Peer Education: Is It Working?

Practical and Diverse Approaches to Practical and Diverse Approaches to

Educating Students

Joleen M. Nevers, MAEd, CHES, University of Connecticut

Elizabeth Drexler-Hines, MPH, CHES, Suffolk University

Lindsey Bickers Bock, MPH, Duke University

Beth Grampetro, MPH, CHES, The Boston Conservatory

Amy Melichar, MEd, CHES, Marquette University

Introductions

• Institution

� Location

� Type of school� Type of school

• Peer education group

� Format and structure of group

� Topics covered by group

� When group was established

Strategies to Educate Students

• Informal peer education approach

• Commuter school approach

• Traditional peer education model

Encouraging Student Involvement

• Retention

• Traditions

Evaluation

• Individual

assessment

• Group • Group

assessment

• Utilizing NCHA

Contact information• Joleen M. Nevers, MAEd, CHES, University of Connecticut

joleen.nevers@uconn.edu 860-486-0772

• Elizabeth Drexler-Hines, MPH, CHES, Suffolk University

edrexler-hines@suffolk.edu 617-557-1587

• Lindsey Bickers Bock, MPH, Duke University• Lindsey Bickers Bock, MPH, Duke University

lindsey.bickers.bock@duke.edu 919-668-0997

• Beth Grampetro, MPH, CHES, The Boston Conservatory

bgrampetro@bostonconservatory.edu 617-912-9260

• Amy Melichar, MEd, CHES, Marquette University

amy.melichar@marquette.edu 414-288-5217