Student Wellness

Health and Wellness Coaching

Want to improve or maintain your health or wellness? Request an Appointment to meet with one of our staff to develop an individualized strategy that works for you.

You will typically meet 2-5 times to discuss where you are at, develop goals for self-directed lifestyle behavior change, learn skills and discover resources, and follow up on your progress. We often meet with students about:

• Sleep
• Physical activity
• Weight management
• Nutrition
• Stress and time management
• Smoking cessation
• Alcohol and marijuana use
• Sexual health

Depending on your goals, an appointment may be scheduled with our health educator, personal trainer, certified dietitian, or a referral may be made to a partner office on campus.

BASICS and CASICS

BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students) and CASICS (Cannabis Screening & Intervention for College Students) is a program available for free for all students at Luther who want to explore their alcohol or cannabis use. The program is private, cooperative, non-judgmental, and allows the student to think about where alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs fit into their life. Resources and referrals are provided for students who want to make a change in their substance use. For more information contact wellness@luther.edu

Lifetime Health and Wellness Course (HP 100)

Lifetime Health and Wellness is a required class at Luther for first-year students. It is coordinated through the Wellness Program and the Health Promotion and Exercise Science Department. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle while at Luther and beyond. General topics include stress and time management, sleep, nutrition, physical activity, financial wellness, substance abuse and disease prevention.