OUR SOLUTIONS
behavioral intervention to promote the health and wellness of collegiate
student-athletes
student-athletes
educational resources to assist coaches promote wellbeing among their athletes.
a comprehensive toolkit for developing and carrying out initiatives that utilize photography, dialogue, photo exhibits, and social action to address issues that matter the most to your community
helping athletes
make healthy transitions
to life
after sport
collaborative evaluation service options to demonstrate successes and
inform program improvement
behavioral intervention to promote the health and wellness of collegiate
student-athletes
student-athletes
educational resources to assist coaches promote wellbeing among their athletes.
a comprehensive toolkit for developing and carrying out initiatives that utilize photography, dialogue, photo exhibits, and social action to address issues that matter the most to your community
helping athletes
make healthy transitions
to life
after sport
collaborative evaluation service options to demonstrate successes and
inform program improvement
Our mission
To improve the health and wellness of all athletes through the translation of prevention research to effective programs, policies, and practices
- IPAHW is at the forefront of excellence in health promotion for athletes of all ages and levels of competition.
- We work collaboratively with a variety of organizations to provide educational resources and support through evidence-based programming, training, and research/evaluation.
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RECENT NEWS
Researchers Receive Grant to Study Esport Student-Athletes
IPAHW Founding Director and Chief Prevention Officer David Wyrick Ph.D. and Managing Director Jeff Milroy MPH, DrPH., have been selected to receive a UNC Greensboro School of Health and Human Sciences' Faculty Research Grant for The Esport Athlete Mental health Study (TEAMS) study.
The study will examine a national sample of esp
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Publication Examines Student-Athletes’ Help-Seeking Behaviors
Researchers from The Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness, Prevention Strategies and UNC Greensboro published “A Social Ecological Framework: Counselors' Role in Improving Student Athletes' Help‐Seeking Behaviors” in the Journal of College Counseling.
The research’s abstract;
“Student athletes' demands increase their ris
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