Topic: Health and Wellness

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Watauga County mumps diagnosis, health officials continue to urge public vigilance
Nov. 22, 2017
Appalachian District Health Department (AppHealthCare) and Appalachian State University are continuing to investigate one case of mumps in an Appalachian State University student, which was confirmed on November 21, 2017, and upon further investigation was determined to be out of the recommended isolation period as of November 22.
Five Appalachian students provide healthcare in Dominican Republic
Mountain Times
Nov. 16, 2017
Appalachian's Global Medical Training Chapter, approved by the university in the beginning of 2017, sent five Appalachian students this summer to the Dominican Republic to provide free healthcare to rural villages.
The American Health Council Welcomes Haley Love RN, OCN to Nursing Board
American Health Council
Nov. 14, 2017
An active nurse researcher and Nurse Case Manager, Love will be contributing her expertise in gynecology, immunotherapy, and urology to the wealth of experience on American Health Council’s Nursing Board. She is currently an RN-BSN student at Appalachian State University.
NC attorney general hosts first collegiate council meeting to combat college opioid crisis
The Daily Tar Heel
Nov. 2, 2017
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein led the first of four collegiate council meetings within the UNC system to work with students on combating opioid addiction on college campuses. The meeting, held at Appalachian State University on Oct. 16, included representatives from Appalachian, Western Carolina University, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina University, N.C. State, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Pembroke and UNC-Chapel Hill.
A community of ‘doers’
The Appalachian Community pulls together to address food insecurity in the High Country
Nov. 1, 2017
North Carolina has a higher-than-average food insecurity rate — 16 percent, ranking it eighth among the United States for the number of people who lack access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In comparison, a total of 13 percent of Americans were considered food insecure between 2013-15, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. When the Appalachian Community explores a social problem like this, it doesn’t “just talk.”
Food insecurity — it’s real and it’s a problem in the High Country
Nov. 1, 2017
Dr. Adam Hege is an Appalachian State University public health researcher who has looked at hunger in Caldwell, Watauga and McDowell counties.
Food Summit, other projects model how campus and community can work together
Nov. 1, 2017
The annual Food Summit sponsored by Appalachian State University and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is billed as a gathering of scholars, farmers and food lovers.
Is your plate half empty or half full? Students benefit from food pantry
Nov. 1, 2017
Appalachian State University’s food pantry opened during the 2016–17 academic year in response to surveys that indicated food insecurity was above 46 percent for students.
New generation of students want action, not just awareness
Nov. 1, 2017
A generation of students more concerned with effecting change, rather than simply learning about an issue, is encouraging campus units like Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) to examine how it develops student engagement programs.
Community Feast - October 3, 2017
Nov. 1, 2017
Watch scenes from the October 2017 Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling) event on Sanford Mall. Video produced by University Documentary Services.
One case of pertussis (whooping cough) confirmed in Watauga County
Oct. 16, 2017
One case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was confirmed in Watauga County on October 16, 2017. The case is in an Appalachian State University student. County and university health officials report the individual diagnosed with pertussis is being treated, per guidelines established by the State of North Carolina and the Centers for Disease Control, and is fully cooperating in following isolation instructions.
Alumna Profile: Morgan Ledford ’17
Sept. 19, 2017
This public health major is now the positive parenting implementation coordinator at AppHealthCare, the local county health department.
From Farm to Table
Appalachian donates fresh produce to local organizations for residents in need
Sept. 9, 2017
Appalachian donates fresh produce to local organizations for residents in need.
From Farm to Table
Sept. 6, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development has forged a partnership with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) to donate excess food harvested at the university’s Blackburn Vannoy Teaching and Research Farm and campus gardens to families in need.
Whole Life Club promotes blue zone for Boone
Sept. 5, 2017
Students’ Whole Life Club encourages healthy living on campus and works toward bringing the Blue Zones Project® to Boone.
Student wellness programs seek to inform and engage
Sept. 5, 2017
Dr. Alex Howard in Wellness and Prevention Services summarizes his community-based approach to student health as “less PowerPoint, more engagement.”
Home School Physical Education Program accepting students, classes begin Sept. 12
Sept. 1, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Physical Education Program will offer the Home School Physical Education Program for the 2017-18 academic year.
Registration open for Black Saturday 5K to be held Sept. 23
Aug. 31, 2017
Registration is open for the annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds benefit the Recreation Management Scholarship Endowment of the recreation management program in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University.