HealthierU ~ September 13, 2006

Upcoming Events

Wesleyan Health Empowerment Network (WHEN)
Interested in getting involved with Health Education on Campus? New to Wesleyan and scoping out groups to join?
Want to learn how to access funding or network your current awareness group with other interested persons?
Look into Wesleyan Health Empowerment Network at  http://www.wesleyan.edu/weswell/when.html and come see us this week:

WHEN Informational Meeting
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
7:00 to 8:00pm ~ Woodhead Lounge
(Exley Science Center 184)

WHEN Table at the Student Activities Fair
Friday, September 15, 2006
2:00 to 5:00pm
Freeman Athletic Center Hockey Rink

Announcements

Make an Appointment, please
Health Services would like to remind students it is an appointment-based practice, like your doctor's office at home. Appointments are available Monday through Thursday, 9am to 6:30pm;  Friday, 9am to 4:30pm, and Saturday, 12pm to 3:30pm.  Please phone (860) 685-2470 to schedule an appointment.  More info can be found at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/healthservices/geninfo/topten.html.

Non-Credit Fitness/Enrichment Classes - Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for Yoga @ Wesleyan classes through 9.22.06! Classes begin the week of 9.17.06.
Wesleyan community members are also eligible for discounted classes at Yoga in Middletown. Classes begin 9.9.06.
Classes in Meditation, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and Cardio Kickboxing will be open for registration soon as schedules are still under construction.  Check back regularly for updated information. 
Visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/weswell/ for complete details!

Plan B & HPV Vaccine Availability
Health Services has current information on the availability of Plan B (emergency contraception) and the recently approved vaccine for HPV on their website. Click below to learn more:   
Plan B: http://www.wesleyan.edu/healthservices/ofnote/planb.html
HPV Vaccine: http://www.wesleyan.edu/healthservices/ofnote/HPV.html

Quote of the Week
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake."  ~ Marie Beyon Ray

Healthy Dose of Info
The Truth about Tap Water
Bottled water has become the accessory of choice for people on the move, but it may not be the wisest pick. Although the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees bottled water, has stringent water-purity regulations, it exempts bottles that are packaged and sold within a single state -- and that ends up being about 65% of all bottled water in the US.

By contrast, tap water, which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is regularly tested for parasites like giardia and cryptosporidium and must be free of E. coli or fecal coliform bacteria.  If you want to remove minor impurities anyway, buy a home filter recommended by NSF International (nsf.org), an independent public-health certifying agency.
~ Natural Health Magazine, October 2006 (p. 18).

For more information on Wesleyan's health offices, visit:
WesWELL, the Office of Health Education ~ www.wesleyan.edu/weswell
Health Services ~ www.wesleyan.edu/healthservices
Office of Behavioral Health for Students ~ www.wesleyan.edu/obhs

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