Harm Reduction Workshop Series Development
MacEwan University: The Coalition for Harm Reduction at MacEwan (CHARM for short) aims to enhance campus well-being through educational workshops on harm reduction. The goal is to address issues such as stigma reduction, harm reduction strategies, health-promoting behaviours, and service awareness. This project involves planning and implementing a series of workshops that will educate students on these topics, fostering a safer and more informed campus community. The workshops should be interactive, engaging, and tailored to the needs of the student population. By applying classroom knowledge in nursing, health sciences, psychology, or social work, learners will gain practical experience in educational program development and delivery. The project will also involve researching best practices in harm reduction education and evaluating the effectiveness of the workshops.
MacEwan Level Up Harm Reduction Website Design
We are seeking a student to design and implement elements of the Coalition for Harm Reduction at MacEwan (CHARM) webpage. Currently, CHARM uses a Google site and will be transitioning to WordPress.
MacEwan Level Up Harm Reduction Video Series
We are seeking a student to create a series of short educational videos related to harm reduction. These videos will be posted on social media, shared on campus, and included in a self-directed learning module.
Level Up: Student Dimensions of Wellness Project
Level Up Position Available: 1 The Student Dimensions of Wellness project aims to create a video series explaining health, wellness and the 7 dimensions of student wellness in a friendly, engaging and creative way. The videos will be used to promote holistic wellness throughout campus, shared on MacEwan University's YouTube channel and in the myHealth at MacEwan meskanas course. The videos should be 1-3 minutes in length and provide a brief introduction to each concept.
Level Up: Peer Health Education Environmental Wellbeing Toolkit
Positions Available: 2 The Peer Health Education Environmental Wellbeing Toolkit aims to bring awareness to the key issues related to environmental wellbeing. By the end of this project, a complete toolkit with information, resources, activities and reflective questions related to environmental wellbeing should be delivered.
Level Up: Peer Health Education Mental Health Coping Cards
Level Up Positions Available: 2 The Peer Health Education Mental Health Coping Cards project requires the student(s) to create pocket-sized resources highlighting common emotions and mental health symptoms and effective coping strategies for each. These Coping Cards will be available at New Student Orientations and educational table displays for students to have. By the end of this project, the student(s) should deliver a minimum of 10 coping cards to share with the community.
Level Up: Peer Health Education Team Promotional Video
Level Up Positions Available: 2 The student(s) working on this project will create a promotion video to replace the current Peer Health Education Team video . The video will be used to promote the Peer Health Education Team program on various platforms and shared with our campus community.
Level Up: Peer Health Education Food Security Cookbook
Level Up available positions: 1 The Peer Health Education Food Security Cookbook aims to bring awareness to the key issues related to food security in the post-secondary population and provide budget-friendly and thoughtful recipes for students. By the end of this project, a complete cookbook should be published.
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Social Media Strategy project
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Social Media Strategy project Positions available: 2 student position (~160-hour project). Individuals and student teams of two are encouraged to apply. Overview of Peer Health Education Team: The Peer Health Education Team (PHET) is a volunteer program at MacEwan University, that strives to build a healthier campus for all. Through peer-to-peer education, advocacy, and collaboration with campus and community members, the PHET encourages students to make informed choices in support of their academic and personal goals. The PHET views health holistically, knowing that there are many dimensions of wellness that impact health. Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are at the core of campus health and wellness programming and are essential to the dissemination of relevant health and wellness information to students and MacEwan University members. Under the direction of the Wellness and Psychological Services Faculty, PHEs will help promote health and wellness at MacEwan University through various strategies and approaches. Project Details: The PHET is seeking 1-2 student(s) to create a social media strategy for the Peer Health Education Team’s social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, etc.). The project entails: · researching effective social media strategies for health promotion content, · creating a 1-2 page document with effective social media strategies, tips and tricks for future Peer Health Educators, · researching health promotion awareness days/weeks/months and initiatives, · creating a content calendar, · creating engaging content for posts (including graphics and written content), and · working with tools like Canva to create engaging posts, Social media posts created in this project will be used throughout the academic year to promote wellness for MacEwan Students. Students applying for this opportunity must be familiar with Canva and have access to a computer. To learn more about the Peer Health Education Team, visit our site here !
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Table Display Graphics Update project
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Table Display Graphics Update project Positions available: 2 student position (~160-hour project). Individuals and student teams of two are encouraged to apply. Overview of Peer Health Education Team: The Peer Health Education Team (PHET) is a volunteer program at MacEwan University, that strives to build a healthier campus for all. Through peer-to-peer education, advocacy, and collaboration with campus and community members, the PHET encourages students to make informed choices in support of their academic and personal goals. The PHET views health holistically, knowing that there are many dimensions of wellness that impact health. Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are at the core of campus health and wellness programming and are essential to the dissemination of relevant health and wellness information to students and MacEwan University members. Under the direction of the Wellness and Psychological Services Faculty, PHEs will help promote health and wellness at MacEwan University through various strategies and approaches. Project Details: The PHET is seeking 1-2 student(s) to update current PHET Table Display graphics (approximately 24 table displays), based on the direction of the PHET Supervision Team. Using the free platform, Canva, the student(s) working on this project will creatively update graphics and information used for interactive Educational Table Displays. The project entails: · reviewing current education table display graphics, and · updating table display graphics into an “infographic” style posters. All 24 education table displays will need to be updated during this project. Students applying for this opportunity must be familiar with Canva and have access to a computer. To learn more about the Peer Health Education Team, visit our site here !
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Activity Implementation Guide project
Level UP: Peer Health Education Team Activity Implementation Guide project Positions available: 1 student position (~80-hour project) Overview of Peer Health Education Team: The Peer Health Education Team (PHET) is a volunteer program at MacEwan University, that strives to build a healthier campus for all. Through peer-to-peer education, advocacy, and collaboration with campus and community members, the PHET encourages students to make informed choices in support of their academic and personal goals. The PHET views health holistically, knowing that there are many dimensions of wellness that impact health. Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are at the core of campus health and wellness programming and are essential to the dissemination of relevant health and wellness information to students and MacEwan University members. Under the direction of the Wellness and Psychological Services Faculty, PHEs will help promote health and wellness at MacEwan University through various strategies and approaches. Project Details: The PHET is seeking 1 student to create the “Peer Health Education Team Activities Implementation Guide”. The Activities Implementation Guide will be used by the student volunteers to plan and implement activities at Wellness Stations, Table Displays, and Special Events for MacEwan University students. The project entails: · completing a needs assessment and reviewing current student wellness statistics and data, · researching wellness activities, · creating learning objectives for wellness activities, · creating “How to Implement” activity information, · creating any supporting documents needed for activity implementation (examples posters, activity graphics, instructions for participants, take-aways), · creating evaluation metrics and feedback forms for wellness activities, and · packing content in a complete “Peer Health Education Team Activities Implementation Guide”. The Activity Guide should include a minimum of 8 wellness activities. Students applying for this opportunity must have access to a computer and be familiar with Google Apps. To learn more about the Peer Health Education Team, visit our site here!