Addressing College Off Campus Student High Risk Behavioral Choices through Peer Leaders

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2018-04

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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement

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Peer leaders at Ohio University work together to address high-risk behaviors exhibited by their peer students who live in off-campus neighborhoods. The Power-Gamma team is a group of undergraduate peer health educators who are trained in addressing health issues common to college-age students. The Community Ambassadors are a group of undergraduate peer leaders who work to connect off-campus students to the local community through meaningful interactions. The CAs strive to assist off-campus students in understanding the roles and expectations of living independently within the off-campus community. During the past year, these two peer groups have teamed up to implement healthy choice campaigns in the off-campus neighborhoods. The campaigns consist of practical information about staying safe off campus, such as how to keep parties safe and free from interaction with law enforcement.

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Ohio University's Campus Involvement Center has designed a peer-led outreach program to address high-risk drinking and substance use behavior in off-campus neighborhoods. Two departments within the center have teamed up to bring two peer-led programs together for the purpose of educating off-campus students to make healthy choices. The Power-Gamma peer educators and the Community Ambassadors work together at strategic points each semester to address off-campus student high-risk behavior.
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Barbara Harrison, Assistant Director, Ohio University, harrisob@ohio.edu (Corresponding Author); Terry Koons, Associate Director, Ohio University.

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binge drinking, safety, good citizenship, healthy choices

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Engaged Scholars, v. 6 (2018).

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/84650

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Engaged Scholars: Volume 6 (2018)