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Creating a community of care with Peer Health Educators

The Outreach Coordinator of U.Va.’s Peer Health Education program describes the organization’s goals and recent initiatives

<p>Some of PHE’s health initiatives include their safer sex series, Stall Seat Journals, and the annual Fourth Year 5K, which is pictured above.</p>

Some of PHE’s health initiatives include their safer sex series, Stall Seat Journals, and the annual Fourth Year 5K, which is pictured above.

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The Peer Health Education program is made up of students who work to empower their peers to develop healthier habits. Evie Liu, current Outreach Coordinator of PHE and fourth-year college student, discusses the role of PHE in promoting a “community of care” in the student body and expands on the organization’s various initiatives.

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