Longhorn Wellness Center

Longhorn Wellness Center

Information: (512) 475-8252
longhornwellnesscenter@austin.utexas.edu

Location:

100 West Dean Keeton, Student Services Building (SSB 1.106)

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Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday and UT Holidays

Spring Break Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Friday with staff working remotely.



Our aim is to promote well-being for all students.

A student's health and their ability to thrive academically are closely linked. The Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) supports the missions of University Health Services and the Counseling and Mental Health Center by addressing priority college health issues. We do this using multi-level, evidence-based prevention strategies such as peer education, social marketing, social norm campaigns, environmental changes, and strategic campus partnerships.

Check out our Canvas course with modules about student well-being.

Our Programs and Initiatives



alcoholedu and haven alcohol risk reduction and sexual assault prevention
AlcoholEdu & SAPU
Alcohol risk reduction & sexual assault prevention


alcohol and consent


alcohol risk reduction
BASICS and CASICS
Making safer decisions around substance use


Be Vocal
BeVOCAL
Bystander intervention programs


suicide prevention


bruce the bat social norms campaign
Bruce the Bat
Social norms campaign


healthy student orgs
Healthy Student Orgs
Health resources for student orgs


healthyhorns play it safe healhty sexuality program
Healthyhorns Play It Safe
Healthy sexuality program


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HealthyhornsTXT
Supporting the health and academic success of students at UT


Volunteer giving out pamphlets


love your body positive body image promotion
Love Your Body
Positive body image promotion


Mental Health Peer Educators


Mindful ut
mindful UT
A resource for mindfulness-related opportunities and programs


prescription drug abuse prevention
Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug misuse prevention


healthy resources for RAs
Wellness Programming
Information for health and wellness programming


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Longhorn SHARE Project
Mental heath peer support program


Fitness on Forty Acres
Get Kinetic
Physical Activity and social connection for Kinsolving Residence Hall


Healthy Sleep Promotion
Sleep & Napping
Healthy sleep promotion


Promoting well-being in Learning Environments
Texas Well-Being
Promoting well-being in learning environments


thrive at UT
Thrive@UT
A free app to enhance the well-being of UT-Austin students


Longhorns under the sun
Longhorns Under the Sun
Stay safe when outdoors


Interpersonal violence prevention programs
Voices Against Violence
Interpersonal violence prevention

Our Strategy

The Longhorn Wellness Center addresses priority health issues on campus. Our evidence-informed approach includes multi-level prevention strategies such as peer education, health education, social marketing, social norms initiatives, environmental change strategies, and strategic campus partnerships.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to contribute to a culture of well-being at UT Austin by providing evidence-informed health promotion, resources, skills and support that are responsive to the needs of our community.

Our Values

Community

We center our work around the needs, interests, and passions of students by actively collaborating with partners across the campus and community.

Wellness is multidimensional

We strive to better understand and promote the intersections between well-being, identities, culture, and environment across all levels of the social-ecological model. We work to eliminate health disparities and understand social determinants of health.

Growth

Our work is grounded in evidence, and we engage in meaningful learning experiences to expand knowledge, skills, and effectiveness. We commit to learning from success and failure.

Sustainability

We use resources ethically and intentionally and are committed to the continuity of wellness promotion at UT Austin.

Public health practice

We utilize public health practices to create change at the population and environmental levels, while incorporating perspectives from multiple disciplines to encourage innovation in prevention practices.
Community

We center our work around the needs, interests, and passions of students by actively collaborating with partners across the campus and community.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access

We strive to better understand and promote the intersections between well-being, identities, culture, and environment. We work to eliminate health disparities.

Growth

Our work is grounded in evidence, and we engage in meaningful learning experiences to expand knowledge, skills, and effectiveness. We commit to learning from success and failure.

Sustainability

We use resources ethically and intentionally and are committed to the continuity of wellness promotion at UT Austin.

Public health practice

We utilize public health practices to create change at the population and environmental levels, while incorporating perspectives from multiple disciplines to encourage innovation in prevention practices.

A Focus on Data

Assessment and evaluation are at the core of our work. We ground our initiatives and programs in research and evaluation that ensure these efforts are needed, relevant, and effective. In addition to ongoing assessment of our various initiatives, we administer the National College Health College Health Assessment to inform our health promotion efforts. See our Issue Briefs showcasing insights from the Fall 2021 NCHA survey.

Stay Connected

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our Healthyhorns TXT to get tips and up to date information on staying healthy! The Wellness Network is a campus-wide coalition committed to assessing and addressing the health and wellness needs of students, faculty, and staff at The University of Texas at Austin.


Learn more about Longhorn Wellness Center staff here



LOCATION

100 West Dean Keeton
Student Services Building (SSB)

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