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Stressbusters: Well BEYOND BACKRUBS
Stressbusters is a visible and measurably effective way to address our growing epidemic of stressed-out schools. It's stress-relief focus attracts students and staff from all corners of campus, providing sustained and diverse opportunities to talk about and tackle many interrelated health issues, prevention strategies and support services.
Training, Engagement and Support for Hundreds of Students
Stressbusters programs create permanent educational, service and social opportunities for students trained to provide back rubs and wellness information to other students and staff. Together, they learn personal relaxation and communication techniques and support each other as they help to reduce stress in the community—sometimes from their first semesters right through to graduation. They improve and expand their skills at advanced training workshops and mentor new Stressbusters each semester. Stressbusters’ close, continuous and mission-focused work creates a celebrated campus group that fosters friendships, social support, altruistic engagement and leadership opportunities.
Linking Students and Staff with Campus Wellness Resources
All Stressbusters events are health promotion outposts and vehicles for other campus health efforts. They are gathering points for a large and diverse mix of community members, many of whom may not be seen in health service settings or reached by traditional wellness promotion approaches. Brochures, fliers, wellness staff and the student Stressbusters themselves serve as conduits to captive audiences waiting for and receiving back rubs, providing them with information and education about sleep, counseling services, recreation center activities, cold and flu prevention, depression screenings, AOD Awareness Week events, immunization drives and much, much more.
Connecting and Advancing Healthier Campus Initiatives
Stressbusters cultivates continuous working relationships between its sponsoring program and campus leaders, student organizations, administrative departments, and even faculty. As a result, it can be used to build and expand a community wellness network and connect complementary wellness activities to enhance their marketing, delivery and outcomes. The Stressbusters program can also serve as a nexus for committee formation, healthier campus initiatives and policy development to address a range of campus health issues.
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