"Stress-less Final Exams"

This event features FREE activities to help students reduce their stress and anxiety for final exams. Activities include: FREE seated chair massages by IU Health Center massage therapists, FREE relaxation classes taught by CAPS Psychologists (classes will teach deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation skills), FREE relaxation CD's, and fun, stress reducing activities. Information will be available to students on stress management, study tips, test anxiety, and Wells Library academic resources. Students can also anonymously complete questionnaires to assess their anxiety symptoms, then receive feedback from a CAPS counselor about their symptoms and treatment resources. Call 855-5711 for more information.

Location: Wells Library Foyer
Tuesday April 22nd
12-3pm - Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings, & Relaxation CD giveaways
7:15-8:15pm-Relaxation Class (deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation)
7-9pm-FREE seated chair Massages; Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings & Relaxation CD Giveaways

Wednesday April 23rd
12-3pm-Stress Relief Activities & Anxiety Screenings, Relaxation CD giveaways
1-2pm-Relaxation Class (deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation)

Thursday April 24th
3-5pm-Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings, & Relaxation CD giveaways
7-9pm-FREE seated chair Massages; Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings & Relaxation CD Giveaways

HIV Testing

April 23 ~ 6-8pm at La Casa

Free, anonymous and confidential HIV tests that only take 20 minutes! To protect yourself from HIV and know your status to help your partner. Do you have questions about HIV? The second Friday of every month, Positive Link will be on Hola Bloomington! WFHB 91.3 answering your questions about HIV. Call 812-353-3249 to leave an anonymous question that will be answered confidentially on the radio. You don't have a question? It doesn't matter! Listen the second Friday of every month to learn about a new HIV topic.

Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents

Moderated by: Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and special correspondent with CNN.

HFA’s 2008 Teleconference will focus on the experience of grieving children and adolescents and the ways that all hospice professionals, educators and counselors, parents, social workers, physicians, grief counselors, funeral directors, and clergy can best support these populations as they cope with loss and grief.

Wednesday, April 16
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Registration
1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Teleconference
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Local Panel discussion
in Wegmiller Auditorium at Bloomington Hospital

Hosted in our community by Bloomington Hospital Home Health & Hospice. Admission to teleconference is free. To reserve a place or for more information, please call Bloomington Hospital Home Health & Hospice - 812.353.9818. Continuing Education (CE) will be available through Hospice Foundation of America with a $25 online processing fee or a $35 mailing processing fee.

Do you know what to look for to detect skin cancer?

FREE full body Melanoma (skin cancer) screening for IU students

Wednesday, March 26, 1-3:30 p.m.

Hoosier Room, IMU

*Do you freckle or sunburn easily, or have several moles?

*Are you worried about skin spots or premature wrinkles?

*Is TANNING hurting your skin?

**80% of sun damage occurs before age 18**

Screening provided by Dr. Matthew Reeck of the Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana and Dr. Mark Moseman of the IU Health Center, with support of the IU Health Center and the Olcott Center for Cancer Education, Bloomington Hospital.

Please call 855-8230, Health & Wellness Education, for more information.

Celebrate Your Body Day

February 27th is…..Celebrate Your Body Day!

Counseling and Psychological Services (CaPS) of the Indiana University Health Center is hosting “Celebrate Your Body Day” in an effort to raise awareness about disordered eating/exercise behavior and promote body acceptance.

There will be informational sites set up from 11:00am to 3:00pm at the following locations: ·

• Wildermuth Fieldhouse (HPER)
  
• Foster-Gresham Lobby
  
• SRSC Lobby (and 4:00pm to 7:00pm)

Students will have the opportunity to complete a questionnaire, participate in a body acceptance exercise and obtain important information. Please stop by.

Celebrate Your Body Day

Date: Feb 27, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Are you ready to make peace with your body image? Join CAPS from 11-3pm and 4-7pm at SRSC and 11-3pm at Gresham Food Court and Wildermuth Fieldhouse (by basketball court) for FREE resources on how to have a positive body image, screenings for disordered eating, and drawings for body-positive prizes.
More Contact Info: Chris Meno, Ph.D.
Location: SRSC foyer, Gresham Food Court, Wildermuth Fieldhouse (by basketball courts)
Web site: www.healthcenter.indiana.edu/caps

Free Anonymous HIV testing with results in 20 Minutes

Date: Feb 12, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Free Anonymous HIV testing with results in 20 Minutes Tuesday February 12, 2008 10am-3pm IMU, Dogwood Room HIV Testing provided by Bloomington Hospital Positive Link with support from IU Health and Wellness

FREE HIV TESTS

Fast Results in 20 Minutes
Anonymous and Confidential
January 31, 2008, 2pm - 4pm at El Centro Comunal Latino (Monroe County Public Library)
For More Information, Call Jessica at 812.353.3249

Discover the Science of Chocolate

On Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., join Dr. Bruce Martin and discover the chemical and nutritional composition of familiar forms of chocolate and explore recent evidence that shows chocolate may have health benefits. Fun (and tasty) hands-on activities will help connect us to the science of chocolate at the WonderLab Museum. For more information, contact Bloomington Continuing Studies at 855-5108 or https://webdb.iu.edu/Continue/Secure/catalog.asp?dept=Health%20and%20Science.

Instructor: Dr. Bruce Martin is a professor of medical sciences at IU where he teaches courses in undergraduate and medical physiology, psychoactive drugs, and the basic science of human disease.

Fee is $35 and enrollment is limited to 25 people.

The Bloomington Continuing Studies is offering this class in cooperation with Options for Better Living, Inc. and the Bloomington Week of Chocolate.

Healthy Weigh

As we all return from this holiday break, some students are already anticipating spring break. This means that you might be motivated to make some changes in your eating and exercising habits especially considering that much of the recent holiday may have revolved around eating. Regardless of where your motivation comes from, consider signing up for our Healthy Weigh class.

Health & Wellness Education offers a weight control class called HEALTHY WEIGH. The 6-week class is taught by one of our Registered Dietitians. Over the 6 weeks students will learn about:
*the food selection system
*exercise recommendations
*nutrition and portion size basics
*stress and emotional eating
*eating out at restaurants
*alcohol and weight control, and
*the food pyramid, among other topics.

The cost for the 6-week session is $40 . If you attend all 6 classes, you pay only $25 (price for those who have paid the Health Fee). Consider signing up for the class session:
When? Mondays, January 28 - March 3, 9 -10 a.m.
Where? Health Center, meet in the 4th floor conference room located next to the Health & Wellness Education office.
How? To sign up please call: 855-8230
We also want you to know that you can make an individual appointment to meet with a dietitian.
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Health & Wellness Education
Indiana University Health Center
600 N. Jordan
Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-7338

The Healthcare-NOW!

SiCKO-cure Road Show is coming to Bloomington!

When: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The Road Show will be traveling the U.S. in support of guaranteed national health insurance. This country's health system is sick and in need of a cure. Let's do all we can to support the Road Show and its message of Health Care for All - Everybody IN - Nobody OUT!
Here's what happening while the Road Show is in Bloomington:

* 10:30 AM meeting with Congressman Baron Hill's staff at 320 W. 8th Street, Suite 14. Join the bus outside while the delegation deliberates.
* Noon outreach at the Indiana University campus. Help us bring the message to students and University staff!
* 4 PM rally at County Courthouse Square-7th between College and Walnut St., joining forces with Hoosiers for a Common Sense Health Plan, Bloomington Peace Action Coalition, White River Central Labor Council and volunteer firemen who don't have health care. Featuring Kiwi, Ude and the Oral Minority Band.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF GUARANTEED NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE!

For more information or to offer help, please visit www.healthcare-now.org or contact: Maria Parra at mparra74@aol.com

35th Annual Campus Health Fair

Date: Nov 7, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Over 30 exhibits will offer free health screenings, activities, free chair massage, fitness testing, nutrition tables, stress gauges, sexuality, alcohol, smoking, wellness and personal safety information and much more. Free and open to the public!

The Health Fair is sponsored by the IU Health Center, Division of Student Affairs. More information is available at 855-7338.

Location: Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union

In Sickness and in Health

October 29

6-9pm at Latino Cultural Center (La Casa)


Movie (6-7:15pm Movie: The Corpse Bride) and Massage (7:30-8:30pm Free Massages).

Stressed from Midterms? To correspond with our wedding theme and the Halloween holiday, Sigma Lambda Gamma will be showing the film The Corpse Bride, followed by free massages from the IU Health Center and other relaxation techniques.

Massage Break and Mood Check

Date: Oct 18, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Massage Break and Mood Check Co-sponsored by the IU Counseling and Psychological Services Description: What mood are you in? Do you sometimes feel depressed? Come take a quiz (with true-false questions) and find out! IU Counseling and Psychological Services and the IU Asian Culture Center are offering a Mood Check and Massage Break events. Take a break from classes and midterms, and come to Mood Check for your free massage, snacks, and assess and learn more about your mood! Because we know that classes, midterms, papers, and a lack of sleep can make any college student moody or depressed. So come join us for some rest and relaxation! It’s free and open to all IU students.

More Contact Info: acc@indiana.edu
Location: 807 E. 10th Street
Web site: http://www.iub.edu/~acc/main.php

American Minority Religions & Health Care:A Panel of Religious Representatives

In Celebration of National Pastoral Care Week The Pastoral Care Services of Bloomington Hospital and BH Home Health & Hospice Presents…

American Minority Religions & Health Care: A Panel of Religious Representatives

Wednesday, October 24
Wegmiller Auditorium
12:30 – 1:40 pm
(lunch provided at noon)

Panel will include representatives from the following religious traditions:
Buddhism, Christian Science, Hinduism, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Judaism, Latter Day Saints (Mormon)