Peer Health Education (PHE) is a San Jose State University Recognized Student Organization, affiliated with the Student Health Center under the Division of Student Affairs. It is comprised of four tracks: Track I, Gender and Sexual Health; Track II, CPR and First Aid; Track III, Healthy Lifestyles and Stress Management; and Track IV, Ethnic and Cultural Health.
Volunteer and paid student interns are trained to teach about their respective health topics. They reach out to the campus and community via in-class presentations, tabling events, and health fairs. Some of their past events include: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World AIDS Day, American Red Cross Blood Drives, Great American Smoke-out, and the Berryessa Health Fair. During the 2003-2004 academic year, PHE served over 2500 students, staff, and community members.
Peer Educators have also been members of other service organizations, including AmeriCorps and Alpha Phi Omega. Among their ranks include: Theodore Paat, Phi Tran, Michelle Lozada, Vashti Sinigayan, Daphne Purisima, and Che Angkham.
PHE’s partner peer programs include Prevention Education Program (PEP), which educates about alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and the Nutrition Education Action Team (NEAT), which provides information about healthy eating. All services are free of charge to SJSU faculty and students with the exception of CPR/First Aid classes and items sold by the Condom Co-op, which is operated by Track I. Students can, however, receive four free condoms per visit per day with a valid Tower ID.
PHE is located in SJSU’S Health Building in room 209. You may contact Che Angkham or Vanae Tran at 408.924.6204, or Elgrie Hurd or Karis Bituin at 408.924.6143 for more information.
All Photos taken by Che Ankham