How Utah compares to the rest of the 49 states. After having spent 5 days down in Saint George, I am now a full fledged Chronic Disease Self-management teacher. For more information about Chronic Disease Self-Management classes and training, visit the Utah Department of Health.

Mental Health Awareness for College Students. The Famous and Mental Illness. Mental health disorders are serious illnesses. Talk with your friends and family about how you are feeling, what you are feeling, and why you feel the way you do. Tips for Students with Anxiety Disorder.

Steps to Health and Wellness in College. Is done as part of a tradition related to religion, usually to help one to have a self-transformation. There are many ways of meditating, which brings one to self-awareness, devoting attention to the inner self, concentrating on finding answers. Good Friends Are Good for You. People with social support have fewer health problems and live.

A guide to maintaining clean and healthy teeth. This is not my x-ray, but this is exactly what my x-ray looked like prior to removal of my wisdom teeth. All the hard work my braces did for a year and a half would have been wasted! 8230;Why do we have them? Why are they removed? 8211; After the surge.

Discussion of Eating disorders, particularly relating to college aged people. December 18, 2009 by codyman777. As a public health major i have come to realize the importance of exercise. It helps to prevent so many chronic diseases, and can also help with depression and eating disorders. That stated the exact opposite. What do you think? December 16, 2009 by codyman777. I read a sad article.

A Closer Look at Utah. Posted on September 14, 2011. 124; Leave a comment. Posted on December 18, 2009. Try to eat according to recommendations on the food pyramid. Do something else that gets your body moving.

Healthy Food, Healthy Future! Chronic diseases may not be treatable, but they can be prevented! August 10, 2010. Obesity and Malnutrition, the Hunger Paradox. Why are so many in our country obese, while thousands of children around the world go to bed hungry each night? Ellen Gustafson addresses this question and has launched multiple projects to help our world have easier access to healthy food. To read more the organizations she is a part of. Why not get involved in a new Fall project? .

It can affect anyone who makes even just one bad choice. Today, we see a good decrease in teen rates in use of marijuana, smoking, alcohol, and other illicit drug use. However, there is a rise in teens abusing. Prescription drugs as well as over the counter drugs. I really like this clip because it highlights and interview with a young man who experienced prescription drug abuse and he has a very important message for teens. 8221; in order to avoid relapsing.

One American dies from the disease every hour, experts warn. Skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States, affects more than 2 million Americans ea.

Information about the problem of domestic hunger. Resolving to Fight Hunger in 2010. Find your local food bank here. And contact them to see what you can do to help right in your community.