Health & Wellness

Health and Wellness

Northfield Mount Hermon’s O’Connor Health and Wellness Center is an integrated health center providing care for the whole student: their head, heart, and hand. 

At NMH, caring for your physical and emotional health is a top priority. From medical and counseling services to wellness education inside and out of the classroom to opportunities for students to support their peers’ well-being, we offer a holistic approach that cares for each student as an individual. 
 

Medical Services

Our O’Connor Health and Wellness Center is staffed by a medical doctor, a nurse practitioner, and a team of nurses who provide around-the-clock care while school is in session. Students can be seen for walk-in or scheduled appointments Monday through Friday by our physician or nurse practitioner. For after-hours and weekend needs, our physician and nurse practitioner are on call to ensure that care is always available.  

Our medical providers work closely with NMH's certified athletics trainers and strength and conditioning coach to provide sports medicine for scholar-athletes. They work as a team to coordinate care on campus as well as referrals to specialists when needed.  
 

Counseling Services

The O’Connor Health and Wellness Center’s counseling services offer both short- and long-term care. Our independently licensed counselors are on campus Monday through Friday during school hours and on call weeknights and weekends if a student has an urgent need. For students with more complicated mental health needs, a consulting psychiatrist is on campus weekly. 

Whenever you need to talk with someone, our counselors are ready to listen with compassion. You can make an appointment to talk about anything that’s bothering you — large or small — in a safe, confidential, and nonjudgmental environment. 
 

Wellness Education

Wellness is about more than getting better when you’re sick; it’s about learning how to make good choices to proactively take care of yourself. That’s why at NMH, we weave in wellness opportunities throughout your experience on campus.

Some of those opportunities are part of the academic curriculum, like our Health and Wellness Seminar for 9th-graders. We also provide informal opportunities for personal reflection, such as our meditation space and contemplative garden and labyrinth. Or you might choose to join the weekly Community Sit, where students and faculty gather to practice silent meditation. 
 

Physical Education

Our physical education program is designed to help you develop the skills and habits of wellness and fitness, as well as a love of physical activity, that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. 

Every NMH student satisfies an athletics requirement, either by playing a team sport for two terms or by playing a team sport for one term and completing a PE course and a cocurricular activity during the other two terms. Physical education options include fitness classes, flag football, soccer and Ultimate frisbee, swimming, tennis, running, skiing, yoga, and dance. 
 

The Calagione Fitness Center

Opened in 2021, our Calagione Fitness Center is a bright, 6,000-square-foot space with free weights and cardio equipment available to all students. The modern, comfortable fitness center was made possible by a gift from NMH Board of Trustees Chair Mariah Calagione ’89 and her husband, Sam Calagione ’88, P’20, ’18.