New health, wellness plan set for this fall
By Lauren Crownover, News Writing Student
Student Support Services is starting a health and wellness plan for the Fall 2008-2009 academic year.
Their goal is to, “get students and faculty more involved on campus so they can become healthier and make them more aware of what they can do to stay healthy,” Mary Turner, learning support specialist, said.
Healthy Matters is a new newsletter that Student Support Services has created to make students aware and get everyone excited about getting healthy.
The first issue came out a couple of weeks ago and Student Support Services plans to keep the newsletter going throughout the upcoming year, Turner said.
The Healthy Matters newsletter is something Student Support Services will distribute each month.
The newsletter contains tips for staying healthy and information about health topics.
Copies of the newsletter can be found in front of the Student Support Services office located on the first floor in the Main Building.
This newsletter also will be disturbed at additional locations throughout the campus.
“We are trying to provide as much for our students as possible to keep everyone healthy and help them meet their academic goals,” Turner said.
Students said they want the newsletter to reflect their wants.
OCCC student Lacy Wooster thinks student input will be important to the newsletter’s success.
“Students would get more involved if they had more say in what is put in the newsletter.”
Turner said, hopefully, through the newsletter, students will take advantage of the health opportunities the college has to offer.
“We offer exercise courses that are not being filled and have a weight room that is hardly being used.
“Students need to be aware of the opportunities we give them in order to become healthier,” Turner said.
“Hopefully, this newsletter will get students involved and excited about getting healtier.”
This will not be a quick fix, she said, but a lifestyle change.
Putting students closer to a healthier life will put them one step closer to fulfilling their dreams, Turner said.
For more information on the newsletter or on the health and wellness center, contact Turner at mturner @occc.edu.
