Health Advocates are students who live in campus residence halls, apartments and fraternity and sorority houses. They help fellow students with health questions and concerns. They can connect you with campus resources and provide health items like cough drops or condoms.
How to Contact Us
What are Health Advocates?
Health Advocates are students living in residence halls, apartments, and Greek chapter houses who are trained to help you with common health questions and concerns.
What do Health Advocates do?
Health Advocates will confidentially listen to your health concerns and provide items like cold medicine, safer sex supplies, pain relievers, cough syrup, and band aids. They can also connect you with relevant campus health resources.
How can I contact my Health Advocate?
Fill out the confidential form at z.umn.edu/AskYourHA and your Health Advocate will follow up with you shortly.
Benefits to becoming an HA
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Earn two credits each semester through the School of Public Health.
- Gain leadership experience
- Enhance resume or graduate school application
- Learn about college student health issues
- Be an agent of change in the lives of fellow students
Questions
17th Avenue Hall
Bailey Hall
Centennial Hall
Comstock Hall
Frontier Hall
Keeler
Middlebrook Hall
Sanford Hall
Territorial Hall
Wilkins Hall
Yudof Hall
Argyle House
Dinnaken House
Radius
University Village
Most fraternity and sorority houses also have Health Advocates.