Topic: Health and Wellness

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Girls on the Run takes registration for May 3 event; international organization reaches 1 million girls served
April 27, 2015
The nonprofit organization Girls on the Run International – a physical-activity based, positive youth development (PA-PYD) program that empowers girls in the 3rd – 8th grade – has announced it will serve its one-millionth girl in 2015. Girls on the Run of the High Country is part of that milestone, having served more than 800 girls since its launch in 2009.
Still Point receives official recognition as new faculty/staff organization
April 20, 2015
The purpose of Still Point is to create opportunities for contemplative inquiry and the exploration of contemplative practice, pedagogy and research in diverse forms.
Suicide Awareness Week observed April 21-25 at Appalachian
April 10, 2015
Students, faculty and staff at Appalachian State University and community members will join together in a week dedicated to remember those lost to suicide and prevent further losses.
Community Care of North Carolina CEO to speak April 24 at Appalachian
April 9, 2015
L. Allen Dobson Jr., M.D., president and chief executive officer of Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), will be the speaker for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Distinguished Lecture Series at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian joins N.C. Alliance for Health Professions Diversity
April 3, 2015
Officials from 20 North Carolina colleges, universities, statewide organizations, as well as state and local health agencies met recently to formally create a state-wide alliance to increase minority representation in the health professions.
Coffee with a Cop held April 2
March 16, 2015
University Police at Appalachian State University invite students, faculty and staff to meet officers and discuss community issues, build relationships and drink a free cup of coffee during Coffee with a Cop.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 11, 2015
It can happen at any age – a significant fall, motor vehicle crash or sports injury that results in traumatic brain injury (TBI) from concussion, skull fracture, blood clot or bleeding in the brain.
Luck o’ the Lassie fundraiser will be held March 17 to benefit Girls on the Run
March 2, 2015
The event, sponsored by Girls on the Run of the High Country, features wine tasting, food prepared by The Best Cellar chefs and a live auction.
CHAMP screenings to improve balance to begin March 5
Feb. 6, 2015
To help older adults learn how to prevent falls, Appalachian State University’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services will begin offering free monthly CHAMP screenings at two locations in Watauga County beginning in March.
Girls on the Run revs up for spring season
Jan. 27, 2015
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a youth development after-school program in Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes and Avery counties that innovatively weaves training for a 5k with lessons focused on developing essential life skills.
Dave by the Bell: Take Care of Yourself and Help Others - Part Two
Dec. 2, 2014
This time on part two of the two-part series we follow up with this question, “What’s one thing you’re going to do this week to help someone else?”
Dave by the Bell: Take Care of Yourself and Help Others - Part One
Nov. 21, 2014
In part one of a two part Dave on the Mall we find out what Appalachian students are doing to take care of themselves.
N.C. apple study receives one of 13 'healthy, just and sustainable society' grants
Feb. 21, 2014
A new grant program focused on creating a healthy, just and sustainable society supports a student's research measuring the health benefits of N.C. apples, among other projects.
New Initiative Addresses Physician Assistant Shortage in Underserved Areas throughout the State
Aug. 28, 2013
Appalachian State University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center announced plans to expand the physician assistant (PA) program at the Wake Forest School of Medicine to Appalachian State University’s campus.
Veteran and Appalachian alumnus uses his love of farming as therapy
Aug. 1, 2013
Local farmer and Appalachian alumnus Cory Bryk, a Marine veteran, finds healing in a new kind of mission: feeding the community.
Music as medicine; professor studies music therapy’s effects on heart disease patients
March 8, 2013
Listening to music can be relaxing, invigorating or charged with emotions. Dr. Christine Leist, an assistant professor of music therapy at Appalachian State University, thinks music also can benefit women who have had or are at risk of heart attack.
Appalachian professor receives NIH grant to study cholera bacterium’s defense mechanism
Oct. 25, 2011
The bacterium that causes cholera has been a bit of a mystery to scientists since it was first identified in the mid-1800s. Dr. Ece Karatan, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, hopes to unravel some of those mysteries, and in the process find ways to help mitigate the effects of the potentially deadly disease most common in Third World countries and areas with poor sanitation.