Upcoming Events
Helping a Friend who is Misusing Prescription Drugs
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ~ 6:30pm ~ Woodhead Lounge
A panel discussion on the impact prescription drug abuse --
including ?study? drugs, painkillers, sleep aids, and others -- has
on personal and academic performance and how an individual can
assist a friend who may be misusing them. Panelists include Dr.
Davis Smith, Wesleyan's Medical Director; Dr. Lisa Dierker,
Psychology Faculty, and Dr. Larry Antosz, Office of Behavioral
Health. Students are encouraged to bring their questions and
stories. Pizza & soda will be available at 6:15. Sponsored by Health
Services, SHAC, and WesWELL.
Take Back the Night & the Clothesline Project
For the complete schedule of events and activities, please
visit:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/weswell/TBTN2006.htm
Sponsored by the Take Back the Night Planning Committee with
support from WesWELL's Peer Health Advocates
Deadlines & Announcements
Interested in volunteering to perform in "Unspeakable Acts",
a peer theater piece on sexual assault and relationship violence,
held during New Student Orientation? Read our FAQ at
http://www.wesleyan.edu/weswell/unspeakableacts.html
Health Services wishes to remind students that the last day for
performing full GYN exams for the spring semester will be Friday,
May 12. Call 685-2470 today to make your appointment so ensure you
can get your exam in before you leave for summer.
Quote of the Week
"Within each of us lies the power of our consent to
health and sickness, to riches and poverty, to freedom and to
slavery. It is we who control these, and not another." ~ Richard
Bach
Health Tips
Is it possible to be "friends with benefits"?
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/4962.html
The Myths and Facts of Organ Donation
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organ-donation/FL00077
How well do you bounce back from stressful situations? Let this
interactive quiz help you figure it out
http://www.webmd.com/hw/emotional_wellness/te7954.asp
Healthy Dose of Trivia
Traffic circles, also called roundabouts, reduce the risk of
injury-causing crashes by as much as 75%, compared to intersections
with traffic lights or stop signs, according to the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety. They are safer, in large part, because
cars do not approach each other at right angles or head on, thus
avoiding the most dangerous types of crashes. Moreover, without
traffic lights, drivers don't speed up to "beat" the red light or
make risky left turns across oncoming traffic. Circles also produce
fewer traffic delays (since usually there is no need to stop), so
they significantly reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions.
~ taken from the University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter,
Vol. 22, Issue 8, May 2006 (
http://wellnessletter.com/)
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