Public Health Student Alliance

"Bystander Intervention with a Twist"

ESG- Rho Chapter Presents in collaboration with the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.

When: Thursday, April 22nd at 1:30pm.

Components of the program include warning signs of substance use disorders, problem gambling, mental health issues and sexual violence; obstacles to intervene, strategies on how to effectively intervene at varying comfort levels; video clips and skill building activities.

A few things to know...
The session starts at 1:30pm, please plan to arrive on time to be sure you don't miss anything.
You will be admitted into Zoom by the organizers upon your arrival.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81002742327
Meeting ID: 810 0274 2327

Important...Please complete the pretest prior to the start of the training (link is below)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UmL1HpurDXVheANNRIQcjpjGj_CGn8EtL9FMIoknfYM/edit

Best part is it's a win win.. After participating in the session, completing the posttest, and filling out the program evaluation form you will receive a $10 Amazon egift card!

Just to get you pumped for the weekend and National Public Health Weeks final event! The At Home HeartClimb 💓 Celebrate your heart heath by participating in an at home stair climbing event Saturday April 10th! Let's step it up for heart health👣💞

Don't forget.....Today marks day 3 of National Public Health Week April 7th from 1-2pm you can take A.I.D. Training! This is a free training opportunity for all hope to have you join us today!

To register go to link below

Just a reminder Calling all burrito lovers,

Foil your dinner plans and stop by the Chipotle at 429 E Main St in Kent for our fundraiser on Wednesday, April 07 from 5:00pm - 9:00pm. We're raising money to support Public Health Student Alliance, show this flyer below or mention the fundraiser at checkout and they'll donate 33% of the proceeds to the cause!
Hope to see you all there! 🌯

On behalf of all of us at PHSA we wanted to wish you a Happy Easter if you are celebrating today! If not, enjoy the spring sunshine and celebrate good health measures by remembering to please continue abiding by public health restrictions and limit your close contacts to those in your household 🐣🐇🐰💐

Be a mental health ally! Write a message of support to anyone living with a mental illness, or someone who may be struggling. To learn more visit: www.kent.edu/mhsu/TalkOn. All submissions will be put into the Coalition's end-of-year exhibition. Helps us eliminate mental illness stigma. To participate, please view this survey: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nKLcJrhORsSK7I.

Our next member meeting will be held on Monday, March 15 at 12pm. We hope you join us we will be discussing National Public Health Week, April 5-11, we will also be talking about the numerous events planned for this week! So join us for the meeting to find out how to participate in these events, the different prizes and how to win them.

Hungry? We sure are...PHSA is hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle Wednesday April 7th between 5pm and 9pm. Show this flyer, tell the cashier, or order online with promo code MARNEXC. Thank you for your support!

March is Women’s History Month and throughout this month, PHSA wants to celebrate all of the women who have made an impact in the Public Health Field an have paved the way to protect and improve the health of people and their communities...

We'd like to celebrate a few of these woman with you.

**Dr. Helen Rodríguez Trías was a public health expert and women’s rights activist. She served as the first Latina director of the American Public Health Association.

**Cora Reynolds Anderson was the first woman to serve in Michigan's legislature; first Native American woman to serve in a state legislature, health care advocate, educator and championed for public health

**Annie Dodge Wauneka was a public health activist, an the first women ever elected to the Navajo Tribal Council, served on advisory boards to the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service.

**Dr. Anne Szarewski is known for leading the research that confirmed that the human papillomavirus (HPV) played a role in the development of cervical cancer. Her research helped spur the creation of a vaccine preventing HPV that has dramatically dropped cervical cancer rates.

PHSA encourages you to mention other woman in the comments section of this post...Let's Celebrate them together!

As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor and celebrate three Black pediatricians who brought innovations to medicine and public health.
It is essential to acknowledge and truthfully reckon with systemic racism within the field of medicine, which still harms Black families and Black pediatricians today.

Doris L. Wethers, MD, FAAP, (pictured below in photo 1)Dr. Wethers’ research and advocacy efforts helped lead to mandatory testing of all newborns for sickle cell disease.

Joycelyn Elders, MD, FAAP, (pictured below in photo 2) is the first African American woman Director of the Arkansas Department of Health. In 1993, Dr. Elders became the second woman and first African American to serve as Surgeon General of the United States.

Melvin E. Jenkins Jr, MD, FAAP, (pictured below in photo 3)was the longtime chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at Howard University. In 1983, Dr. Jenkins became the first African American elected to American Board of Pediatrics Board of Directors and served as a vice president and oral examiner.

The First Zoom Meeting of the Spring Semester is Tonight at 5:30pm .....Join the Meeting....click link below 👇

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88169288145

Meeting ID: 881 6928 8145

Looking forward to seeing and collaborating with everyone this evening!

Welcome back PHSA! We hope everybody had a great first week of this new semester! We are all excited to continue our meetings and see all of our wonderful members again! Our first meeting of Spring Semester will be held over zoom Thursday January 28th at 530pm so make sure to keep an eye out for new information is coming 👀

Today PHSA would like to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we share one of his quotes “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly" this quote is important to public health because we are aiming to prolong an improve quality of life through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations both (public and private), communities and individuals.

Heading into Christmas Eve, Public health experts urge people to stay home for the holiday and find ways to connect while apart PHSA wanted to give you a few tips to stay safe and stay at home:

🎄 Have a small dinner with only those who live in your household
🎄 Allow for social distancing
🎄 Wash your hands often
🎄 Disinfect surfaces
🎄 Watch holiday movies
🎄Call, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime or whatever way you choose to spend time with extended family members you would usually share the day with, like this fella!

Stay safe and have a very merry Christmas🎄

*disclaimer phsa does not own the rights to this photo

Hang in there and know that you got this! From all of us at PHSA, good luck on finals! 💛💙

“With the high risk of COVID transmission and large degree of asymptomatic spread, we felt it was important to share the safest ways to keep you and your families safe this holiday season!"
PHSA would also like to hear from you...How do you plan to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday?
LASTLY we would like to offer some resources for preventing the spread and coping with stress during this holiday click on link below for information from the cdc.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html

Today is One Health Day. Learn how a One Health approach to public health can bring experts together to improve the health of people, the environment, and animals. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a disease emerging as a result of close contact between animals and people. A One Health approach recognizes the close connection between the health of people, animals, and the environment and the role this connection plays in the emergence of new diseases.
For more info on One Health Day...click link below

https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/one-health-day.html

Halloween will have a different vibe this year, Golden Flashes, but you can still celebrate safely. If you want to be like Flash and stay close to your nest, find a list of activities (including pumpkin painting stencils!) and events here: https://t.co/gRSa4M9K8G

Post here some ideas or previous year photos to keep the Kent Halloween Spirit Vibes Alive! 🎃⚡️

October is Disability Awareness Month! Student Accessibility Services will be hosting events all month long to celebrate. If you would like more information on the events,

https://www.kent.edu/sas/disability-awareness-month #:~:text=October%20is%20disAbility%20Awareness%20Month,inclusion%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities.

Public Health Student Alliance updated their information in their About section.

Have you gotten your flu shot? If not, don't worry - Kent State's got your back! Getting the flu vaccine is more important than ever. Getting a flu shot is an easy and safe way to keep yourself, fellow students, and community healthy. It is also a fantastic way to improve public health and reduce the burden on our healthcare system! Don't miss your shot..Drop a photo of you sleeving up 🩹 below and/or comment and tag a friend to remind them to get theirs! and 💙⚡

Today is World Rabies Day!
Here at PHSA we want you to know how its Spread, The Common Carriers, Symptoms and Treatments in hopes that you will help... End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate, to Eliminate!

SPREAD: Through an animal bite [The farther away from brain the longer virus takes to spread]

COMMON CARRIERS: Dogs, Cats, Bats, Skunks, Foxs, Infected Animals [ Show no fear for humans; act very agitated]

SYMPTOMS IN Humans: Fever, Agitation, Painful spasms followed by excessive saliva, Foaming at mouth, Death within a week without vacine

TREATMENT: Hospitalization, Immune Globulin Injections, Anti-Rabies Vaccine

In case you missed our meeting, we are having a photo contest! To enter this contest all you need to do is take a picture of yourself practicing one of the flashes safe seven protocols and either post it on your story and tag us or email in your picture! The winner will receive a free t-shirt and get their picture posted on the PHSA social media. Make your picture as creative as you can!

Exercise can increase the feel good chemicals [endorphins] in the brain decreasing emotional pain. Exercising your ability to listen with an open mind to someone in emotional pain can help both of you.

Did You Know you can exercise on campus with the Department of Recreational Services which offers a variety of inclusive, vibrant fitness and wellness programs for all fitness levels and abilities.

Pair these services with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) which is offered as part of the More Aware
Initiative

You will be equipped to work through those feelings or help someone else work through them.

Come One Come All... Test your knowledge of mental health, Kent State, and general trivia by attending a Virtual U Good Event that will be hosted by the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use (DMHSU) on

Tuesday, September 29th from 5:30-6:30pm EST

Students should register via this qualtrics link https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71FRUOy34NsAzyJ

Or visit our website at www.kent.edu/UGood