Wellness Centre

What the Wellness Centre can help with

At the Wellness Centre, Wellness Peer Educators are trained student volunteers who can answer your questions, talk with you, and recommend resources for everyday concerns related to health, relationships, and workload.

If you’re a student leader interested in partnering on wellness workshops, events, and more, email the Wellness Centre. Ask to speak with a Health Promotion Specialist, a staff members who oversees the Wellness Centre.

Top reasons to visit the Wellness Centre

Talk to trained students about your health questions
Talk to a nurse about any health concern during Nurse on Campus hours
Find out about health-related resources on and off campus
Ask questions about sexual health and sexuality, and purchase affordable safer sex products (condoms, lubes, dams, toys) and diva cups
Join workshops, events, and other activities to develop skills and strategies for wellness

What to expect

1Drop in

To the Wellness Centre in the Life Building, where you can:

aTalk

With a Wellness Peer about stress, exams and study tips, sexual health, and eating well on a budget.

bPick up

Or find out about health resources on campus.

cAttend

A workshop or activity to learn strategies and coping skills.

2Leave with tips and resources

To help you live healthier!

Student-tested tips

Wellness Peers can help with more than mental health. They know a lot about sexual health, academic stress, and student life.
It might be easier to talk with a trained student. They may understand what you’re going through and can give you helpful resources.
If you’re a graduate student and would prefer to talk with a graduate peer, check the events section above to visit during Graduate Peer hours.

Events and workshops at the Wellness Centre

To see the full calendar of Wellness Centre events for the month, week, or day, visit events.ubc.ca.

October 14, 2019
Nurse on Campus Booth
UBC Vancouver Campus. UBC's Nurses welcome you to visit their booth outside the UBC Wellness Centre weekly. The...
October 15, 2019
Nurse on Campus booth
UBC Vancouver Campus. UBC's Nurses welcome you to visit their booth outside the UBC Wellness Centre weekly. The...
October 16, 2019
Graduate Wellness Peers at the Wellness Centre
UBC Vancouver Campus. Did you know that grad students have their own Wellness Peers? ...
October 16, 2019
Nurse on Campus booth
UBC Vancouver Campus. UBC's Nurses welcome you to visit their booth outside the UBC Wellness Centre weekly. The...
October 17, 2019
Graduate Wellness Peers at the Wellness Centre
UBC Vancouver Campus. Did you know that grad students have their own Wellness Peers? ...
October 17, 2019
Nurse on Campus booth
UBC Vancouver Campus. UBC's Nurses welcome you to visit their booth outside the UBC Wellness Centre weekly. The...