Health Education

What Is Health Education?

Health Education, sometimes called Health Promotion, is a discipline dedicated to providing education through classroom presentations and experiences, interactive learning, awareness campaigns, and events to teach students about health and wellness topics. 

Our goal is to enhance student learning and personal development through health education and promotion. We strive to promote the health of the overall campus community through primary prevention and health services.

How Do We Do This?

By covering topics, such as:
  • Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
  • Nutrition 
  • Mental health and stress
  • Relationships/relationship safety
  • Hosting STI clinics
  • Health clinics
  • Sexual health and wellness 
  • Sexual assault and bystander intervention
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Behavior/coping skills
  • Primary prevention education
  • Vaccine clinics

Outreach

Health Education is dedicated to reaching LU and LIT's students through several outreach efforts.

While we are always seeking to grow this list, our current efforts and collaborative relationships include: 

Outreach Efforts and Collaborations
Wellness Packs for students in need of hygiene & health supplies* Partnering with Legacy Community Health & TAN for free STI clinics Hosting annual AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention
Recurring Holistic Health & Wellness Fair Partnering with LIT Dental Hygiene Program to refer students for cleanings and exams Mental Health First Aid Training for Staff through Spindletop Beaumont

*If you are a faculty or staff member at the LU or LIT campus and know of a student in need, please visit this link on LUHub to refer a student for a wellness pack. 


Joining the Team

The LU Health Education Department is home of the HealthyCards!

By joining the HealthyCards Program, a student is able to work a paid position or to volunteer to join in on any of our programs that we host throughout the year.

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Contact LU Health Education

Courtney Jackson, MPH, CHES
Assistant Director of Health Education

Jayna Bonnette, BS
Health Education Program Coordinator

Email | 409-880-8466

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SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE

CALL 988
or
1-800-273-8255

CRISIS TEXT LINE

Text "HOME" to 741741
Envía un texto con la palabra AYUDA a 741741

EMERGENCY

On campus: (409) 880-7777
or use emergency phones (poles with blue lights)

Off campus: 911

After Hour Care Resources

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CONTACT THE SHC

Phone: (409) 880-8466
Fax: (409) 880-7703
Email:  shc@lamar.edu

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PHYSICAL ADDRESS

857 East Virginia
Beaumont, TX 77705
(Behind the Library, between the Dining Hall and Communications)