Health Fair gives students flu shots, educates people on community groups
Corryn Brock, News Editor
October 8, 2019
Groups on and off campus came to table at the Health Fair Tuesday afternoon. Free flu shots were made available to students at the fair by Health Services, and Health Services ran out of shots around 12:30 p.m. The Coles County Health Department was also there to provide flu shots to faculty, sta...
HERC to host presentations on sleep, stress
Brianna Lewis, Contributing Writer
February 6, 2019
The Health Education Resource Center is providing a panther sleep open session for students on Thursday to learn whether or not they are getting enough sleep at night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This open session consists of two different presentations: “Stress and Sleep Management,...
HERC discusses bystander intervention at session
Logan Raschke, News Editor
January 23, 2019
The Health Education and Resource Center discussed bystander intervention during the open session called “EIU StepsUp” Wednesday afternoon at the Martinsville Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The objective of the open session was to educate attendees about effectively interveni...
HERC to host session on dieting, healthy eating
Hannah Shillo, Entertainment Reporter
January 22, 2019
The Health Education Resource Center will host a new informational session Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Effingham Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. “Forget the Fad Diet” will focus on the benefits of developing and using healthy habits rather than restricting certain foods when on a...
Students learn about safe sex, personal health at open house
Mike Santoria, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2018
Students were offered a space to discuss sexual, mental and personal health as well as better nutritional habits Thursday afternoon during the Share the Love and Wellness Open House. The open house was sponsored by the Health Education Resource Center. Emma Welton, a Health Promotion Coordinator, said it pr...
Flu Shots and Health Fair to aid Eastern, Community
Brooke Schwartz, Staff Writer
October 9, 2017
Free flu shots and a health fair will be provided by the Health Education and Resource Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Grand Ballroom to promote a healthier community. The health fair will include booths from university departments and health resources...
Health Service consolidations, cost-savings heard at CUPB
Cassie Buchman, Editor in Chief
October 8, 2017
The Health Service, Counseling Center and Student Insurance have been consolidated as of Aug. 1. Eric Davidson, interim director of Health Service, detailed this change and cost-saving measures the departments are taking during a report at a meeting of the Council on University Planning and Budgeting...
Eastern students learn not to be bystanders
AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter
September 14, 2017
New Eastern students are required learn how to help in an emergency situation. Emma Wilton, health education resource center intern, said EIU StepsUP! Bystander Intervention training is the mandatory one time training program for new students. It teaches them to help in problem situations. “It...
HERC teaches smart shopping skills
Lee Mayhood, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2017
Eastern students can learn about smart shopping skills from the Health Education Resource Center’s Grocery Store Tours. The tours take place at the Charleston Wal-Mart and are led by a HERC staff member, who takes students around the store and teaches them about nutrition facts and how to spend...
HERC hosts healthy cooking workshop
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
February 7, 2017
Students gathered in Klehm Hall Tuesday night to prepare a heart-healthy meal and learn more about heart disease prevention. It was the first Healthy Cooking Workshop 101 of the semester, themed “Foods Your Heart Will Love.” On the menu were turkey chili, oven-roasted broccoli, and roasted...
Snoozin’ like a panther a success
Liz Stephens, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2017
Nine out of ten college students report poor sleep quality, according the Health Education Resource Center. At a presentation called “Snoozing like a Panther,” the center gave tips for students to get a better night’s rest and informed them of the benefits of sleep. Bree Rehor, a health promotion...
HERC compares sex to ordering pizza
Mallory Kutnick, Campus Reporter
January 24, 2017
Students gathered Tuesday to practice sexual consent by building fake pizzas together in an event called “Sex is Like Pizza.” Courtney Carver, the mental health promotion coordinator for the Health Education Resource Center, used pieces of felt representing pizza toppings to compare the activity...
