Health Promotion
Discover the tools and resources Carleton offers to help you understand, manage and improve your mental health and wellness while at university.
Carleton’s Health Promotion Team is dedicated to making health information clear and accessible to all Carleton students with a focus on mental health, substance use health, sexual health and healthy living choices. The Health Promotion Team empowers students to take control of their health by improving knowledge, skills and awareness in all areas of student wellness.
We offer free events and workshops throughout the academic year.
Opportunities with the Health Promotion Team
- Request a Workshop
- Volunteer
Looking for a workshop to support the health and wellness of your classroom, club, or student group?
Carleton’s Wellness Team offers a variety of workshops to support student mental health and wellness. The workshops below are available by request:
- Classroom Presentation – Wellness Resources Overview
To view complete workshop descriptions, including learning outcomes, please check out our Wellness Team Workshop Descriptions (2026-2027) [PDF, 122 KB].
We welcome our community members to complete this form to request a workshop.
If you have questions, or would like to make a workshop request prior to that time, please email wellness@carleton.ca.
The Health Promotion Team is not actively recruiting new volunteers at this time. If you have questions, please email wellness@carleton.ca.
Discover Health Promotion Topics
The Okanagan Charter and Carleton University
The Okanagan Charter is an international charter for health promoting universities and colleges.
Resiliency
Resiliency is both the process and outcome of managing life’s challenges. This is a skill we can grow throughout our lifetime. Learn more about building protective factors for resiliency.
Self-Care
Self-care is the ability to promote health, prevent disease and cope with illness or disability with or without the support of a health worker. Learn more through the seven pillars of self-care.
Nutrition
The foods we eat affect our mental and physical health. Learn more about nutritional principles from Canada’s Food Guide to help you choose foods that make you and your body feel its best.
Sexual Health
Our sexual health encompasses sexual orientation and gender identity, sexual expression, relationships and the prevention of illness or infection.
Additional Resources
Discover additional resources available on our Mental Health Support page.