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The Wellness Spot seeks to help students achieve their full potential while at Barnard through office hours, weekly programs, and special events led by staff and peer educators. We are committed to helping students make informed choices through an understanding of their bodies and their health care needs.
Being Barnard violence prevention program explores wellness, healthy relationships, social identities and social power, intervention, and violence education in campus-wide programming, group sessions, and confidential one-on-one consultations.
The Denise LeFrak Foundation Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program provides drug and alcohol education, prevention, and intervention efforts on campus. Our purpose is to promote the healthy development of students enabling them to reach their full potential.
PCHS offers comprehensive physical care to all students, regardless of insurance status, including treatments for acute and chronic illnesses; routine gynecological check-ups; health education; contraception and pregnancy counseling; nutrition counseling; allergy treatments; vaccinations; and, when necessary, referrals to off-campus specialists.
PCHS’s mission is to provide excellent clinical health care to Barnard students of all genders and identities in a sensitive, non-judgmental and responsive manner. To promote the health of body, mind and spirit within the student community. To educate students to become knowledgeable and effective users of health care.
Studies have shown that physical activity is a powerful and effective tool for managing common mental health issues including stress, anxiety, and depression, and that regular exercise can enhance mood, energy, and cognitive function. A dedicated fitness facility on the Barnard campus will offer comprehensive fitness equipment and programming for students, including dancers and both Barnard and Columbia women athletes.
Food and nutrition are essential components of all three dimensions of well-being, and the Francine LeFrak Center presents a much-needed opportunity to expand education and support related to nutrition and to highlight the range of benefits related to understanding the power of food—where it comes from, how it affects the body and mind, how to develop and maintain healthy eating habits, and how Barnard women can work and succeed in food-related fields.
Creating new dance studios within the Francine LeFrak Center, ensures that our student dancers have access to both performance spaces and the health and support services they need. When not occupied by the Dance Department, these new studios have the added benefit of providing flexible spaces for wellness-related classes, trainings, and workshops.
FITBear offers classes from yoga to cardio kickboxing as well as personal training. Or take advantage of the Fitness Center to use free weights and exercise machines.