Physical Wellness

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Phone: (813) 257-1877

Contact Wellness Services

Normal Hours of Operation:
Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summer Hours of Operation:
Monday–Thursday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Location:
Vaughn Center Suite 230

Assessments

What is Physical Wellness?

Physical wellness is taking care of your body for optimal health and functioning. It encompasses a variety of healthy behaviors including regular medical check-ups, adequate exercise, proper nutrition, and appropriate alcohol and other drug use.

On-Campus Resources

Peer Nutrition Coaching

The University of Tampa offers students free nutrition consultation services. Click here to schedule with a Certified Nutrition Specialist.

Become a Certified Nutrition Specialist

Each spring semester, Live Well partners with Student Government to bring AASDN to campus to train students who are interested in becoming a Certified Nutrition Specialist. Some scholarships are available for qualifying university students. For more information on this opportunity, please contact wellness@ut.edu.

Physical Wellness Online Resources

Sexual Health and Safety

Victim Advocacy

The University of Tampa is proud to offer victim advocacy services to any student who has been the victim of a violent crime. The program is staffed with trained advocates who are designated by the Office of the Attorney General to provide victim services and work on-campus in student life. An advocate may be contacted during the fall and spring semesters through the victim advocate hotline (813) 257-3900 or by contacting Campus Safety. During summer terms or between academic terms, advocates may be contacted solely through Campus Safety. You may always contact an advocate by emailing victimadvocacy@ut.edu.

Sexual Health and Safety Online Resources

Alcohol and Other Drug Program

Institutional, local and international addiction, tobacco cessation and recovery organizations available to the UTampa community.

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Campus Organizations

Alternative and Natural Explorations in Wellness (ANEW)

The mission of ANEW is to provide researched holistic health information gathered from around the world in order to affect the well-being of not just the individual, but also the community by providing natural healthcare awareness.

Forming Healthy Individuals Together (FHIT)

Forming Healthy Individuals Together (FHIT) is an organization that represents all aspects of physical wellness. We aim to increase awareness of physical well-being and the importance of exercise in our daily lives.

Focusing on Optimal Dietetics for Students (FOODS)

FOODS (Focusing On Optical Dietetics for Students) strives to promote healthy habits through prioritizing balanced living and educating students on nutrition. We are on a mission to unify individuals who are interested in creating healthy habits and are passionate about nourishing their body.

Spartan First Response

The Spartan First Response Club is an organization that promotes the safety and well-being of the UTampa community. Some of the programs that are offered by the Spartan First Response Club include CPR classes, disaster preparedness and first aid training.

Relate

Relate is a student led initiative that provides students with healthy relationship education. We focus on how to enrich romantic relationships, keep friendships friendly, recognize red flags, and adjust in a rapidly changing society. Relate also works closely with Safe and Sexy Spartans to educate and enable students to make safe and healthy sexual decisions.

Safe and Sexy Spartans (SASS)

Safe & Sexy Spartans (SASS) focuses on making the University of Tampa aware of sexual health. This includes helping the student population become more comfortable and informed about sexual health in a fun way. Our goal is to educate and enable students to make safe and healthy sexual decisions.

Wise Women

Wise Women seeks to provide knowledge and supplies about women's hygiene to the girls in the community. Wise Women works to create a space that allows young girls in the community to reach out and ask questions about the stigmatized topics inside women's hygiene and health. This club travels to local institutions to speak with young girls about the importance of health, hygiene and communication when it comes to female health.

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