Center for Health Education and Wellness

Weekends are for making memories - not risky decisions. At UTK, 9 out of 10 students who choose to drink make a plan to get home safely. Whether it’s a designated driver, public transportation, or rideshare, planning ahead makes all the difference.
If you’re going out this weekend, make a plan and take care of your friends. 🧡🤍🩶

A new week means a new BetterYou challenge! This week our goal is occupational wellness. A few ways you can meet this goal is by visiting the Center for Career Development or sharpening your resume. Download the BetterYou app to get started!

VOLS! We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY by your support of our Consent is Campaign today!! We ran out of sweatshirts before the hour was up, the line was out the door! Y’all showed up today! We are going to order more sweaters ASAP to do another pop up!! Thank you all so much for raising awareness about consent and sexual assault prevention. Dr. Mac (Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator) and the rest of CHEW are so thankful for YOU! 🧡

Want to continue spreading the love to your community past Valentine’s Day? Come learn how to save a life with NARCAN! 🩷🧡

We will be in the Student Union from 11 to 1 this Monday. Stop by to learn about overdose prevention, get trained to use NARCAN, and go home with with a free NARCAN kit!

What’s a better way to start your Valentine’s Week than with WAFFLES? 🧡🧇🩷

Join CHEW and on Monday, February 10 in Hodges Library from 10:00 to 11:30 for a fun brunch event featuring peer support, free NARCAN distribution/training, healthy relationships education, and a FREE WAFFLE BAR!

See you there!

Hey Vols!🧡 If you are looking for ways to get involved and you have a passion for health and wellness, consider applying to be a part of our Vols2Vols Peer Health Educators! Our applications are open now on our website wellness.utk.edu. This is a paid position with a lot of opportunities for professional development and connecting with other students with the same passions as you. Consider applying today!

Happy 2025 Vols! We are nearly halfway into January already, and the semester starts in ONE WEEK!! 😮 We are so excited to welcome you back to campus with our ❄Winter❄ Consent T-Shirt Pop-Ups! We will be hosting two pop-ups this month (see second image for deets). Visit us at the Student Union and in the new ANR Building on the Ag campus to grab a consent t-shirt, featuring two BRAND NEW DESIGNS!! We have limited quantities so make sure you get there before they're gone!!

Come contribute to your emotional, physical, AND environmental wellness tomorrow at our Medication Take Back event in Hodges Library! With our partners at and we will collecting and disposing of all your unused medications so you can start off your new year safe and refreshed! We will also be distributing free Naloxone, naloxone trainings, and other goodies to start your finals off strong.

Hello Vols! 🧡 I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving for those who celebrate.

Hopefully it gave us time to reflect on how much there is to grateful for in our lives! Speaking of gratitude, here at CHEW we want to take it one step further, so we are running a Gratitude Challenge on our new wellness app BetterYou!

All you have to do is swipe to scan the QR code in the bottom right hand corner, use your UTK email to register, and join the challenge! All students and staff are welcome!

For more information visit: https://wellness.utk.edu/ghw/betteryou/ 🧡💜🧡

IT’S TIMEEEEEEEEEE to find space for wellness during the holidays! 🦃 ❄️ 🎊

Whether you are on-or-off campus this Thanksgiving break, use these strategies to improve your wellness wherever you may be. Remember: holistic wellness contains all 8 dimensions, so choose the areas where you may need a holiday boost!

Have a 💚 wicked 🩷 week with some wellness events!

Happy Homecoming from your friendly neighborhood CHEW! 🍊 Wishing our campus a fun and safe homecoming week. 🎉