The Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) and the Department of Health Sciences have teamed up with the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) to facilitate contact tracing to help slow the spread of the virus.
When we think about intellectual wellness, what often comes to mind may be academic performance or IQ scores.
The Redbirds Keep Thriving page has been updated to provide helpful support to students on and off campus for the upcoming semester. In addition to new resources, Redbirds Keep Thriving has been reorganized into a more user-friendly format.
Having a solid social support system is associated with positive health benefits, such as a strengthened immune system and cardiovascular functioning.
The Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT), a Health Promotion and Wellness sponsored student organization, has advocated for the health of Illinois State students for over 25 years. Typically, the group’s efforts promote healthy habits such as practicing safe alcohol use, living an active lifestyle, positive sexual health behaviors, and practicing mindfulness. But this school year, the team faces its biggest health promotion obstacle yet—the global pandemic.
The Redbirds Together Wellness Ambassadors are a group of students dedicated to providing peer-to-peer education, reminders, and encouragement to their fellow Redbirds about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
It’s easy to focus only on the physical components of battling a pandemic, but Illinois State University health care experts agree with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that maintaining your mental health and managing stress are integral to one’s overall health.
Working at home can be a pain, literally. That’s what some have found in the first few weeks. Shoulders ache, backs hurt, and what’s with that afternoon slump? It’s not the couch or kitchen table that’s to blame, and thankfully the problem is an easy fix.
Between the Amazon catching fire at a rapid rate in the past year, 91% of plastic not being recycled, and the average American producing 1,600 pounds of garbage a year, there is a massive dilemma that we are all involved in.
In the midst of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Division of Student Affairs remains committed to student success.
