Upcoming Events
11th Annual Community Service Fair
Monday, September 10 · 11:30am – 1pm
Outside Usdan University Center (Rain site: Beckham Hall,
Fayerweather)
Over twenty local agencies will be on campus to share
information about volunteer opportunities for students, faculty and
staff. Stop by and find out how to get involved in the Middletown
community. For questions, contact Cathy Lechowicz
(clechowicz@wesleyan.edu).
Sponsored by the Center for
Community Partnerships
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Involvement Opportunities
SHAC
The
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is seeking new members!
If you are interested in addressing health issues on campus and wish
to advise Health Services on how to better serve the health needs of
students, visit the SHAC website to learn more and to apply.
Announcements
Gardasil: The HPV Vaccine
Health Services continues to offer Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, to
Wesleyan students. The vaccine has been recommended by the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) for all females 9-26 years of age. No Pap
smear or screening is required prior to starting the vaccine. The
vaccine requires three shots over six months; students who have
received one or two of the shots from another provider may complete
the cycle at Health Services. The vaccine costs $150 per
shot and can be billed to the student account; payment must be made
at the time of appointment. Please call 860-685-2470 to schedule an
appointment.
Click here for complete details.
Insurance Waivers Deadline
This is the final notice regarding the annual requirement to waive
or enroll in the university-sponsored health insurance. The
extended deadline to waive the university-sponsored plan is Monday,
September 10. If you have private insurance and do not want the
university-sponsored plan (at a cost of $703), please make sure you
go online and waive the plan at
www.kosterweb.com. Failure to waive by September 10 will
automatically enroll you in the plan and $703 will be billed to your
student account in October.
No-Show Fee for Health Services
Due to the increase in no-show visits over the past few years, the
Davison Health Center will begin to charge a $10 fee to any student
who fails to cancel an appointment within 24 hours. Please call
860-685-2470 during office hours (Monday – Thursday 9am – 7:00pm;
Friday 9am – 5pm; Saturday 12 – 4pm) to schedule an appointment, and
be sure to call the same number if you must cancel an appointment.
After hours, feel free to leave a message by calling 860-685-2470
and selecting option 1. Fees will be billed directly to student
accounts.
Tips for a Healthier You
Need a quick, free, anonymous assessment of your health status?
Want a chance to win an iPod? Check out
PingMyHealth.org!
Out & About on the Web
Knowing which health-oriented websites are credible and reliable
sources is important to being a literate health consumer. HealthierU
will profile a new website periodically to help you know where to
go. Add these links to your Favorites to have them available anytime
you need them!
This week's feature: The
Food & Nutrition Information Center of the USDA National
Agricultural Library provides a vast array of information on diet,
nutrition, weight, food safety and more. Try clicking on Dietary
Guidance (under Browse by Subject on the left side of the page) or
Topics A to Z (on the top horizontal navigation bar) for a good
starting point.
Inspiration!
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in
a year of conversation.” - Plato
A Healthy Dose of Info on...Running
Clubs
 The
following article was submitted to
Her Active Life by
A.J. Melnikas (Wesleyan '04!) A.J. Melnikas currently works in
clinical research. In the past, she has worked with non-profit
health organizations targeting women’s and adolescent health issues.
She will begin MPH studies in the fall. An avid runner and coach,
A.J. has completed 4 marathons and is planning to run Boston next
year. Her cultural adventures include studying in Spain, South
Africa and Nepal; teaching English in China and traveling to France,
Belize, Japan, Swaziland and the Dominican Republic.
In this new series, A.J. takes readers along for the ride as she
moves to New York City and searches out the perfect running club. In
part I, A.J. goes over what she needs out of a workout facility, and
offers a sense of what any woman might want from their local gym.
One of the first things my friends asked when they found out I
was moving to New York was “where will you run?” I guess they know
me pretty well, and can’t imagine I’d be content to workout on a
machine most days. It’s true that I always prefer the outdoors to a
gym. That being said, I can’t count the number of times people have
warned me about running alone in New York City. Now, you must
understand that I am a cautious person; I look both ways before
crossing the street, I check the locks on my door before going to
sleep and I avoid running in sketchy areas. However, don’t run alone
in Central Park...even when it’s light outside? I can understand
being wary of running alone at night, or in the early morning before
there are other people pounding the pavement. As a general rule it’s
a good idea to run in areas frequented by others, but how could I
possibly find people to run with more than once a week? And then it
came to me - join a club.
Keep reading...
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Health Education
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