Prevention, Health & Wellness

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Your health, well-being and safety matter.

College is a time of growth, connection, and new experiences. Prevention, Health & Wellness (PHW) provides free services, education, and confidential advocacy to help you care for your well-being and make the most of your time on campus. Whether you’re looking for information, support, or ways to get involved, we’re here for you.

What We Do

Confidential Advocacy: a safe place to start

Our confidential advocates support students impacted by domestic or relationship violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and related concerns. We provide a safe space to explore options, access resources, and receive support.

Peer Education: from a student perspective

The Health Educators Reaching Out (HEROs) are a team of student leaders who promote wellbeing through events, outreach, and education. HEROs engage students in conversations about mental health, healthy relationships, sexual health, and basic needs. Find their latest events on UW Gather!

Prevention & Education: learn life skills

We offer workshops, trainings, events, and educational programs that help students build skills, increase awareness, and contribute to a healthier, safer campus community. We cover the topics of healthy relationships, bystander intervention, consent, dynamics of relationship violence and sexual assault and how to support a survivor.

The Health & Wellness Resource Center: connect to resources

The Health & Wellness Resource Center (HaWRC) connects students with on-campus and community resources. Stop by the HaWRC in ARC 120 or email hawrc@uw.edu to ask questions and locate resources.

Free Wellness Supplies: stay safer

Students have access to free safer sex supplies and harm reduction resources throughout campus. The supplies are located in:

  • The Health & Wellness Resource Center (ARC 120)
  • The wellness vending machine on the first floor of the Library
  • Wellness stations located across campus
    • Advising, UW1
    • Counseling Center, UW1-080
    • Prevention Health & Wellness, UW1-061
    • Library, front entrance
    • Cascadia CC1- by welcome desk
    • UW2 Commons

The Student Advisory Group: student voices guiding our work

The Student Advisory Group (SAG) is made up of students from UW Bothell and Cascadia College who are passionate about making changes on campus around violence prevention, mental health awareness, and advocating for basic needs. The Student Advisory Group Member is a paid part-time position that meets regularly with the professional team in order to give feedback and inform the work the VPA and PHW does on campus.

About Us

Prevention, Health & Wellness (PHW) is a department that encompasses the Health & Wellness Resource Center (HaWRC) and the Violence Prevention & Advocacy (VPA) services. The mission of Prevention, Health and Wellness is to advance the holistic well-being of students and the broader campus community through comprehensive, student-centered services. We are committed to fostering a culture of wellness and empowerment by providing direct support, evidence-informed education, professional training, and accessible resources. Grounded in trauma-informed principles, we serve individuals as whole people—supporting their physical, emotional, and social health to promote resilience and success.