L is for the way you Look at me

The power outage didn't stop us! We still had a great Healthy Relationships Week, with the True Aggie Dating Game, a Healthy Relationships Panel, Speed Dating, prizes, and heart shaped cookies! And yes, the power did come back on half way through the event!

Health Fair Recap

This video was made by USU Students Tylar Glenn, and Lauren Gould.

Also, watch Prevention Specialist, Ryan Barfuss, in an interview with ATV News about drinking on campus!

Getting the Word Out

Have you read this great articles in the Herald Journal about USU Student Health 101 yet?

Or, what about this article in The Utah Statesman about alcohol?

If you are a college student struggling with ADHD, this article is very insightful!

USU Student Health Services wants to see you at our next big event! Healthy Relationships and Sexual Responsibility Week! We will be holding The True Aggie Dating Game. This event will set up USU students on a date, and you get to watch it all happen!

#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.

Alcohol Awareness Video

Here is a video created by USU Student, Heidi Justice, about Alcohol Awareness Week!

Bullitis

Check out this video about Utah State University's Health and Wellness Center! Don't forget to stop by the Health and Wellness Center for your flu shot, only $20.

Alcohol Awareness Week

Tomorrow, October 24, USU Student Health Services is holding an Alcohol Awareness event. Student Health Services will have booths set up in the TSC International Lounge from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Stop by to get informational materials, ask questions, play goggle games, and enter contests.

Do you think you already know all there is to know about alcohol? Check your knowledge against other students at USU and watch this video.