Healthy students learn better

If you enjoy topics on wellness and self-care and you are eager to help others learn the keys to better health, Student Health is the right place to be! Join us and participate in programs and events such as:

  • Starting your Semester Safe and Healthy
  • World Heart Day
  • Student Flu Clinic
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Back to Basics Personal Care Drive
  • Stress Less for Final
  • Red Cross Blood Drive
  • Pet Therapy
  • Blender Bike for Smoothies
  • Re-Think your Drink 
  • Fitness Challenge
  • National Nutrition Month
  • Be the Match
  • Sexual Health Awareness
  • GYT Tested Campaign
  • Mental Health Awareness Programs
  • Active Minds Chapter
  • National Wear Red Campaign
  • Basics Needs, FoodShare, Housing and Health Insurance

Most programming is completed in the Center for Health and Well-Being room 100A Health Building in the Health Education Building. Some events, such as blood drives or flu clinics may occur in other locations on our campuses. 

PHEs may also work in the Cupboard Student Food Pantries at Truax and Goodman South Campuses.  

 

Cupboard Student Food Pantry 

The Cupboard Student Food Pantries at Truax and Goodman South Campus will open August 30th - December 15th for curbside pick-up. Learn more about the pantry

  • Healthy Snack-Eat right bite by bite! 
    August 29 - 31   
  • Semester Start  
    September 5 - 7
  • Cracker Snackers 
    September 12 - 14  
  • Life is about Pasta Abilities 
    September 19 - 21
  • Paper Up   
    September 26 - 28
  • Make it Clean! 
    October 3 - 5
  • Caring for your Body 101
    October 10 - 12
  • Kitchen Essentials
    October 17 - 19
  • Warm up with Soup
    October 24 - 26
  • Back to Basics
    October 31 - November 2
  • Laundry Care
    November 7 - 9
  • Rice and Shine
    November 14 - 16
  • Give Thanks
    November 21 - 22
  • Chilly for Chili
    November 28 - 30
  • Stress Less for Finals
    December 5 - 7 

The PHE program will continue to offer a free 4-week community-supported agriculture (CSA) for student pickup from the pantry. 

Student food pantry
Peer Health Educator's Healthy Heart display table

Upcoming Programs

Student Flu Clinics and Be the Match Marrow Donor Program

  • Tuesday, October 3 Portage Campus  9:30-11am  Lobby Area 
  • Tuesday, October 3 Reedsburg Campus  1-3pm  Room 111 
  • Thursday, October 5 Fort Atkinson Campus  9-11am  Nursing Lab 
  • Thursday, October 5 Watertown Campus  1-2:30pm  Room 143 
  • Monday, October 16 Goodman South Campus  9-12:00pm  PN Lab 
  • Monday, October 16 Commercial Avenue Campus  2-3pm  Lobby Area 

Health Insurance Navigators from Covering Wisconsin and FoodShare Representatives 
September 5th – December 12th Tuesdays  9-11am  Center for Health and Well-Being 100A

Start Your Semester Healthy
Tuesday, September 5, 12-1pm  Center for Health and Well-Being 100A

World Heart Day
Tuesday, September 26, 12-1pm  Center for Health and Well-Being 100A

Breast Cancer Awareness Kits Pick-Up 
Tuesday, October 3, 12-1pm  Center for Health and Well-Being 100A 

Red Cross Blood Drive  
Monday, October 23, 9am-2pm  Truax Main Campus Room D1630 B/C 

Become a Peer Health Educator (PHE)

Student Health hires Peer Health Educators to help support Student Health during the fall/spring semesters to present wellness and health programming to the Madison College community. As a PHE, you can expect to:

  • Engage with classmates in interactive presentations that focus on topics for maintaining a healthy college lifestyle.  
  • Learn leadership presentation skills and career development for success in health education.  

There are four paid positions hired for PHE: 

  • PHE-Mental Health 
  • PHE-Marketing and Communication 
  • PHE-Cupboard Food Pantry 
  • PHE-Events Coordinator 

how to apply 

Contact

Do you have a question about Student Health? Reach out to studentwellness@madisoncollege.edu.