The Whitman County Public Health Department has confirmed a case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Washington State University. Bruce Wright, director of WSU Health and Wellness Services, said he is confident the situation poses no general threat to other students or the population at large. He said health officers have interviewed […]
Updates on employee benefit orientation Prices for health and life insurance in 2005 can be viewed on Powerpoint training materials used for WSU Employee Benefit Orientation at http://www.wsu.edu/benefits. Click on Hot Topics, then Employee Benefits Orientation. Orientation sessions in Pullman are planned 1-4 p.m. Feb. 9 and 24 in Lighty 405. Future dates can be […]
Visitors to Health and Wellness Services will see a big change this December, when HWS will become the sole occupant of the building in which it now resides. Pullman Memorial Hospital officially will move to its new location on Bishop Boulevard, changing its name along the way to Pullman Regional Hospital. Every aspect of the […]
Visitors to Health and Wellness Services will see a big change this December, when HWS will become the sole occupant of the building in which it now resides. Pullman Memorial Hospital officially will move to its new location on Bishop Boulevard, changing its name along the way to Pullman Regional Hospital. Every aspect of the […]
Washington State University Health and Wellness Services will host the Pacific Coast College Health Association (PCCHA) annual meeting in Spokane, Oct. 21-23.The meeting is an opportunity for college health care providers and educators from the West Coast region to fulfill continuing-education requirements, network and get up-to-date on current topics in college health.“It is especially important […]
A weeklong symposium at Washington State University Spokane hosted by the Interdisciplinary Design Institute will examine models for thinking about the relationship between health and the built environment. To be held Oct. 4-8, the week’s events offer workshops for healthcare and design professionals, faculty and students. Joanne M. Westphal, a licensed practicing physician and landscape […]
The 2004 Abelson Lecture at Washington State University will be given by geneticist Huntington F. Willard, director of the Duke University Genomics Institute. Willard is noted for tracing the genetic basis of human health and disease. His lecture “The Genome Revolution: Implications for Health and Society” is slated for 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 5 in […]
The first annual Spring Health fair will take place March second from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Student recreation center. Among the incentives to attend are free services such as blood pressure screening, body composition tests, stress management techniques, health and safety information and giveaways. Also at the Health fair, booths from health-oriented clubs […]
WSU Health and Wellness Services will sponsor events from Feb. 23-27 as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. An information table and clothing drive, “Don’t Fight your Genes, Just Change your Jeans!” will go on throughout the week in the Compton Union Building. Donations can be made from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and will go […]
Easing stress and boosting nutrition improve health and lifestyle. University Recreation will present a series of classes on those topics in the weeks ahead. And they’ve thrown in some fun activities for children, as well. Classes on easing stress to maintain and improve well being include:• Herbs to Support the Nervous System, Wednesday, Feb. 18• […]