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Health E-News April 14, 2008

Dear Student,

In this issue:
  • Allergy info
  • De-Stress Fest
  • RPHE update
  • National Lab Week
AH-CHOO!
Could your suffering be due to allergies?  Read this article.
DE-STRESS FEST, TEST ANXIETY TIPS
Don't miss the chance to unwind at SHAC's De-Stress Fest on Wednesday, April 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Mallinckrodt Center and Bowles Plaza. 

Special features:  free hugs and massages, cupcakes, art therapy, pet therapy (kissing and petting), mental health screenings, and make-your-own sleep masks and stress balls.

Don't let test anxiety get in the way of your academic success; visit our Health Promotion Web page for some great tips!
PEER HEALTH ED PROGRAM GROWS
We're pleased to announce the Residential Peer Health Educators (RPHEs) chosen to work with new students in 2008-09: 

  • Evvie Kelley and Zach Meyer in Brookings College
  • Annie Goldring and Rishi Pandya in Liggett/Koenig
  • Brianna Davis and James Siddall in Park/Mudd
  • Lana Hompluem and Victor Thomas in Wayman Crow
  • Bryson Tombridge and Lauren Waldholtz in William Greenleaf Eliot.

The program has expanded from 8 students this year to ten next year.  Thanks again to our awesome 07-08 RPHE's: Omni Cassidy, Hannah Sharp, Faith Williams, Jimmy Cox, Anupam Kumar, Kara Raphael, and Laura Bailis and Daniel Sun (in photo).
SHS STAFF SPOTLIGHT:  PAULA BLOOD, BSMT
Paula Blood joined Student Health Services in 1997 as Laboratory Manager.  She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire with a B.S. in Medical Technology and worked in hospital clinical labs for 17 years.  Her favorite part of her job is meeting our diverse students and hearing about their excitement for their studies.  Outside of work, she loves to walk, golf, cook, garden, watch sports, and drive her red sports car with the music on.

April 20-26 is National Laboratory Week.  Please join SHS in honoring Paula and her work in our lab, which is accredited by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA) and inspected every two years.  The last inspection was 3/6/06, and our lab passed with 99% compliance.