Working as the campus coordinator of Leave the Pack Behind is a rewarding job, says Samantha Leahy.
“You can see the difference you make,” says the fourth-year student of behaviour, cognition and neuroscience, who has been heading up a team of volunteers to run the smoking cessation program. “I just enjoy doing it.”
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit will administer free immunization at two flu vaccine clinics this week in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.
All Ontario residents are eligible for the free vaccine, including out-of-province and international students and their families. Just bring identification proving Ontario residency, such as a health card, student card, or driver's license. International students and their family members should be prepared to show a visa or passport.
The clinics run:
Complications from the flu can be very serious, but help is on the way.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit will administer free immunization at flu vaccine clinics in the CAW Student Centre's Ambassador Auditorium:
UWindsor students and staff were educated on wellness issues and treated to giveaways at the Health Fair in the CAW Student Centre Commons on Wednesday.
“Students need to know about our programs so that they can easily access the help they need right here on campus,” says Sophie Kargl, who staffed a booth for Campus Recreation.
Kargl promoted physical activity and fitness classes at the Forge Fitness Centre, encouraging students to spin the Info Wheel, which had questions testing their knowledge of health issues affecting young people.
Lots of giveaways, interactive displays and even a chart to track the nutritional value of your food intake are on the menu for the Health Fair in the CAW Student Centre Commons on Wednesday, September 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Displays by health providers on campus and in the community will encourage attendees to focus on issues relevant to young adults:
It may have been scorching hot Wednesday afternoon, but it was much less smoky than usual, as the Leave the Pack Behind student health services group held its awards ceremony in the Thirsty Scholar.
With about 50 student participants on hand to watch, UWindsor president Alan Wildeman handed out awards to those winners who reduced or eliminated cigarettes from their lives.
Complications from the flu can be very serious, but help is on the way.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit will administer free immunization at flu vaccine clinics in the CAW Student Centre's Ambassador Auditorium:
