Stressbusters programs are permanently enhancing campus life by continuously training and dispatching teams of students to give free and effective backrubs, health information, interpersonal contact and resource referrals at events, residence halls, libraries and wherever else the stressed gather--all year long. Stressbusters makes sense as financial strain increases because it provides an economically smart way for schools to expand wellness outreach as stress levels continue to rise.

Stressbusters busts stress with far-reaching benefits

that address today’s top barriers to academic success...

• Stressbusters provides convenient relaxation breaks for large numbers of sometimes hard-to-reach students and staff where they live, work and play.

• Stressbusters gives student participants reocurring stress reduction training, service engagement opportunities and social support connections.

• Popular Stressbusters events serve as permanent vehicles for health information, screenings, referrals and other wellness resources.

• Studies demonstrate that the type of backrubs provided by Stressbusters reduce anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure and depression.

Jordan Friedman created Stressbusters as director of health education at Columbia University and now works with staff and students to install similar programs at schools nationwide. For the same cost as bringing two or three speakers to campus, you can establish an exciting and ongoing community wellness program that is flexible enough to fit any school's size and goals.

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Campus-wide Program Benefits at a Glance

Questions and Answers about the Stressbusters Program

Read a Feature Story on Stressbusters in the Columbia University News

"The interest and enthusiasm for Stressbusters at Johns Hopkins has been remarkable and it has really helped to enhance the visibility of our office. Jordan Friedman's guidance has been invaluable since he is so familiar with the program and provides all of the necessary start-up tools. Stressbusters has been a win-win all the way around, and I highly recommend that other schools implement the program."

Barbara Gwinn

Director of Health Education

Johns Hopkins University

"At NYU, we strive to be a 'health center without walls," and Stressbusters is definitely helping us to do just that. The program is enabling us to promote our services in a fresh and exciting way. Because Stressbusters is designed to travel, we're able to reach students wherever they are, connecting them to the services we provide at the Student Health Center. We have found Stressbusters to be a terrific asset to the community and to be one of our most popular programs."

Courtney Stein, M.Ed.

Manager of Health Promotion

New York University

"That was the kindest thing anyone's done for me all week."

"You made my day!"

"It was totally worth stopping for!"

"This program is an awesome idea."

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