We all have the capacity to positively influence the lives of others, but sometimes we just don’t feel equipped to handle some of thechallenges that we meet with our friends, our students, our children. The Health Promotion Influencer series is designed to provide faculty and staff, students, and parents the opportunity to discuss emerging health issues and topics with campus and community professionals. Join us as we discuss the following issues and topics through the 2012-13 academic year with campus and community professionals.
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SPRING SEMESTER 2013
Parent Session: Stress Strategies
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 @ 7:30pm
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Using the SPICES model, Health Promotion looks at stress through the lens of six dimensions of health: Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural, Emotional, and Spiritual.
This webinar presentation will consider stress as multi-dimensional and will provide you with the resources to empower your Villanova student(s) to identify their stress triggers, identify prevention strategies, and to utilize campus and community resources and services.
Stress Strategies
Student Session: Mental Health
Monday, February 18 @ 6:30pm
Join fellow Villanova students and staff from the Holloway Counseling Center as they discuss how to recognize behaviors of concern in a friend, how to have the conversation of concern, and how to refer at Villanova.
Parent Session: Healthy Minds
Wednesday, February 20 @ 7:00pmEST
This webinar presentation will focus on fostering healthy student minds throughout their Villanova experience. We often talk about healthy diet and exercise, even maintaining healthy social networks, but what about maintaining mental health? Join our expert presenters as they discuss signs of mental health and illness, as well as the resources and services available to Villanova students.
Faculty/Staff Session: How to Recognize & Refer Students of Concern
Wednesday, February 27 @ 12 noon
Join fellow faculty and staff members to learn how to appropriately address students’ mental health. Gain an understanding of the fine line between confidentiality and referring a student in need of further support and intervention.
MARCH: Healthy Eating
Parent Session: VU Dining: Keeping Your Students Healthy
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 20 @ 7:00pmEST
Join Health Promotion’s Coordinator of Nutrition and Fitness Programs, Kristen Hamilton, and Gail Mitchell, Dining Services Nutritionist, for this webinar presentation on the components of healthy eating, how to encourage healthy eating on and off campus, and resources and services available to your Villanova student(s).
VU Dining: Keeping Your Student Healthy
APRIL: Unhealthy Relationships
Parent Session: Recognizing Unhealthy Relationships & Sexual Violence
Date/Time: Thursday, April 11 @ 7:00pmEST
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This webinar presentation will take a closer look at the characteristic unhealthy relationship patterns that often emerge in college student relationships, tell-tale signs of abusive relationships, and the underreported sexual violence incidents that occur on college campuses around the country. Hear from campus and community experts with regard to how to appropriately respond and refer a Villanova student who is in an abusive or violent relationship.
FALL SEMESTER 2012
OCTOBER: High-Risk Alcohol Use
Faculty/Staff Session: BASICS: An Introduction of a New Resource for High-Risk Drinking
October 23, 2012, 12:30pm, Room 200 HSB
This session will empower faculty and staff on how to refer to the Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students (BASICS) program through the Office of Health Promotion. This discussion will highlight the key components of the BASICS program. Join Health Promotion’s BASICS providers: Kathryn Poet, Assistant Director of Health Promotion and Kimberly Hill, Coordinator of Peer Education Programs.
Parent Session: How to Continue the Conversation about High-Risk Alcohol Use
October 29, 2012 7:00pmEST
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This webinar presentation will empower parents and guardians to guide their students to an on campus resource where they can assess their drinking behaviors. Learn about the Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students (BASICS) program and how your student can benefit from this free resource. This presentation will highlight campus data, as well as strategies for having a conversation about high-risk alcohol use. The webinar will be presented by Health Promotion’s BASICS providers: Kathryn Poet, Assistant Director of Health Promotion and Kimberly Hill, Coordinator of Peer Education Programs.
High Risk Alcohol Use Webinar
High Risk Alcohol Use Webinar
NOVEMBER: Financial Health
Parent Session: Money Matters
November 6, 2012 7:00pm EST
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Staying healthy isn’t just about eating well and exercising regularly. Many college students report struggling with money management and are becoming more concerned about their financial stability and security. Financial strain is one of the leading causes of stress and can negatively affect health in several ways. This webinar presentation will give parents tips and resources they can share with their students to become more informed about financial decisions throughout the college years and into their professional lives.
