UW-Superior Student Health and Counseling Services News and Events

Tobacco-Free Campus Survey Results Presentation & Discussion YU Rm 201

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:04:00 +0000

College Rocks! De-stress with SHCS

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000

College Rocks! De-stress with SHCS

Unwind, chill, mellow-out, kick-back, zone out,ease, calm, settle or loosen-up

FREE EVENTS FOR STUDENTS

Monday,May 6th

Ping-Pong and Root Beer Floats - MWC 11:30am-1:00pmMWC

Group Walk -Noon MWC

*Laughing leaves you in a more positive frame ofmind!

Tuesday,May 7th

Stress Busters - MWC 1729 10:00am

Massage chairs- YU 11:00-1:00pm

Stress-Free Kits-YU 11:00am-1:00pm

Wednesday,May 8th

Massage chairs- YU 11:00am-1:00pm

Cookies and Coloring- YU 11:00am-1:00pm

*Express emotions & feelings, let out yourcreative side.

Thursday,May 9th

Stress Busters - MWC 1729 10:00am

Zumba - YU Noon

Yo-Yo Competition YU 11:30am-1:00pm

Tobacco-Free Campus American Lung Asso. Presentation

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:23:24 +0000

Members from the American Lung Association will be on campus to present and talk about a tobacco-free campus.

Red Flag Campaign events

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:09 +0000

SHCS Red Flag Campaign

The Red Flag Campaign is a public awareness campaign designed to address dating violence and promote ways to prevent dating violence on college campuses.

Events:

Monday, April 22: Table YU 11am-1pm Education/Awareness

Tuesday, April 23: Red Flags for Relationships Presentation YU Rm 201

Wednesday, April 24: Movie "Beauty and the Beast," 6:30 p.m. YU Rm 201 Q & A to follow, Free popcorn

Thursday, April 25: Plant a flower to honor, remember, or be thoughtful to your own relationship responsibilities.

Online Screenings for Students

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:29:47 +0000

SHCS is providing online screenings for eating disorders, alcohol issues and depression.

Go to www.uwsuper.edu/shcs click on Online Screenings

The free screening is made available to all students and is taken anonymously.

The screening is provided so that you may find out, in just a few minutes, whether or not professional consultation would be helpful for you.

SHCS Alcohol Awareness Week

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:56:58 +0000

Join us for fun activities and education to promote healthy choice surrounding alcohol.

Tuesday, April 9th

Jeopardy Game Show

Students join our game in the YU from 11:30am-1:00pm

Educational information about alcohol issues faced by students

Wednesday, April 10th

Mocktail Mixer

Free substance-free social event for students and staff from 5-7pm in the YU Atrium

Come and sample several types of non-alcoholic beverages and enjoy some delicious appetizers

Pick up a complementary event glass to bring home

Thursday, April 11

Games/prizes

Interactiveactivities to promote personal responsibility for one's choices in the YU from11am-1pm

Mocktail Mixer

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:31:00 +0000

Join us in the YU Atrium for a free subtance-free social event for students and staff

Come and sample several types of non-alcoholic beverages and enjoy some delicious appetizers.

You will receive a complementary event glass to bring home.

This event is part of SHCS Alcohol Awareness Week April 9th-11th.

Health & Wellness Week

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:57:00 +0000

Safe & Healthy Spring Break

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:14:19 +0000

Safe & Healthy Spring Break

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Safe& Healthy Spring Break

March12th-14th

Tuesday,March 12- Table YU 11am-1pm

Wednesday,March 13- Table MWC 11am-1pm

Tuesday,March 14- Table 11am-1pm

Free SpringBreak Kits include:

Sunscreen, bandages,condoms, etc

Educational information on:Travel, Sun,
Alcohol, Sex Safety

Body Image Awareness Activities

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:26:27 +0000

Body Image Awareness Week

Confidence is Beauty

Feb 25th-28th

Monday, Feb 25

YU Atrium 11am-1pm

Gender Equity Center and SHCS

Education/Information

Inspirational Glass Clings and Buttons

Tuesday, Feb 26

Move YourBody! Zumba in the YU 11am-1pm

Gender Equity Center and SHCS

Education/Information

Inspirational Glass Clings, Buttons, t-shirts

Wednesday, Feb 27

Session 12-1pm YU Room 204

Media,Body Image, and Eating Disorders: Building Community Awareness

Thesession will provide a basic level of understanding of eating disorders,reasons someone may develop an eating disorder as well as tools for prevention.The workshop will focus on how to promote positive body image and self-esteem,while promoting optimal health and well-being through joyful activity,nutrition and self-care.

MissyNervick-Thornton, M.S.Ed., L.P.C.

Therapist,Duluth

Thursday, Feb 28

Round table discussion on Body Image

12-1pm YU Room 201

This is a safe, opendiscussion to talk about gender, body image & self esteem.

Gender Equity Center &SHCS

Zumba 11am-12pm YU Atrium

Free Showing of The Weightof the Nation

5-7pm YU Great Room C

Sponsored by HealthierDouglas County Coalition, SHCS and Campus Rec

Join us for the HBOdocumentary film on confronting America's obesity epidemic.

The Weight of the Nation film showing

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:14 +0000

Media, Body Image & Building Community Awareness Session

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:40:22 +0000

Media,Body Image, and Eating Disorders: Building Community Awareness

The session will provide a basic level of understanding of eating disorders,reasons someone may develop an eating disorder as well as tools for prevention.The workshop will focus on how to promote positive body image and self-esteem,while promoting optimal health and well-being through joyful activity,nutrition and self-care.

BIO:Missy Nervick-Thornton, M.S.Ed., L.P.C.

Therapist,Duluth

Melissa'Missy' became passionate about issues surrounding food, body image andself-esteem during nearly a decade as a counselor, and later director ofstudent support services at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Missyserved on the Eating Disorder Task Force, helping develop a protocol toidentify students needing support versus those needing formal treatment. Shealso helped develop eating issue prevention strategies on campus. Missy has amaster's in education from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, with aconcentration in community counseling and is a licensed professional counselor.Her experience also includes working with issues surrounding depression,anxiety, and adjustment

Heart Health Week Feb 4th-7th Activities

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:41:46 +0000

Heart Health Week

February 4th-6th

Sponsored by UWS Student Health & Counseling

Monday, Feb 4

Kick off- YU11am-1pm

Steps to Prevention

BloodPressure Screenings

Free Red Blinky Hearts

Tuesday, Feb 5

11am-1pm YU

Live Cooking Demonstration by A 'viands-Turkey Burgers

HealthyEating

BloodPressure Screenings

Wednesday, Feb 6

12-1pm YU Room 201

Maintaining a Healthy Weight (Bringyour lunch or stop by and learn)

Free Body Mass Index Tapes

Blood Drive

YU ParkingLot

9:30am-1:30pm

https://allstarclub.mbc.org/mbc/mobilesch/bdc_company.php

Thursday, Feb 7

1 Mile Walk

MWC Track 12:00

Enter to win pedometer

Importance of Physical Activity

Blood Pressure Screenings 11am MWC

Unorganized? Stressed? Need more time? Learn to Manage Your Time Effectively!

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:34:54 +0000

Unorganized? Stressed? Need more time?

Learn to Manage Your Time Effectively!

Tues, Jan 29 or Thurs, Jan 31 from 12-1pm in MWC 2420

Time pressure is a major source of stress for manypeople. Time management doesn't makemore hours in the day, but it can reduce stress by making it easier to get donewhat needs to be done. Chances are youwill feel better as you accomplish things and increase your sense of personal control.

Time management is a means of asserting great control overyour use of time, rather than allowing tasks and demands to control you. By using time management techniques you willbe able to analyze, understand, organize and priorities your use of time.