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Topic: Health and Wellness

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  • Exercise can boost your immune system — here’s how much you need, according to research [faculty quoted]
    Exercise can boost your immune system — here’s how much you need, according to research [faculty quoted]
    Runners World
    June 12, 2020

    Dr. David Nieman, director of Appalachian State University's Human Performance Lab, says 30 to 60 minutes of near daily brisk walking (at least 3.5 miles per hour, or a 17-minute mile) can improve your body’s defense against germs.

  • Appalachian State University professor’s message is just what we need right now [faculty featured]
    Appalachian State University professor’s message is just what we need right now [faculty featured]
    WRAL
    May 29, 2020

    In this interview, counseling professor Dr. Dominique Hammonds explains why people may feel a variety of emotions during the coronavirus pandemic and how to effectively address them.

  • Former international student sends masks to Valle Crucis couple
    Former international student sends masks to Valle Crucis couple
    Watauga Democrat
    May 25, 2020

    Concerned about her former host family’s welfare during COVID-19, an international student at Appalachian State University from China seven years sent them face coverings after hearing of a U.S. shortage of personal protective equipment. The couple has since donated the masks to Watauga Medical Center.

  • 7 Tips for Safe Walking During Coronavirus [faculty quoted]
    7 Tips for Safe Walking During Coronavirus [faculty quoted]
    The Healthy
    May 21, 2020

    Dr. David Nieman, a professor of exercise science and director of Appalachian State University's Human Performance Lab, says during moderate exercise such as walking — and for two or three hours after — important immune cells come out at higher rates than normal, making contact with pathogens to get rid of them. Inactive people miss out on this advantage, he adds.

  • How to safely run outside amid the coronavirus pandemic [faculty quoted]
    How to safely run outside amid the coronavirus pandemic [faculty quoted]
    CBS News
    May 19, 2020

    Amid COVID-19 concerns, health professor Dr. David Nieman is quoted on his research that shows regular moderate-intensity physical activity can improve one's ability to fight viruses — making lifestyle practices consistent with good immune health a "primary" strategy to prevent the risk posed by COVID-19.

  • Meeting students’ mental health needs in a crisis, and beyond
    Meeting students’ mental health needs in a crisis, and beyond
    May 15, 2020

    Appalachian’s Division of Student Affairs examines resources to help Mountaineer students cope with mental health issues during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most [faculty quoted]
    From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most [faculty quoted]
    Science
    May 14, 2020

    Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug, an anthropology professor at Appalachian State University who studies health and inequality in ancient societies, says bioarchaeology and other social sciences repeatedly have demonstrated that health crises “play out along the preexisting fault lines of each society,” including social and economic inequalities.

  • App State recognized by Exercise is Medicine® for efforts to create culture of wellness on its campus
    App State recognized by Exercise is Medicine® for efforts to create culture of wellness on its campus
    May 11, 2020

    Appalachian is among 77 campuses worldwide honored with gold-level distinction by the Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) initiative.

  • Local author uses art to help teach kids during pandemic [program mentioned]
    Local author uses art to help teach kids during pandemic [program mentioned]
    WSOC
    May 8, 2020

    Tyler LeBlanc, an alumnus of Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program, is featured in this television segment that highlights his puppets and their messages for children regarding how to stay safe and process their emotions during COVID-19.

  • ‘I go where I’m needed’ — App State nursing grad assists in NYC during pandemic
    ‘I go where I’m needed’ — App State nursing grad assists in NYC during pandemic
    May 7, 2020

    Feeling called to help, Appalachian alumna Kim McMillan ’17 responds to the need in New York City during the pandemic. “As a young, experienced ICU nurse with no medical history and no family depending on me in Colorado, I felt called to come and help,” she said.

  • App State researchers form interdisciplinary clusters to address COVID-19 topics
    App State researchers form interdisciplinary clusters to address COVID-19 topics
    May 1, 2020

    Nearly 40 members of Appalachian’s faculty are working collaboratively to address topics related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Such topics include the virus’s economic impact on the region and how to support rural, socially vulnerable community members living alone.

  • App State psychology professor receives national recognition for teaching excellence
    App State psychology professor receives national recognition for teaching excellence
    May 1, 2020

    Appalachian’s Dr. Lindsay Masland, an associate professor of psychology, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award, which recognizes the teaching excellence of early career psychologists.

  • These universities say their students will return to campus in the fall
    These universities say their students will return to campus in the fall
    CNN
    April 30, 2020

    Appalachian State University is among universities across the U.S. identified as having plans to reopen for fall semester while their leaders determine what measures need to be taken for vulnerable populations that can't risk returning to class.

  • ASU professor among organizers of digital COVID-19 resource portfolio [faculty featured]
    ASU professor among organizers of digital COVID-19 resource portfolio [faculty featured]
    WXII
    April 27, 2020

    Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, professor and director of Appalachian’s environmental science program, is part of an organization that has created a COVID-19 Testing Sites Search Engine that identifies testing sites, eligibility criteria, requirements and contact information for 1,500 sites across the 50 states. The search database is available for patients, healthcare providers and government officials seeking testing centers and kits.

  • Coronavirus conundrum: What do we do when nature gets crowded? [faculty quoted]
    Coronavirus conundrum: What do we do when nature gets crowded? [faculty quoted]
    The Christian Science Monitor
    April 27, 2020

    Dr. David Nieman, a professor of public health and director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, offers his perspective on the value of outdoor activity even when there are lots of people in the park. He argues that public green spaces should be closed only as a last resort.

  • Why Drinking Water All Day Long Is Not the Best Way to Stay Hydrated [faculty quoted]
    Why Drinking Water All Day Long Is Not the Best Way to Stay Hydrated [faculty quoted]
    Yerepouni News
    April 20, 2020

    In this Armenian news story, Dr. David Nieman, a professor of public health and director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, says plain water has a tendency to slip right through the human digestive system when not accompanied by food or nutrients. “There’s no virtue to that kind of consumption,” he says.

  • COVID-19: Heavy exercise can lower immunity [faculty quoted]
    COVID-19: Heavy exercise can lower immunity [faculty quoted]
    Gulf News
    April 16, 2020

    In this United Arab Emirates news story, Dr. David Neiman's research on the drawbacks of overexercising is highlighted. Nieman is director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab.

  • Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Mountain Times
    April 16, 2020

    Appalachian State University Athletics partnered with Ransom and Stick Boy Bread Co. to deliver between 150 and 175 brunch meals to Appalachian Regional Healthcare System staff at the Watauga Medical Center on April 12. The athletics department wanted to bring some joy and a demonstration of support for health care workers while also supporting local businesses, according to Kate Misltead, assistant director of marketing for App State Athletics.

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