Mission Statement

HEART's mission is working collaboratively across temple University to create a campus culture that provides comprehensive wellness education, resources and prevention services that empower and support Temple University students in making informed, healthier choices in order to achieve emotional and academic success.

Goal

To create an environment in which students feel comfortable to talk about any health-related issue. We address a variety of topics including sexual health, sexual assault and domestic violence, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections, birth control information, stress management, tobacco cessation, drug and alcohol management, nutrition, and general wellness.

Philosophy

Provide comprehensive prevention education and programming for the Temple community that is skills-based, multi-faceted and interactive. It is our belief that in order for our interactions to be meaningful, beneficial and impactful for our community, there must be more that one interaction with the same population to achieve a sustained effect. This approach is based on sound research which indicates a higher success rate for initiation of healthy behaviors, risk/harm reduction and solid decision making for student populations.