USU Health Fair

Want to succeed in keeping all your healthy New Year's resolutions this year? We want to help! USU Student Health Services, and The Employee Wellness Program, presents the USU Health Fair. The Health Fair will be held this Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Taggart Student Center (TSC) International Lounge. Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Health Fair is open to USU students, USU employees, and the community! The Health Fair brings awareness to the community about all the various resources available in Cache Valley for maintaining your health goals. There will be interactive booths, displays, and health screenings.

See ya there Aggies!

#1 for Worst Air Quality

According to the federal government air quality website; Logan, Utah is the number one city in the nation for the worst air quality. The air quality is not only a problem in Logan but in many areas of Utah, especially during these harsh winter months. The top 5 worst cities in America for air quality include 4 Utah cities; Logan, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. It is typical in Logan to have air quality indexed at over 100, which is rated as unhealthy, air is considered deteriorating when the index is over 35. Today the air in Logan is rated unhealthy, with an air quality index of 160. If you have lung disease, heart disease, or asthma you should avoid spending time outside during unhealthy air index days. Children and elderly people should also stay indoors during unhealthy air days. Inversion occurs naturally in Cache Valley and is not unhealthy. It is the pollutants that are released into the air that cause damaging effects during these winter months. Pollutants that are released into the air during inversion become trapped in the clouds that hang low over the city. About 50% of bad air particles that are being trapped in the air are caused from vehicles. To reduce the air quality index in Logan, we encourage you to check your vehicle emissions, and cut back on driving during inversion and unhealthy air quality days. Logan City, The Bear River Health Department, and Utah State University have all taken proactive measures over the past few years to reduce pollution in Cache Valley. We challenge Cache Valley citizens to take a proactive stance for better air quality as well. Educate yourselves about the dangers of living in unhealthy air quality conditions, and make a conscious effort to reduce the amount of pollutants you emit into the air.

Click Here to view the federal government air quality forecast.

Click Here to view Cache County's air quality forecast.

To find out more about how air quality affects your health read the Air Quality Index Guide

Here's a few ways to help reduce the amount of pollutants we send into the air.

National Stalking Awareness Month

Stalking is a serious crime in our country, and affects 6.6 million adults every year. This January, we are raising awareness about stalking at Utah State University. Stalking is a series of actions that puts a person in fear for their safety, or any unwanted contact that communicates a threat. Stalkers may use a lot of different methods of stalking such as; following you, harassing you, calling you, watching your house, sending you inappropriate or unwanted messages, or acting in any manner that you find scary. Stalkers can be inventive, persistent, and obsessive, which can make them very dangerous. Every state has some form of law against stalking because it is a serious crime that can effect the lives of the people who fall victim to stalking. If you have questions or want to seek counseling about being stalked call the USU SAAVI Office at (435) 797-1510 or the CAPSA Hotline at (435) 797-RAPE (7273). SAAVI can also be reached via E-mail at saaviinfo@aggiemail.usu.edu Don't wait, till it's too late.

• 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men have been stalked
• 2/3 of stalkers stalk their victims once a week
• Almost 1/3 of stalkers have previously stalked
• 11% of stalker victims have been stalked for 5 or more years
• The majority of stalker victims are being stalked by someone they know
• 66% of females and 41% of males victim are stalked by a current or former intimate partner
• 46% of stalking victims fear not knowing what will happen next

Take this quiz to see how much you really know about stalking.

If you have any further questions about stalking or Utah's laws against stalking visit The National Stalking Awareness or,  The Victims of Crime website.

Where did the break go?

Does it seem as if Fall semester just ended? Spring semester came too fast? Here are some helpful tips on how to get back into the swing of things for a new semester.

1. Time Management : create a way to manage your time, use either a planner, calendar, or smartphone app. Write down class times, work schedule, and homework schedule daily so you can keep your tasks in order. Keeping a schedule will help you reduce the amount of times you forget about an assignment, or important meeting.

2. Take a reasonable amount of credit hours : only take as many credits as you can handle, everyone is different with how many credit hours they can realistically manage. Look back on past semesters too find a good gauge on the proper amount of credit hours for you. Take into account work schedule, homework amount for each class, and having enough social downtime as well.

3. Have all materials ready : use the first week of the semester to get all the supplies you'll need for the semester such as text books, highlighters, notecards, pens and pencils, notebooks, calculator, and printer paper.

4. Get involved : use this semester to get involved in an on-campus group, or club. Being involved in your community brings opportunities to make new friends, as well as build confidence, and relieve stress.

5. Budget : create a budget to live by for this semester. Estimate about how much money you have to spend on groceries, gas, bills, savings, and shopping and/or fun money. After a couple weeks of sticking to your budget make any necessary modifications.

This semester we challenge you to try something new, get involved, and use campus resources available to all USU students! Welcome back to school Aggies!