Health Promotion and Prevention
Through education and prevention initiatives, we provide resources related to alcohol and drugs, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management among others. We utilize a public health approach focusing on the impact of the environment on healthy communities and work collaboratively with undergraduates, graduate students, and student groups.
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The Department of Health Promotion and Prevention utilizes a public health approach with a focus on the impact of the environment on healthy communities. Through a continuum of education and prevention efforts, we provide programs and resources related to alcohol and drugs, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management among others. We support early intervention, access to services and promoting a culture of recovery and healthy life choices for all . Read more.
Location
Lower Level Health Service
124 Professor Row
Medford, MA 02155
617-627-3351
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Staff
Ian L. Wong, MSPH
Director, Department of Health Promotion and Prevention, Faculty Fellow Social Emotional Learning and Civic Engagement, Affiliate Faculty Community Health Program
Education: University of California, San Diego; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Master of Science in Public Health
Areas of Interest: Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Evaluation, Research, Community Health, Mindfulness, Social Emotional Learning and Emotional Intelligence
Contact: 617-627-5495; Ian.Wong@tufts.edu
Appointments: 617-627-3351
Schedule an Appointment on-line: 30 minutes or 60 minutes
Zoom Office Hours: Wed and Thur 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Cecile Fagan
Administrative Assistant
Contact: 617-627-3351; Cecile.Fagan@tufts.edu
Zoe Willig
Alyssa Quinlan
Make an Appointment
Schedule a meeting with Ian Wong. The meeting is opportunity for you to discuss academic work (including senior thesis), internships, Public Health (workplace or graduate school) or other health topics. To schedule a meeting, contact Cecile Fagan at 617-627-3351. She will reserve a one hour time with Health Promotion and Prevention staff. Please arrive on time to your scheduled meeting.
Tufts Mindfulness and Resilience Collaborative to help reduce the stress in students’ lives.
Recovery resources at Tufts. We understand the unique challenges that students in recovery face in the college environment. Tufts is committed to helping students in recovery through a network of supports and resources throughout campus and in the local community. We strive to create a nurturing and supportive environment where students in recovery are empowered to achieve, personal, academic, and professional goal
New England Collegiate Recovery Network. The New England Collegiate Recovery Collaborative is a group of higher education professions supporting each other to advance recovery on our campuses. The Collaborative formed in the summer of 2016 and has continued to meet.
Learn about Healthy Habits
https://students.tufts.edu/health-and-wellness/health-promotion/nutrition-fitness-and-sleep
Learn about Diabetes Resources
https://students.tufts.edu/health-and-wellness/health-promotion/diabetes-resources
Learn about the Tufts Peer Health Collaborativer
https://students.tufts.edu/health-and-wellness/health-promotion/tufts-peer-health-collaborative
Learn more about materials offered.
https://students.tufts.edu/health-and-wellness/health-promotion/resources-and-printed-materials
Learn more about Data and Evaluations
Learn how to work with Health Promotion and Prevention
Tufts Healthy Herd. We are committed to making Tufts a safe and healthy place for students!
Email tuftshealthyherd@tufts.edu for infoAffiliated with @tuftsuniversity
Tufts Health Promotion and Prevention mindfulness initiative to help reduce the stress in students’ lives.
The initiative was organized in partnership with Counseling and Mental Health Services, the University Chaplaincy, the Office of Residential Life and Learning and Cambridge Health Alliance. Read the Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Ian Wong's interview with The Tufts Daily on campus efforts to lower students' stress.
Health Promotion and Prevention offers resources for students in substance abuse recovery
Many students entering college experience a degree of excitement, anxiety and uncertainty. For students recovering from substance abuse, however, there is an added concern regarding how to sustain their recovery on a college campus. Read the Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Ian Wong's interview with The Tufts Daily on campus efforts to support students in substance abuse recovery.
Give It A Try
"Give It A Try" is Health Promotion and Prevention's Social Norms Campaign to encourage students to take control of their health.
