{"id":43399,"date":"2017-02-06T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=43399"},"modified":"2019-01-25T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:10:27","slug":"campaign-aims-to-improve-student-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/02\/campaign-aims-to-improve-student-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign aims to improve student resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not OK? That’s OK!<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the reassuring message 75 third-year Public Health students are\u00a0spending an entire course driving home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the recently-launched Cope Care Connect campaign, the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences students are aiming to provide their peers with a feeling of hope during what may be a challenging time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe learned that 93 per cent of Brock students felt overwhelmed by university life,\u201d said Meghan Robinson, who is in\u00a0the Program Planning and Evaluation course of the Public Health program.<\/span><\/p>\n

The campaign is focused on raising awareness and providing resources to help combat high levels of stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robinson has paired with fellow classmates Gina Del Fabbro, Kevin Browne-Gretzinger and Jessica Miller to form one of 20 committees aimed at improving student resilience through positive self-talk, mindfulness, affirmations and visualizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re helping to transform the way we communicate with ourselves,\u201d Miller said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re presented with challenges, we\u2019re quick to beat ourselves up about it, but what\u2019s really important here is that you need to be a good friend to yourself,\u201d added Browne-Gretzinger.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past two weeks, the committee has been engaging people at the Student Alumni Centre through Post-It notes of encouragement and optimism. Hundreds of these colourful self-written notes now blanket the walls outside of the Health Hub for passersby to see.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that when people see them, they feel a sense of relief knowing they\u2019re not alone in their struggles,\u201d said Del Fabbro.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Kelli-an Lawrance implemented Cope Care Connect into the course three years ago to allow students to gain valuable experience in the health field.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA course like this teaches students how to plan, implement and evaluate health initiatives by reaching out directly to the community,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt allows them to apply what they\u2019ve learned while also helping their fellow peers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her students couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cExperiencing this first hand is different from just learning it in the classroom because we get to see this campaign through its preparation stages all the way to assessing the impact it made,\u201d Robinson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The way students react when they learn about Cope Care Connect \u201creally shows that health promotion is important in helping to change and influence a healthier lifestyle,\u201d Browne-Gretzinger said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The campaign continues this week with more notes, classroom talks and the distribution of survival guides to the Brock community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cope

Third-year Public Health students, including Kevin Browne-Gretzinger, Jessica Miller, Meghan Robinson and Gina Del Fabbro are promoting positive self-talk as part of improving student resilience.<\/p><\/div>\n

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