Health Programming Guide

Though the guide is specifically tailored to Resident Advisors, the information could be valuable to any student planning to facilitate a program about health or just looking to learn more about a topic.

Each module (see the right or left side bar) contains a combination of a presentation, several activities, a resource page, and handouts – a ready-to-go workshop! You get to decide which components you want to include based on your interests, time, and familiarity with the topic. You may choose to use the PowerPoint presentations to inform yourself about a topic rather than present them during the workshop or to present the material in discussion-format.

Before diving into a workshop, take a look at the Effective Programming module.  Here you will find tips and strategies for facilitating successful workshops as well as important guidelines for presenting health information.

A few tips that we would like to highlight:

• Try to make the workshops as interactive and social as possible! Consider offering small incentives for attendance. Don’t forget to advertise ahead of time!
• The Department of Housing & Residential Education (DHRE) has iphones that you can borrow for your workshop to use as buzzers for games.
• Before facilitating a workshop, become familiar with the resources available.
• If you do present the PowerPoint slides in your workshop, practice ahead of time so you can speak with your own style rather than reading off the speaker notes.
• Share the learning objectives at the beginning of your workshop. At the end, complete the online survey about your experience using the Health Programming Guide. This will give valuable feedback to Wellness and DHRE and allow them to tailor the guide to your needs.