Services

On this page you can learn about the variety of well-being services, which can be for both individuals and groups for learners in all schools and all campuses, including online students and trainees. First there will be a list of some large initiatives and campaigns, an overview of well-being consultations, followed by a brief description of nutrition services provided by the registered dietitian, and finally confidential resources.

Overview of Initiatives

  • Consent at JHU: The goal of this campaign is to educate and raise awareness on how to communicate, recognize verbal and non-verbal consent cues, and maintain consent through a sexual or intimate experience.
  • Yawns Hopkins: This campaign focuses on providing free sleep kits and education to JHU students and trainees on sleep hygiene and habit-formation to improve overall well-being. Please complete one of the two forms below to get your kit:
  • Safer Sex at JHU: An initiative aimed at increasing accessibility to barrier methods and sexual well-being education at JHU. Please complete this form to request safer sex tools and educational materials for pick up.
  • Homewood Well-Being on Wheels: A push-cart filled with well-being resources and tools to help students promote their well-being. Student groups such as Advocates for Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH), Bystander Intervention Trainers (BIT), Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU), JHU Wings, and our peer health educators (PEEPs) will be pushing the cart around campus throughout the semesters, so make sure to stop by when you see it! For those inquiries regarding the cart, email Megan Tassinari.

Well-Being Consultations

Health Promotion and Well-Being staff offer individual consultations focused on information gathering. Consultations can be in-person or scheduled virtually. Sessions are private and can focus on collecting information for programs, events, or discussing health education topics.All other sessions will remain private and should be scheduled with health educators Carol Spencer or Megan Tassinari.

Motivational Interviewing

Health Promotion and Well-Being staff offer confidential 1:1 motivational interviewing with Jamelia Blake. These sessions are driven by you—in a non-judgmental space—to help figure out what role substances play in your life, in addition to how it aligns with your goals and values. These meetings can be in-person on the Homewood or East Baltimore campus or scheduled virtually. Motivational interviewing sessions are not a replacement for counseling but can work alongside mental health services. This service will help you apply strategies over the course of a few sessions to make a meaningful, sustainable change.

Nutrition

With so many food options and so much bad information, making choices about what to eat can be challenging. JHU Well-Being is pleased to have the services of a registered dietitian, Rayven Nairn, MS, RDN, LDN. Services are available to degree-seeking students who takes at least one in-person class, post-docs, residents and fellows. Schedule an appointment with Rayven through the MyHealth Portal to discuss medical nutrition concerns. If you are more interested in food-based behavioral changes that are not medical such as non-medical weight loss, diet to support to fitness routine, etc., you can schedule an appointment with Rayven during her Well-Being office hours on Thursdays. Additionally, if your club or organization is interested in a nutrition-based workshop or activity, Rayven can consult or lead.

Confidential Resources

The Gender Violence Prevention, Education, and Response Team is a confidential resource for all students and trainees who have experienced gender-based violence. To contact email [email protected] or call, 443-927-3548.

Gender-Based Violence Prevention & Education

This office, part of Health Promotion & Well-Being, serves all students and trainees. Individual staffers include:​