Health and Wellness

Health and wellness include your emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Taking care of yourself is essential to managing stress, staying engaged, and succeeding academically during your first year and beyond.

Common Challenges Students Experience

  • Feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed
  • Difficulty balancing academics, social life, and self-care
  • Trouble sleeping or maintaining healthy routines
  • Feeling unsure about where to seek help or hesitant to reach out

Quick Tips You Can Try Today

  • Establish a consistent sleep and wake schedule
  • Eat regular meals and drink plenty of water to support your energy, focus, and overall wellbeing
  • Build short breaks into your study time
  • Engage in physical activity, even for 10-15 minutes
  • Practice simple stress-management techniques such as deep breathing

URI Resources That Can Help

Counseling Center

Provides individual support and group options to help students navigate stress, transitions, and personal challenges.

Access Counseling Services

Health Services

Offers medical care, wellness visits, and health education to support students’ physical health.

Schedule Health Appointment

Campus Recreation

Creates opportunities for physical activity, stress relief, and connection through fitness classes, intramurals, and recreation.

Join Recreational Activities

Office of Student Involvement

Helps students get involved in campus activities and organizations that support connection, balance, and wellbeing.

Engage Campus Activities

Living and Learning Communities

Helps students navigate challenges and connects them to appropriate campus support when concerns arise.

Experience Living Communities

When to Ask For Extra Help

  • You are experiencing feelings of stress, anxiety, or low mood
  • Your well-being is affecting your academic performance
  • You are having difficulty functioning day to day
  • You feel unsure about how to get support or hesitant to reach out for help

Who to Contact For One-On-One Support