Services

Skidmore's Department of Health Promotion makes information available on a wide range of health topics and is committed to providing resources that will help individuals within the Skidmore community to make responsible choices. Health Promotions:

• offers student programming (on topics including sexuality, alcohol and other drugs, nutrition, stress management, relationships, eating disorders, body image, and others)
• provides one-on-one consultations
• coordinates employee trainings and workshops related to health
• conducts health assessments and research on campus
• offers health-related academic courses

Programs

Programs run through Health Promotions include:

• Red Watch Band - provides students with the knowledge, awareness and skills to prevent toxic drinking deaths
• Peer Health Educators - students committed to promoting healthy choices and lifestyles through educating and empowering themselves and their peers on a variety of health related topics
• BASICS - an alcohol and/or other drugs assessment and education program that is available to all Skidmore students.  BASICS is designed to help you, the student, examine your drinking and/or drug use behavior in an judgement-free environment.  It is not an abstinence-only program.