Health Promotion and Community Relations

On this page:

• Services
• Our vision, mission and goals
• Our staff
• Hours, location and phone

Services: We provide information and referrals, collaborate and consult, influence policy and advocate for health for the U-M campus community. Wellness infuses our work.

Want online info about health topics and resources? See Health Topics A-Z.

You can visit us for:

• Brochures on over 80 health topics
• Materials for information fairs and tables
• Posters and other materials about alcohol and other drugs
• Quit kits to help you quit smoking - See Tobacco: You Can Quit!
• Free and discounted products - We offer coupons for discounts on cold care, smoking cessation and safer sex products through our Pharmacy,
• Free condoms and other safer sex supplies in suite 2110 (2nd floor)

Planning a presentation? Our professional staff can help you make your presentation better, provide materials, and even make presentations about wellness, alcohol and other drugs, sexual health, and healthy eating and body image. See Presentations.

Want to get involved? See the Get Involved webpage. 

Want to talk? Our staff (below) are available for personal consultations or to help you strategize about Helping a Friend.

Our vision:  To support a university culture that promotes student wellness, public health and social justice.

Mission:  To serve as a major campus wellness resource, nurturing a healthy campus environment and promoting wellness, better equipping our students to change the world.

Goals:

1. To promote student learning, help students make informed choices, and link wellness and social justice, using a collaborative process.
2. To promote UHS to the campus community.
3. To continuously improve our skills and knowledge by taking advantage of professional development opportunities, conducting needs assessments and evaluations, and making contributions to the field.
4. To be an integral part of UHS, the Division of Student Affairs, and the University.

Staff with areas of responsibilities and interests:

Marsha Benz, MPH, MA
Health Educator, Alcohol and Other Drugs
734-647-4656
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program, BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students), media campaigns (Stay in the Blue, normative feedback, etc), program and media evaluation, motivational interviewing, ally intervention work, HIV testing, Substance Abuse Education Network (SAEN), Tobacco

Kellie Carbone, MA
Health Educator, Healthy Eating and Body Image
734-647-4699
Body-Peace Corps

 

 

Mary Jo Desprez, MA
UM Alcohol Policy and Community Initiatives Program Administrator
734-615-7694
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program, BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students), IMEP (Individual Marijuana Education Program), Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition (A2C3), HIV Antibody Testing, wellness, motivational interviewing

Diane Dues, MA
Graphic Designer
734-763-4384
Print materials, UHS Facebook administrator

Katherine Edgren, MSW
HPCR Director
734-763-1320
Advisor to Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC), Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition (A2C3), member of MHealthy Advisory Committee

Gwen Mask
Administrative Assistant
734-763-1320

Joy Pehlke, MEd
Health Educator, Alcohol and Other Drugs
734-763-7808
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program

Jan Sherman
Program Manager
734-615-3163
International Mandatory Tuberculosis Screening

Carol Tucker, MPH
Health Educator
734-647-4657
HIV Antibody Testing, international students, UHS website, motivational interviewing, International Mandatory Tuberculosis Screening, BASICS, IMEP

Location: Second floor (suite 2110) and fourth floor

Telephone: 734-763-1320 - see also numbers above for individual staff

Department hours:*

* Hours may vary during semester breaks and holidays.