Promoting Physical and Mental Health Well-Being
Health and wellness are positively tied to academic excellence. Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard empowers our students with health and wellness knowledge through coordinated campaigns and programs.
Health & Wellness
Barnard believes that every area of your health — physical, mental, sexual, and emotional — is linked. Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard is a campus-wide initiative that integrates the core principle of your wellness, your way to set the standard of what health and wellness can look like on a 21st-century college campus.
Introducing Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard
Enhancing Social Connectedness
Research shows that social connectedness has positive impacts on cognition, motivation, and overall health. Through training and activities, Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard enhances social connectedness, recognizing that each member of our community has a role to play in creating a supportive environment.
Ensuring Equity of Access to Services
Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard is focused on addressing disparities across campus for students, especially those having nondominant identities. We are using a culturally sensitive approach to investigate and address how inequity of access to services influences performance inside and outside of the classroom.
COVID-19 Infection Control Measures at Barnard College
The health and safety of our community is our top priority as we adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we must all recognize that this is a shared responsibility as members of the Barnard community. Below are the measures our community is taking to ensure a safe and healthy environment:
Campus and Community Safety Measures:
- COVID-19 vaccine requirement
- Masks/face coverings
- COVID-19 testing
- Community-oriented culture: Community Pledge
- Daily symptom attestations
More information can be found on Barnard's COVID-19 information hub.
Primary Care Health Service
We provide checkups, vaccines, gynecological services, health education, nutrition counseling, a 24/7 on-call clinician, and so much more.
Where is the office? How does insurance work? Can we help with your problem?
Barnard is proud to provide fully accredited health care and mental health services, accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Emotional & Mental Health
“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”
–Audre Lorde
Rosemary Furman Counseling Center
Therapy, support groups, Listening Hours, medication, crisis management, and after-hours emergency coverage are available to offer you 24/7 assistance in maintaining your emotional health and balance.
We help smart students make smart choices when it comes to using alcohol and other substances.
Self-care and community care go hand in hand. Our biofeedback program and outreach resources are geared toward improving wellness for the individual and the greater Barnard community.
Health Education
Wellness is an integral component of learning. We seek to help students achieve their academic and developmental potential while at Barnard.
Specially trained Barnard students volunteer to provide information, conduct outreach, and engage in advocacy to support health and wellness.
Barnard College’s violence prevention program explores wellness, healthy relationships, social identities and social power, intervention, and violence education.