Show Hea Healthy thy Students Equal Equa Better Grades S. S Ashley Sumner Contributing Writer Condoms Co Cancer Caffeine Colds Coughs And those are just the Cs Health and Wellness clinics counseling centers and health education information information information centers offer help and mation on a veritable laundry list of issues such as these and many more According to the American College of Health Association health issues like the flu stress sleep difficulties difficulties difficulties ties and even depression rank as some of the top impediments impediments impediments ments to academic performance performance performance mance for college students One out of every six college students is also uninsured Health and Wellness Services was created created created creat creat- ed to combat these problems and help the success of its stu stu- dents Im always tired so I would always rather sleep than do homework when I get stressed I just stay home and chill out instead of going to class said Rachel Johnson an freshman Johnson explained that stress and lack of sleep affect her school performance Student Health Clinics which are located at both the Redwood and South Campus's offer free physical exams They are prepared todeal todeal to todeal deal with many simple medical medical medical med med- ical procedures that include wart removal and pap smears They also practice preventative tive medicine by providing a wide range of immunizations like Tetanus and Hepatitis B. B And for a nominal fee they will do confidential STI ST testing blood work X-rays X pregnancy testing etc Free condoms and other birth control services including including including ing Depo Injections are also available at the clinic The Health and Wellness Massage Therapy Center offers free fifteen minute massages massages massages mas mas- sages to students and the opportunity to upgrade to thirty thirty thirty thir thir- ty or hour long massages for alow a alow alow low fee The Health Education and See Health continued on page 3 Health i continued from front Counseling Centers offer things like free personal smoking cessation programs and professional counseling All students are entitled entitled entitled to up to twelve free counseling counseling counseling coun coun- sessions and can be offered help for depression anxiety alcohol or and/or drug abuse eating disorders suicide suicide suicide sui sui- cide sexual abuse and other issues Social health is another part of the Health and Wellness program They sponsor the Student Health Advisory Committee or a J 1 r r h r 1 f h group of students that work together in order to raise awareness of health issues among their peers Through pamphlets guest lectures education booths and the organization of events like World AIDS Day and more recently National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week for campuses they reach out and associate with their fellow students members run SMART BAR a service that provides cheap professionally professional professional- ly mixed non alcoholic drinks for student events SMART BAR also comes with pith educational literature on ono o n f rt r t the effects of alcohol use Health and Wellness Services cover all an areas of the health spectrum from Intellectual to Spiritual Emotional to Physical and everything in between According to President Jayme Barton students dont don't take advantage advantage tage of the services' services that thata are available to them These services services ser ser- ser ser- vices are offered to all current students and staff For further information on on Health and Wellness Services call or or visit w. To learn more about call 44 4 L tu tm iA As lI e |