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Campus News

Wildcat Weekly Minute for Nov. 17, 2011

A look at what's happening on campus this week.

Faith

Cleansed through the Cross

Dr. Quarles speaks on the efficacy of Christ's sacrifice at weekly chapel

Sports

LC hoops teams wrap up homestand with pair of wins

Off to Ozarks, UT-Dallas next

Organizations

LC media student give to Toys for Tots

More than 100 toys will help local charity

Campus Life

February is Heart Health Awareness Month

Stay healthy and 'God Red'

Culture

All the Shakespeare you could laugh at… and more!

tlc's adaptation of 'Shakespeare Abridged' pulls out all the stops

Special Coverage

LC brings another successful ‘Follow the Star’

'Christmas on the Hill' and 'Gala' add to festive weekend

Promoting health on campus - the goal of the first-ever LC Health Fair

by Al Quartemont

Organizers plan to make it an annual event.

How healthy are you?

Getting the answer to that question was the goal of the first annual Louisiana College Health Fair held Tuesday at LC's Granberry Conference Center.

For one afternoon, information was available on virtually every health-related service on campus as well as many of those located in the rest of the Central Louisiana community.

"I wanted to promote health to our faculty, students and staff," said even coordinator, Carla Martin, LC's Health Services Director.

Martin and her staff already serve the LC campus with a variety of services - including vaccines, allergy shots, and medication. They also coordinate to have Dr. Ken Johnson of Pinveville on campus once a week as he offers his services and writes prescriptions for students who may need them.

But the health fair took those services to another level. Upstairs, in the Hixson Student Center, several LC students and staff took time to donate blood as part of the blood drive coordinated by LifeShare. And for those who took advantage of free screenings for things like vision, blood pressure or cholesterol, the opportunity to work to improve their health came almost immediately as Martin said several people were identified as having high blood pressure or issues with their cholesterol levels - many of them students.

"Just because they're young, it doesn't mean they don't have health issues," Martin said. "(Students who attended) all seem to really be interested in getting the information."

And based on the strong turnout and the overall success of the event, Martin said her department plans to bring another health fair again next year.

Here is a look at what services were available at this year's fair:

Alexandria Spine & Rehab Center- doing Spinal Screening and surface EMG’s
Cabrini Hospital- doing Cholestex (total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, & Glucose) screening ($20 fee) as well as providing information on bariatric surgery, the women’s center, the cancer center, and the sleep center.
Cenla Medication Access Program- information on medication cost assistance and free cancer screening programs for males and females.
LC Health Services- FREE H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines ($5 donation appreciated)
Humana Insurance Company- student health insurance information.
LaCHIP and women’s health services information.
LC Cafeteria - Hattie B’s- nutritional health information.
RRMC- blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, and health information.
La. Athletic Center- checking weight, BMI, and doing body fat analysis.
April Miller (Wellness in the Workplace) - stress management information
LC Student Counselor (Leniel Mercer) - information about student counseling, anxiety and depression screening tools.
La. Cardiovascular & Thoracic Institute- stroke, thyroid, aortic aneurysm, PVD screenings (for additional cost of $45 - $100).
Dr. Close/Allergy and Asthma Center- Pulmonary Function Testing
Cory Mayon- massage information
Alexandria Eye & Laser Center- vision screening and Lasik information
About Face- information about massage, facials, weight control, and wellness.
Alexandria Wellness- anxiety, depression, and stress information.
LifeShare Blood Center- blood drive information
Jeremy Huffman “The Running Man”- walk screening and exercise information

Door Prize offerings included items from the following providers:
Harlow’s
LifeWay Bookstore
LC Hattie B’s
LC Bookstore
BJ’s Pizza
The Grand Theater
Medical Market

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