WSU WellnessWinona State University Health and Wellness Services will offer information on gender-based violence and flexibility testing during the week of Feb. 9.

 RE Initiative member Emily Dierling will host the Healthy Monday event “Be the Friend They Need” at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Integrated Wellness Complex (IWC) room 138. The event is designed to help you know what to do when a friend comes to you after having experienced gender-based violence.

The Exercise Science Club will host a Fitstop Tuesday event on flexibility testing from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 10 in the entrance to the IWC. The event will test and individual’s level of flexibility.

The RE Initiative PACTivists will host “Love Isn’t a Battlefield” for Wellness Wednesday at 3 p.m. Feb 11. in IWC room 138. The PACTivists will discuss how to spot and stop intimate partner violence in your own life.

Health promotion programming aims to increase awareness, knowledge and skills to sustain a healthy lifestyle. These programs are designed to challenge and provide personal growth and development for all Winona State University students. Event sponsors include Health & Wellness Services, The RE Initiative, and on Facebook, Student Health & Wellness Advocates, HERS Practicum, Counseling & Wellness Services, Semcac Clinic, Public Health Club, SHAG, FAN Club, Outdoor Recreation Education Center and Fitness & Wellness Services.

For more information, email Health Promotion Coordinator Kate Hansen at kaehansen@winona.edu.