Healthy Rebels

Who are the Healthy Rebels?

The Healthy Rebels are student peer educators at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas devoted to creating a healthier more open-minded student community. We promote healthy lifestyles through awareness events, workshops and presentations.

It’s a great feeling!

Being a Healthy Rebel is an experience like no other. What better feeling than to have the opportunity to impact your peers in a positive way? By becoming trained in the promotion of health and wellness, you will be able to effectively educate your peers about topics that not only interest you, but answers many questions that they may have. If health and wellness matter to you, and you have seen first-hand the benefits of this type of lifestyle, it is now time for us to come together and spread the word!

What made you want to join?

“I decided to join Healthy Rebels because being healthy is really important to me, and I wanted to get involved with school in some way. When I became part of this organization, not only did I meet a great group of people who share similar interests as mine, I saw that “being healthy” did not just mean eating well and exercising, it was so much more. When I learned about the holistic approach towards health education, which deals with the physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of an individual, my eyes were opened to so many issues that can affect one’s health and wellness. After a short time, with the help of fellow students, I was educated and ready to let my peers in on what I had learned. It is a great feeling to know that I now possess the knowledge and resources necessary to help make UNLV an all-around healthier campus.” -Jimmy Pajuheshfar

What happens when I join?

As a healthy rebel, you will learn about various issues, such as sex, alcohol, nutrition, depression, body image, and many more. Not only will this enhance your knowledge of these issues, but you will be trained to present these topics to your peers so they too can benefit from what you know. Throughout the school year, you will be given opportunities to participate in volunteer health promotion activities during the academic year. Furthermore, any ideas you have for making our school a healthier campus will be brought up and discussed at our weekly meetings, where we are able to brainstorm our future plans.

Why?

Why do we do this? Why do take time out of our day to help others in a positive way? Because we care. It’s as simple as that. Each and every one of us cares about and has a passion to help others, and we feel proud to be a dependable resource for friends, families, and the community; anyone who may have health-related questions. We lend a helping hand in hopes that people will continue the chain and do the same for the people they know, because by working together, the possibilities for positive change are endless!

Our Presentations

“Nuts and Bolts of Sex”
By the end of this seesion participants will be able to:

“Promoting Alcohol Responsibility Through You”
By the end of this session participants will be able to:

…and many more to come! (Including topics such as depression and body image)

Member Interest Form

If you have any questions/concerns, or would like to see how you can become a Healthy Rebel, please call 895-4400 or visit www.freewebs.com/healthyrebels.

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