Peer Health Educators are current student employees at UW-Seattle who facilitate peer-to-peer dialogue and learning on a variety of health and wellness topics aimed at promoting life-long behaviors that support health, self-growth, and meaningful connection. PHEs receive in-depth training and work closely with LiveWell staff as they grow their competencies and skills in health promotion and prevention work. These workshops can be requested for your community or group, and are also offered as drop-in events throughout the quarters.

The workshops that Peer Health Educators facilitate are interactive, engaging, and meant to promote learning and dialogue amongst students in a peer-empowered setting.

If you are an INDIVIDUAL – look at scheduling a Peer Wellness Coaching appointment where one of our peer wellness coaches can talk you through the skills and knowledge of any of these workshops on a 1-1 setting!

If you are a part of a GROUP – request a workshop on this page further down.

All workshops are being offered via zoom OR in-person:

  • Workshop Requests must be made at least two (2) weeks before the requested presentation date.
  • As the requesting party, you are responsible for booking the location on campus and ensuring there is audio/visual equipment present.
  • Once your request has been submitted via Calendly, you will receive a confirmation email from Calendly. You will then get Microsoft Outlook Calendar updates via e-mail when the time of your request workshop is closer, which will have the emails and names of the specific PHE presenters (under the invitee portion). If you have questions, email us at [email protected]
  • Our Peer Health Educators do not facilitate workshops during finals weeks or campus breaks, so if you are attempting to meet a requirement please plan accordingly.


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Workshop topics

  • Alcohol Education:
    • Learn about accurate drinking statistics amongst college students and how alcohol works in the body and brain. Learn skills for minimizing unintended and negative consequences with drinking and learn how to recognize alcohol overdose as well as how to respond.
  • Bystander Intervention to Promote Belonging (for Hazing Prevention):
    • Explore the motivations and reasons we often feel compelled to help, and why we sometimes choose not to help. Engage in peer dialogue, learn foundational intervention skills, and practice case studies to refine your ability to respond in risky situations and be a helpful husky!
  • Cannabis & Nicotine Education:
    • Learn statistics about nicotine and cannabis use amongst college students & the science of how THC, CBD, and nicotine work in the body. Explore strategies to minimize unwanted and negative effects from nicotine and cannabis products, and the changes in nicotine and cannabis products over the years. Also learn how all of these substances impact our physical, mental, and academic well-being.
  • Coping with Clouds:
    • Changes in the seasons, especially to darker and colder times of the year, can have impacts on our physical, mental, and emotional health. Learn about the science behind those changes and the skills to thrive more successfully during seasonal challenges.
  • 1st Year Huskies:
    • This workshop discusses the importance of developing habits for health and stress management as a life-long journey and the foundation of adulthood. We use interactive activities and discuss topics like personal well-being, physical health, sleep science, and mental health, while also teaching skills that students can use to improve their well-being and deal more effectively with challenges in their first year at UW.
  • Hazing Prevention:
    • What counts as hazing? How do I report it? This workshop will provide an overview of hazing and the role of Sam’s Law in universities as well as resources for reporting a hazing concern. Engage in peer dialogue and activities throughout the workshop to understand the role hazing can play in an organization.
  • Huskies Can Have Difficult Conversations:
    • This workshop encourages Huskies to meet conflict with critical thinking and curiosity. You will learn how to manage differences of opinion with evidence-based skills from the fields of emotional regulation and effective conflict management. This workshop also teaches vital media literacy skills to help Huskies navigate misinformation and cultivate more mindful relationships with sources of news and media in their lives.
  • Husky Mental Health:
    • This workshop teaches specific evidenced-based skills for improving and strengthening our mental health, and more effectively dealing with stress and adversities that can negatively impact our mental health.
  • Husky Media Management (for mental health):
    • Learn skills for managing the mental and emotional stressors that comes from news and social media use, and the tricks that content creators use to manipulate our attention and emotions. Husky Media Management teaches pivotal media literacy skills for identifying misinformation and disinformation, as well as habits for more effectively consuming news and social media for stronger mental health and being an informed citizen.
  • Naloxone & Fentanyl test strip Education (for all UW campus locations via zoom):
    • This is a 30-minute workshop that covers: what an opioid is, the common side effects, types of opioids, and signs of opioid overdose. It teaches audience members what Naloxone and Fentanyl Test Strips are, where they can access them for free on any UW campus, and how to administer Naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose. This workshop is provided with support from the Washington State Legislature and HB2112.
  • Relationships, Conflict & Communication:
    • What helps foster a healthy relationship? In this workshop, we talk about skills and practices that nurture trust, intimacy, and connection, and how those skills apply to various forms of relationships in our life. We use interactive scenarios and discuss how finding “healthy” is a process of collaboration, awareness, conflict management and assertive communication.
  • Sleepy Husky:
    • Learn the science behind sleep, how to develop an effective sleep hygiene routine, and the correlations between sleep, mental & physical health, and academic performance. Explore common myths and misperceptions about sleep and learn what can help improve your sleep to be a rested husky!
  • Talking to Strangers:
    • Learn how to talk to strangers and build skills for entering and exiting a conversation with a new person. We’ll discuss what can make it hard to approach strangers and why you should do it. After a quick workshop, we’ll engage in a speed-friending activity where you’ll get to practice the skills you’ve learned and meet other audience members.
  • International Student Workshop:
    • Moving to a new country for school can be a challenging but a very rewarding process. This workshop discusses the different strategies that students can use to make this transition a little easier. We will be going into depth on skills to cultivate personal wellbeing, overcome culture shock, learn to meal plan, and cope with seasons that might be different from students’ home countries!