Health & Wellness
Students at Macalester interact with health and wellness through many different pathways. Maybe you're following a pre-med track and are interested in spending time in clinics and hospitals, learning how doctors and nurses do their jobs. Maybe you’re interested in public health and advocacy and want to be involved in health education or connecting people to the resources they need. Maybe you plan to study psychology or neuroscience, and want to work with children or adults with developmental disabilities. Connect to get a sense of the broad range of health-related work happening in the Twin Cities, and to help you start thinking about ways you might want to get involved.
Engagement Opportunities
Click an opportunity below to learn more and express interest| Org Name | Name | Themes | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Homes | Senior Companion |  | |
| Family Tree Clinic | Welcome Service | | 1.5-2 hours |
| HealthPartners | Regions Hospital | | 5:30-8:30pm, weekdays (possible weekend shifts available as well) |
| Hennepin County Medical Center | Welcome Services | | 60-hour commitment (4-hour shifts weekly) |
| Lyngblomsten | Perspective Collective: Dialogue with Elders |  | Tuesday afternoons |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Humor Group | | Tuesdays every other week at 1:45 and last 15-30 minutes depending on member engagement however volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Scoring Football Picks | | Tuesdays at 11 am and lasts 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Healthy Relationships Group | | Thursdays at 145 pm and last 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Member Interaction | | 1:45 and can last 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Lead or suggest Groups for Mental Health Clients | | Varies |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Healthy Minds Group | | Mondays 1:45 and last 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Cooking Group Volunteer | | Wednesdays 12 and last 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule - Very low commitment, but consistency is strongly suggested |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | "Use Your Points Day" Volunteer | | Last Thursday of every month and may last 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement however volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create one that they might be interested in and adjust to their schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Men’s/Women’s group | | 1:45 every other Tuesday and lasts 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Minnesota Mental Health Clinics | Arts and Crafts Group | | Tuesdays at 11 am every other week and lasts 15-30 minutes, depending on member engagement; however, volunteers can stay and continue to interact/ engage with members or work with staff to create a schedule |
| Open Cities Health Center | Assist with greeting and escorting | | Any weekday from 3-5 |
| Reach for Resources | Administrative Support | | Varies |
| Reach for Resources | Adaptive Recreation | | Varies |
| United Hospital | Assist in a weekly shift in a hospital unit. | | Weekly 3-4 hour shift. It takes a month on average to go through intake process and get started. A 60-hour commitment required (longer than a semester)--but flexible with schedule changes, summer, etc. |
Meet the Community Engagement Organizer
Jaz'Manique Hinton
Major: Psychology
Minor: Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Feel free to connect with me! shinton@macalester.edu
cec-healthwellness@macalester.edu