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Topic: Health and Wellness

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  • Colleges & COVID
    Colleges & COVID
    WSOC-TV
    Oct. 27, 2020

    Dave Faherty reports on the decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases at App State.

  • App State students use peer-to-peer efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19
    App State students use peer-to-peer efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19
    Oct. 26, 2020

    App State students emphasize healthy behaviors to their peers through a number of student-led initiatives to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

  • A closer look at why NC’s nursing homes still face staffing shortages [faculty featured]
    A closer look at why NC’s nursing homes still face staffing shortages [faculty featured]
    WNCN-TV
    Oct. 7, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Sandi Lane, who teaches health care management in the Beaver College of Health Sciences, discusses staffing shortages in nursing homes before and after COVID-19.

  • App State encourages campus community to use new COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app
    App State encourages campus community to use new COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app
    Sep. 24, 2020

    App State and AppHealthCare are joining the statewide rollout of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ (NCDHHS) COVID-19 contact tracing mobile application.

  • Maintaining wellness in uncertain times — tips from a public health major and peer educator
    Maintaining wellness in uncertain times — tips from a public health major and peer educator
    Sep. 17, 2020

    Appalachian State University student Caroline Pruitt, a public health major and peer educator, works to spread the good news about wellness.

  • Stroll and learn: Health, Wellness and Safety Walk signs guide students to helpful resources
    Stroll and learn: Health, Wellness and Safety Walk signs guide students to helpful resources
    Sep. 11, 2020

    A self-guided Health, Wellness and Safety Walk in early fall helped inform students about resources available to them for their well-being.

  • #ShowYourLove in the High Country
    #ShowYourLove in the High Country
    Sep. 11, 2020

    App State partnered with AppHealthCare on the High Country “Show Your Love” public health campaign, which encourages residents and visitors to follow the 3Ws: wear a face covering, wait 6 feet apart and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.

  • Coronavirus cases decrease at Appalachian State University
    Coronavirus cases decrease at Appalachian State University
    Spectrum News
    Aug. 30, 2020

    Appalachian State University has seen a decrease in coronavirus cases despite having in-person classes on campus. Spectrum News interviews first-year students and Student Government Association President Michael Davis.

  • Former App State Dean of University Libraries Dane Ward leaves legacy of ALS advocacy
    Former App State Dean of University Libraries Dane Ward leaves legacy of ALS advocacy
    Aug. 25, 2020

    ALS advocate Dr. Dane M. Ward, former dean of university libraries at Appalachian, served as an ALS Research Ambassador and authored editorials about ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in higher education publications. He passed away from the disease July 5.

  • It’s Boone, it’s beautiful — get outside and get going
    It’s Boone, it’s beautiful — get outside and get going
    Aug. 20, 2020

    Exercise? During a pandemic? Appalachian faculty experts and University Recreation staff say yes. In this article, they share how Appalachian Community members can explore the High Country’s many outdoor recreation options to stay healthy and active during COVID-19.

  • 2 App State graduate students among 41 selectees for national counseling fellowship
    2 App State graduate students among 41 selectees for national counseling fellowship
    Aug. 19, 2020

    Jessie Butler and Fiona Abrams — both graduate students in Appalachian’s clinical mental health counseling program — are among 41 master’s-level students chosen nationally for the 2020–21 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors. Each will receive $15,000 in funding, along with educational support.

  • Food trucks, Grubhub and more — App State’s Campus Dining adjusts for COVID-19
    Food trucks, Grubhub and more — App State’s Campus Dining adjusts for COVID-19
    Aug. 14, 2020

    This fall, as Appalachian manages safety issues around COVID-19, Campus Dining operations will be different.

  • Health and safety at forefront for fall semester at App State
    Health and safety at forefront for fall semester at App State
    Aug. 13, 2020

    What will it be like at Appalachian State University this fall? This is the question on the minds of Mountaineers everywhere, with the fall 2020 semester set to start Aug. 17. Read on for a look at the changes that have taken place on campus.

  • Calling Mountaineers near and far: App State checks in with thousands of students
    Calling Mountaineers near and far: App State checks in with thousands of students
    Aug. 13, 2020

    Nearly 16,000 incoming and current students received an unexpected, personal phone call this summer from Appalachian State University as part of the university’s Mountaineer Connect campaign. Staff offered support and helped connect students with resources as needed.

  • App State student leaders set safety guidelines and actions for returning fraternity and sorority members
    App State student leaders set safety guidelines and actions for returning fraternity and sorority members
    Aug. 4, 2020

    Leadership of Appalachian’s fraternities and sororities have issued a joint statement that outlines guidelines and actions for the safety of students and others in the community returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Continued federal funding supports App State interns in providing behavioral health services for rural populations
    Continued federal funding supports App State interns in providing behavioral health services for rural populations
    July 31, 2020

    Thanks to continued federal funding, marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling interns at Appalachian are helping to increase the availability of culturally sensitive behavioral health services for residents of Northwestern North Carolina. The four-year project has received $1.75 million-plus in support.

  • ‘Three rural school districts partner with Appalachian State University to prevent youth suicide [faculty featured]
    ‘Three rural school districts partner with Appalachian State University to prevent youth suicide [faculty featured]
    EdNC
    July 30, 2020

    As part of a series on innovative approaches to health in schools, this article features Appalachian State University psychology professor Dr. Kurt Michael and is work partnering with three rural school districts to prevent teen suicide.

  • 3-year-old finds his voice through App State’s Communication Disorders Clinic
    3-year-old finds his voice through App State’s Communication Disorders Clinic
    July 17, 2020

    By working with speech-language pathologists in Appalachian’s Communication Disorders Clinic, a 3-year-old child diagnosed with severe childhood apraxia of speech is learning to communicate. The speech therapy has given him the ability to call his mother “mama” for the first time.

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