Health and Wellness Specialist, Sexual Health Education, Health Promotion

HEALTH PROMOTION (BA-HPRO-IUBLA)

The Health Promotion Specialist enhances health and wellness education across foundational health and wellness domains identified as priorities by students throughout the college experience. Through collaboration with student organizations, academic units, residential communities, campus departments, and community partners, this role advances a coordinated, student-centered approach to campus well-being.

• Oversees and coordinates the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion initiatives at Indiana University Bloomington under the direction of the Associate Director of Health Promotion.
• Contributes to the creation of healthy learning environments by developing and delivering educational programming, strategic campaigns, innovative workshops, and health-focused media.
• Advances population-level prevention strategies to improve quality of life and student success within the IUB student community.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates evidence-informed, theory-driven, trauma-informed, and responsive programs and services that advance campus-wide public health outcomes.
• Contributes to office outreach efforts and supports the recruitment, training, supervision, and professional development of peer health educators and student interns.
• Collaborates with campus partners to advance a coordinated, student-centered approach to health promotion.
• Exercises professional judgment in determining the content and delivery of health education programming across the scope of college health topics.
• Works closely with and advises the Associate Director of Health Promotion on emerging initiatives, programmatic priorities, and requests for new programming.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates comprehensive health promotion programs grounded in public health theory, behavior change models, and evidence-informed practices.
• Develops programming addressing foundational health topics that affect both individual behaviors and environmental determinants of health
• Creates educational programming for academic classrooms and campus partners (e.g. Student Involvement Leadership Center, Office for Sorority and Fraternity Life, Student Health Center), student organization, and special campus events.
• Uses epidemiological, institutional, and assessment data to identify priority populations and tailor targeted responsive programs and services to reduce disparities.
• Develops educational materials, campaigns, and digital content using health communication frameworks to promote protective behaviors and informed decision-making.
• Ensures health education is broadly accessible across campus, with attention to students with elevated risk or limited access to services.
• Integrates peer-reviewed research and national guidelines (e.g., CDC, ACHA, WHO) into program design and implementation.
• Advocates for and contribute to campus policies and environmental strategies that support student and community health.
• Develops partnerships internal and external campus partnerships to advance coordinated health promotion efforts.
• Facilitates engaging, evidence-based presentations and workshops for student groups, residence halls, classes, student organizations, and campus departments.
• Collaborates with student groups, academic partners, and administrative units to incorporate health promotion into campus life.
• Provides individual educational consultations to students seeking information on health and wellness topics.
• Strengthens referral pathways between health education, clinical services, counseling, and other student support resources.
• Trains, mentors, and supervises peer health educators and provide structured preceptorship to student interns.
• Assists with departmental outreach strategy and campus engagement initiatives.
• Consults with and advise the Associate Director of Health Promotion on emerging health trends, new initiatives, and programming priorities.
• Conducts needs assessments and environmental scans to identify emerging student health concerns and contributing environmental factors.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets program data (e.g., pre/post assessments, participation metrics, qualitative feedback) using appropriate evaluation tools.
• Develops logic models, evaluation plans, and impact reports to demonstrate effectiveness and guide strategic decision-making.
• Assists the Associate Director in evaluating health promotion programs and disseminating findings related to student health behaviors and environmental…