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Learn how your peers are staying healthy on campus in this video. When you’re done, checkout Student Health 101 for more tips on being healthy on campus.  
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Most recent conceptual designs of the Belt Fitness Center in Welch Hall!
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HEALTHY BISHOP DAY! When Wednesday, October 26th 5:00-7:00PM  Where Smith Dinning Hall and Smith Lounge  What Intramurals – sign up for winter sports! StudentFit – TRX, Core, Spinning and more! Student Health Center Services - flu shots and more! A new fitness center in Welch  Student Health 101- a free online health magazine Free Professional...
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  A committee of Ohio Wesleyan University students, faculty, and staff have joined forces to form the Healthy Bishop Initiative—an ongoing program to study how campus resources and programs can be improved to encourage recreation, fitness, and healthy lifestyles among the OWU community. This effort was prompted by a request to administration from WCSA...
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The Healthy Bishop Initiative made significant strides this year to make OWU a healthier community. First, the committee was divided into several subcommittees, including Recreation & Fitness, Ecology, and Health Education & Services. The subcommittees examined current health & fitness practices at OWU and similar liberal arts institutions. In January and February each subcommittee...
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This semester the Healthy Bishop Initiative conducted a Health Behavior Survey. All OWU students were invited to participate in the on-line survey focusing on a variety of health related behaviors including nutrition, exercise, alcohol and other drug use, sleep, etc. The survey was developed at Indiana University and was selected because of the wide...
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  OWU and Chartwells are proud to announce the hiring of Becky Nardin-Hardy, R.D., L.D., as a part-time associate with the Student Health Center and the Chartwells team. Becky is a Registered Dietitian and the first RD to be part of the OWU Student Health Center staff and Dining Services team. The idea to...
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HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS make people happier and ease stress are realistic and flexible mean sharing and talking include self-care use fair fighting techniques Ten Tips For Healthy Relationships Healthy relationships bring happiness and health to our lives. Studies show that people with healthy relationships really do have more happiness and less stress. There are basic ways to...
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  Save the Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Healthy Bishop Initiative is organizing Healthy Bishops Day (HBD) on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. HBD will kick-off with the annual OWU Health & Wellness Fair in the HWCC Atrium from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. This fair provides the opportunity for various campus and community organizations to advertise their...
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Happy February!   I am sure everyone has been enjoying all the cold, snow and ice we’ve been having here in Central Ohio, or, at the least, enjoyed having a day free of classes last Wednesday. Thank goodnessPunxstawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck both predicted an early spring! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it seemed appropriate...
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