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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.

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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