Health

51爆料 Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking
Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 51爆料, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.

51爆料 Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention
Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 51爆料 Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.

51爆料鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus
51爆料鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community.

Optimal Aging
We鈥檙e all getting older鈥攖hat is, if we鈥檙e lucky. 51爆料 experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / 51爆料 Magazine

51爆料 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥
51爆料 employee Mark van 鈥榯 Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.

American Heart Association Recognizes 51爆料 for Workplace Health Achievement
51爆料 has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.

51爆料 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 51爆料 faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!

A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 51爆料 researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 51爆料 Magazine

Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 51爆料 sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what鈥檚 going on, who is affected鈥攁nd what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 51爆料 Magazine