Final Project Part 1 & Sources

Jillian Altizer
Student Violence Prevention Facilitator
425-502-2624

Amanda Johnson
VP of Chat (Cougar Heath Awareness)
360-535-9419

Nikki Finnestead
Health Prevention Coordinator
509-432-6548

Diana Chun
509-294-4192
VP V-Day WSU

Eliza Conlin
Alternative to Violence of the Palouse
813-597-8034

Health on Washington State's campus can be seen in many different ways. 

On a Tuesday afternoon a group of female students sit in the cub passing out friendship bracelets that were attached to a small slip of paper. The paper read: Friendship Matters; Listen. Believe. Know where to get support.

The bracelets and small slips of paper were created to bring sexual awareness to the WSU campus. Jillian Altizer, a Student Violence Facilitator, is very passionate about her position. She gave me a great deal of background information about her program and how the Health and Wellness department on campus is doing their best to keep students sexually safe. 

One of the other women working there Chat VP Amanda Johnson, was also enthusiastic about the program. The Cougar Health Awareness Team teaches students healthy lifestyle choices. They put on multiple presentations, group discussions, and presentations throughout the school year. Recently they promoted health and safety by passing out Spring Break survival kits.

Johnson and Altizer work closely with Health and Wellness to keep student safe. Since they’re on a college campus they want to make sure that all individuals they encounter are fully aware of the benefits of WSU’s health and sexual health program.

Since Tuesday’s booth was benefiting sexual health the women were also discussing the Green Dot program. The Green Dot  is “a violence prevention program that focuses on making our campus safer by empowering bystanders to become active members in reducing power-based personal violence (sexual assault, partner violence, and stalking).” Green Dot was created to keep individuals on our campus safe; and keep other students aware of safety issues. If students can remember to look out for each other the campus will continue to be a much safe environment.