HOPE & Wellness Center Receives Public Health Champion Award

Cal State San Marcos’ HOPE & Wellness Center is among the winners of the 23rd annual Live Well San Diego Public Health Champion Awards.

The awards are given to people or organizations with extraordinary achievements in areas of public health services that protect and promote the health of San Diego County residents. CSUSM was one of the three winners in the category of public health services when the awards were handed out on April 5.

“We’re truly humbled to receive this award,” said Cathy Nguyen, coordinator of health promotion at CSUSM. “It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team at the SHCS: HOPE & Wellness Center over the past 23 years.”

Part of Student Health & Counseling Services, the HOPE & Wellness Center provides culturally competent health promotion programs to help students develop healthy behaviors and lifestyle choices. The center aims to educate students about various health topics and engage them in activities, events and counseling, all to build healthier students. 

“Through advocacy, education and culturally competent health promotion programs, we’ve strived to foster a campus culture that prioritizes student well-being,” Nguyen said. “This recognition highlights the collective effort of our incredible past and present staff, interns and peer educators who have contributed significantly to our mission. It reaffirms the importance of promoting wellness in higher education and motivates us to continue our efforts in creating a healthier, happier campus community because public health is everything and everything is public health.”

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