Student Affairs : Student Health Center : Health and Wellness Promotion : Prevention Education Program

Prevention Education Program (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention)

Objective: To promote responsible choices about alcohol, drugs, and increase awareness of issues of sexual assault and date/acquaintance rape, through individual counseling and outreach events (presentations, displays, referrals and distributing resources).

The Prevention Education Program provides programs, lectures, and seminars across the SJSU campus in the following areas:

• Effects of alcohol and/or drug use on academic performance
• Responsible choices
• Responsible Drinking/ Safe Partying
• Responsible Hosting
• Effects of alcohol on health
• Alcohol and drug use on the body 
• Effects and risks of club drugs
• Effects and risks of ecstasy
• Gender effects of alcohol and/or drug use
• Marijuana use
• Health effects of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs
• Effects of alcohol and drug use during pregnancy
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Date rape/ acquaintance rape
• Alcohol and drug use as safety hazards

If you are interested in having a PEP member speak at your event:

Contact: Dana Nevin  (408) 924-6204

Email: Dana_Beryl@yahoo.com

Past Programs:

Slam 2007!

Delta Zeta presents: Mocktails 2007!

Other Availible Sources:

• Online Alcohol Screening (In the keyword box enter: sanjosestateuniv )
• Drug Abuse Screening Test

The Peer Health Educators also offer services with their other four tracks:

Please contact Melinda Chu-Yang  at mchuyang@email.sjsu.edu or call 408-924-6203

for presentation requests or more information.

1.  Gender and Sexual Health

       HIV/AIDS and STD's 
          STD’s
          HIV/AIDS  
       Contraceptive Options
          Birth Control Options
          Emergency Contraception
          Pregnancy Options
       Healthy Sexuality
          Healthy Relationships
          Relationship Violence        

2.  CPR & First Aid Certification

       American Heart Association
       American Red Cross
       Schedule of Classes

3.  Healthy Lifestyles

       Health Risks
       Stress Management
       Smoking Cessation
       Cardiovascular Wellness  
       Exercise and Fitness
       American Lung Association    

4.  Ethnic and Cultural Health

       Risks
       Disparities
       Prejudice and Biases