About Well-Woman

Mission Statement

The mission of Barnard’s Well-Woman Health Promotion Program is to promote the health and wellness of the Barnard student body through peer education, educational programming, individual health behavior consultation, campus-wide health campaigns, community outreach, and advocacy. Well-Woman supports wellness as an integral component of learning. Our programs aim to help students achieve their academic and developmental potential while at Barnard, and to prepare them to make positive health decisions throughout their lives so they can fully engage in the world.

General Services

*Please note that all in-person program, including staff and peer educator drop-in hours, are on hold for the summer. Staff can be reached via email at wellwoman@barnard.edu*

Workshops

Peer educators present workshops and programs in the residence halls on a variety of topics, including healthy eating, safer sex, healthy relationships, self-care, sleep, communication, stress reduction, and body image. Resident assistants (RAs) and student groups can request programs through the Well-Woman office, which are then assigned to peer educators during weekly meetings. In addition, Well-Woman staff provide trainings and workshops to student groups on topics including contraception and safer sex, stress management, self-care, and bystander intervention. 

Resources

The Well-Woman Office has a wide variety of resources including health newsletters, books, journals, magazines and brochures. You're welcome to browse our resources any time the office is open!

Who We Are

Staff

Jessica Cannon, Ed.M, Director of Health Promotion and Education, BC '03:

A 2003 Barnard graduate, Jessica was a student peer educator with the Well-Woman Health Promotion program for two years, returning to Barnard as an administrator in 2004. She started as a health educator in Well-Woman and the Primary Care Health Service and is currently Director of Health Promotion and Education, overseeing the Well-Woman program and peer educators and Primary Care’s health education efforts. Jessica has a Masters of Education in counseling psychology. She is always happy to speak with students about any aspect of wellness. Just ask! She can be reached at wellwoman@barnard.edu or jcannon@barnard.edu.

Peer-Eds

The peer educators are Barnard students who volunteer to provide information to the Barnard and Columbia communities about a range of health and wellness issues. The peer education program began at Barnard in 1986. Well-Woman was established in 1993 to bring together preexisting small topical peer educator groups to form one comprehensive group.

Where We Are

Well-Woman is located in the Barnard Quad on the first floor of Reid Hall. To reach us, enter through the Brooks Hall entrance. You will need to show your ID to the front desk attendant. Turn left after passing the Reid Hall elevators. The Well-Woman Office is located at 119 Reid Hall, which will be on the right.