The Wellness Center, located in the Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center, is a health and wellness education and prevention resource center on campus available to all Santa Clara University students. The Wellness Center promotes healthy lifestyle choices, encourages a holistic philosophy and balance to life, and combines a pro-active, positive approach to healthy living, emphasizing the whole person. We recognize that good health is more than the absence of illness, but rather a robust state of well-being that acknowledges the importance and inseparability of the mind-body relationship.
The Wellness Center aims to reach these goals through a wide variety of services such as:
- “Potty Talk” a monthly Health and Wellness newsletter
- Peer Health Education programs
- Dietician for Nutritional Consultation Registered Dietician, Mary Mahoney, R.D., is available for nutritional consultations free of charge. Contact x4501 to make an appointment. SCU students only.
- Stress, Fitness, Mental Health and Alcohol Screenings
- Presentations and Workshops on topics such as safer sex, responsible drinking, fitness and nutrition, stress relief, eating disorders/body image concerns, sexual assault prevention, healthy relationships, communication skills and building self-esteem.
- Educational & Support Groups
- "Queer Abby" an online advice column for sex, dating and relationship information for ALL sexualities.
- Annual campus-wide events such as Alcohol Awareness Week, Celebrate Every Body Week, the “Great American Smoke-Out”, and the "Take Back the Night" rally and candlelight march against sexual violence.
- Resource Library filled with a large variety of health and wellness books, videos and audio tapes
- Educational Health and Wellness Topic information
- One-on-one Consultation and interviews with a Health Educator
- Large health and wellness brochure collection on topics ranging from acne, depression, and eating disorders, to stress, STD's, and Women's Health issues (brochures located in the Wellness Center and in Benson)
- Free body fat testing
- Comprehensive interactive website (www.scu.edu/wellness)
The mission of the Santa Clara University Wellness Center is to support the provision of educational and preventative health and wellness services on our campus. Within the context of a Jesuit Catholic institution, the Wellness Center is committed to fostering a healthy campus environment by empowering individuals to reach their full potential, make informed positive lifestyle choices, and take responsibility for self care in order to achieve and maintain optimal levels of wellness.
Why Use a Wellness Model?
Wellness focuses on the total student, addressing areas of diversity, values and interests. Using the Wellness Model assists in the individual development of a student and helps enhance the curricular aspect of a student's experience. The wellness philosophy embodies 8 dimensions of wellness aimed to address the full person with the goal of promoting and attaining a well-balanced, integrated, healthy individual.
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The Wellness Center is located in the Malley Fitness Center (building 715). Click HERE for a campus map.
Hours of Operation:
Please drop in Monday through Friday between 9:00 - 5:00 p.m. to learn more about how our office can help you reach your health and wellness goals.
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