peer Health is a student-run organization at Williams College that promotes the everyday health of Williams students. Our mission is to make students happier and healthier. We meet every Tuesday at 7PM in Paresky 212. Feel free to come by anytime!
  
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Peer Health provides FREE health supplies in upstairs Paresky 212, including condoms, tampons, pads, tissues, Emergen-C, lotion, lube, sleep masks, candy, stress balls, and more! Peer Health also sells brand-name condoms such as Trojan Ultra-Thin, Ribbed, Ecstasy, etc 5 for $1.  
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Peer Health is a student-run organization at Williams College that provides the Williams community with information about health and sexuality. You can find more information at this link [[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/peerh/]]. We serve as a bridge between the student body and Psychology Services and the [[Health Center]]. We also provide gynecological education sessions and anonymous pregnancy testing, as well as information sessions for first-year entries. Issues that Peer Health deals with are: eating concerns, drugs and alcohol, sexual assault, women's and men's health, sex and sexuality, pregnancy options, sexually transmitted diseases, and stress. All Peer Health members are trained during [[Winter Study]]. If you are interested in being trained in the coming Winter Study, please email <email>Peer.Health@gmail.com</email>.
 
  
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In past years, Peer Health had an office in the basement of [[Baxter Hall]]. It is currently located on the second floor of the Paresky Center, Room 212. There are walk in hours Sun.-Thurs. 7 p.m.-10p.m. if you want talk about anything. You can also IM us on AIM, HealthyEphs. There is also the old-fashioned version of communication, the telephone. The phone number to Peer Healh is (413) 597-3140. You can also email us at <email>Peer.Health@gmail.com</email>.
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Peer Health also offers a free, confidential Call-In/Walk-In (CIWI) service every Sunday-Thursday 7-9PM in our office, Paresky 212. Our peer listeners are trained in topics such as eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, sexual assault, women's and men's health, sex and sexuality, pregnancy options, sexually transmitted diseases, and stress. Peer Listeners are also trained in active listening, and are there for you to vent to even if it's not a serious issue.  
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Fall 2019 Board Members:
  
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To get condoms:
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—Lauren Fossel (lvf1) ‘22: Social Media Co-Cordinator
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# Make friends with a peer health member! (This actually might not get you condoms, but is a good thing to do anyways!)
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# Go down to the health center, which supplies free condoms for all students.  
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# Talk to your Baxter Fellow/JA about where their condom bowl is! It should be available and full at all times!
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Office: Paresky 212, in the cozy corner past the WOC office and bathrooms
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Phone Number: (413) 597-3140
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Email: <email>Peer.Health@gmail.com</email>

Latest revision as of 17:43, May 26, 2019

Peer Health is a student-run organization at Williams College that promotes the everyday health of Williams students. Our mission is to make students happier and healthier. We meet every Tuesday at 7PM in Paresky 212. Feel free to come by anytime!

Peer Health provides FREE health supplies in upstairs Paresky 212, including condoms, tampons, pads, tissues, Emergen-C, lotion, lube, sleep masks, candy, stress balls, and more! Peer Health also sells brand-name condoms such as Trojan Ultra-Thin, Ribbed, Ecstasy, etc 5 for $1.

Peer Health also offers a free, confidential Call-In/Walk-In (CIWI) service every Sunday-Thursday 7-9PM in our office, Paresky 212. Our peer listeners are trained in topics such as eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, sexual assault, women's and men's health, sex and sexuality, pregnancy options, sexually transmitted diseases, and stress. Peer Listeners are also trained in active listening, and are there for you to vent to even if it's not a serious issue.

Fall 2019 Board Members:

—Lauren Fossel (lvf1) ‘22: Social Media Co-Cordinator —


Office: Paresky 212, in the cozy corner past the WOC office and bathrooms

Phone Number: (413) 597-3140

Email: <email>Peer.Health@gmail.com</email>

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