Mid-terms can be a high stress time for many students, perhaps contributing to increased tobacco use amongst those who smoke.  For those who are former smokers, this kind of stress can be a trigger point for returning to past habits. 
While relapse can be a reality when establishing any new healthier habit,  it should not be [...]

From CNN Health…

The perception is that 20-somethings are youthful and robust, in the peak of their health.

But a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that young adults have their fair share of health woes.
A third of 18- to 29-year-olds, a demographic the insurance industry calls “young invincibles,” are cigarette [...]

Hey Wes! 
Planning an event that has something to do with a health issue? 
Want some free publicity for the time it takes you to compose an email? 
We can post it here on the WesWELL blog for you!
At least three days before your event, email the following information to Lisa Currie (lcurrie@wes): 

Name of your Event
Day and Date
Start [...]

From the Office of Behavioral Health for Students…
 
STUDENT-RUN
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
(Sponsored by the Office of Behavioral Health for Students)

MEETS:   Tuesdays
TIME:   8:00 p.m.
LOCATION:   Group Room #212
(2nd fl., Davison Health Center)

Intended to create a network of support for
those who have experienced the death of a loved one.  
Please feel free to come [...]

 
Scientific American recently ran a ” 60 Second Psych” podcast about cyberchondria, the obsessive fear that can arise from using “Dr. Google” to diagnose your illness from a few simple symptoms. Click here to check it out.
An alternate tool available to the Wesleyan community is the Self Care Guide. This guide was developed by the American [...]

If you are interested in having the WesWELL staff member or a Peer Health Advocate present a health education workshop for your group or living area, it’s simple to request it.
Just go to www.wesleyan.edu/weswell and click on Request a Program. 
The online form will ask you for all the information we need to speed along scheduling your program [...]

The WesWELL Resource Library, located in Room 204 of the Davison Health Center, houses a collection of books, journals, periodicals, brochures, and videos on various health and wellness issues. Our stock of free safer sex supplies is also located in the same room. 
Many students access the Resource Library for personal information, research for a project, or to [...]

(photo: Olivia Bartlett)
The Davison Health Center, pictured above during a snowy March day, is home to three separate but related health offices. Functioning as three parts of a whole, these offices offer “one stop shopping” for the health needs of Wesleyan students.  All three offices are located in the Davison Health Center, 327 High Street, adjacent to the [...]

Over the course of the semester, we’ll be creating a series of FYI posts. They will highlight various services and resources available through WesWELL, and to a lesser extent, through Health Services and the Office of Behavioral Health. Look for the first one shortly!
If you have a suggestion for something yo’ud like to know more about (or a [...]

Medical News Today offers a great video that reviews your testing options for HIV:
Click here: Fast and Easy HIV Testing
Health Services offers testing services for Wesleyan students at low and reasonable costs.