Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the GA silent auction. All donations will help BACCHUS provide valuable materials to affiliates to support peer education and create healthier campuses. Popular items include apparel or other items from your school, speaking engagements, retail gift certificates, tickets to sporting events or concerts, jewelry, art and other collectibles, books, etc. Be creative! You can mail the item to BACCHUS beforehand or bring it with you if you are going to Columbus. Contact Chris Miller at chris@bacchusnetwork.org or 303-871-0901 to donate. Any donation big or small would be greatly appreciated!
-posted by Chris Miller
Thursday, October 16, 2008
GA Update
Make Hotel Reservations Today!
October 22 Rates Change
Room Block Almost Full!
Contact Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, Columbus Ohio, 43215.
Phone: 614-463-1234 (Reference The BACCHUS General Assembly at time of reservation)
$147 single/double/triple/quad
THIS RATE EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 22 OR EARLIER IF ROOM BLOCK FILLS!
Specific Award Categories Submission Extended to Monday, October 20, 2008
Award submissions only for
Outstanding Alumni
and Outstanding Programs in these two categories:
Illegal Drug/Drug Misuse
Peer Education Recruitment
Email applications to awards@bacchusnetwork.org by 5 pm Eastern Time, Monday, October 20, 2008.
Call for Programs Update
Acceptance letters are being faxed and emailed this week. A final program schedule will be ready and posted to the BACCHUS website by Monday, October 27.
Important Deadlines & Quick Links...
Before Wednesday, 10/22
Make Hotel Reservations
Monday, 10/20
Select Award Applications Deadline Extended
Wednesday, 10/22
Early Bird Registration Deadline
Student Trustee Election Packets Due
On or After Wednesday, October 22
Sign Up for BAC-Tail Contest & School Exhibits
-post from: Ann Quinn-Zobeck
October 22 Rates Change
Room Block Almost Full!
Contact Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, Columbus Ohio, 43215.
Phone: 614-463-1234 (Reference The BACCHUS General Assembly at time of reservation)
$147 single/double/triple/quad
THIS RATE EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 22 OR EARLIER IF ROOM BLOCK FILLS!
Specific Award Categories Submission Extended to Monday, October 20, 2008
Award submissions only for
Outstanding Alumni
and Outstanding Programs in these two categories:
Illegal Drug/Drug Misuse
Peer Education Recruitment
Email applications to awards@bacchusnetwork.org by 5 pm Eastern Time, Monday, October 20, 2008.
Call for Programs Update
Acceptance letters are being faxed and emailed this week. A final program schedule will be ready and posted to the BACCHUS website by Monday, October 27.
Important Deadlines & Quick Links...
Before Wednesday, 10/22
Make Hotel Reservations
Monday, 10/20
Select Award Applications Deadline Extended
Wednesday, 10/22
Early Bird Registration Deadline
Student Trustee Election Packets Due
On or After Wednesday, October 22
Sign Up for BAC-Tail Contest & School Exhibits
-post from: Ann Quinn-Zobeck
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Even if you quit, smoking during younger years negatively affects health later in life
A study conducted by Dr. Arto Y. Strandberg at the University of Helsinki followed 1,658 men born between 1919 and 1934. They were considered healthy in 1974 and a follow-up in 2000 showed that those who never smoked lived about ten years longer than those who had smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day. Even those that had quit smoking between 1974 and 2000 lived shorter lives. Although nearly 70% of 1974 smokers had quit by 2000, about 44% had already died; and those who had survived had considerably worse health than never-smokers.
Campuses can use the results of the study to help encourage cessation and tobacco-free policies. Students can be informed that even if they eventually quit smoking, their current use of tobacco is negatively affecting their future health. The study showed that health problems increase as the number of cigarettes smoked increases, so it’s best to quit as soon as possible.
Source: Medical News Today
-posted by Chris Miller
Campuses can use the results of the study to help encourage cessation and tobacco-free policies. Students can be informed that even if they eventually quit smoking, their current use of tobacco is negatively affecting their future health. The study showed that health problems increase as the number of cigarettes smoked increases, so it’s best to quit as soon as possible.
Source: Medical News Today
-posted by Chris Miller
Thursday, October 9, 2008
New Tobacco Products
In their unending attempts to circumvent smoke-free laws, the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company has unveiled several new "smokeless" products to be test marketed in early 2009. These three new products are dissolvable in the mouth, and they come in sticks, strips and "orbs." Each carries the signature Camel brand.
RJR says they will test market these products starting in January in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, and Portland, Oregon.
BACCHUS encourages campuses to work toward tobacco-free campus policies, rather than just smoke-free. Exchanging one addictive product for another is not a consistent health message. These new products clearly indicate the dedication that tobacco companies have for perpetuating tobacco addiction.
-posted by Tad Spencer
Health Behaviors and The Economy
On a daily basis, we are bombarded with advertisements for “value” or “dollar menus,” many of which, quite frankly, do not offer the most nutritious food. With the economy struggling, it’s easy to see how some people might not eat as well.
That’s the common thought, anyway. Now may be a great time to help students learn that eating well does not have to cost a lot or be time-consuming.
A Cigna study suggests that many people are open to taking better care of their health during hard economic times. The healthier practices may help boost their energy and job performance, not to mention improving their overall mood.
Consider hosting events that show practical ways for students to keep healthy snacks on hand and methods for cooking on a budget with limited tools. Also emphasize the benefits of improving one’s health during these times, rather than allowing it to slide backward.
-posted by Tad Spencer
That’s the common thought, anyway. Now may be a great time to help students learn that eating well does not have to cost a lot or be time-consuming.
A Cigna study suggests that many people are open to taking better care of their health during hard economic times. The healthier practices may help boost their energy and job performance, not to mention improving their overall mood.
Consider hosting events that show practical ways for students to keep healthy snacks on hand and methods for cooking on a budget with limited tools. Also emphasize the benefits of improving one’s health during these times, rather than allowing it to slide backward.
-posted by Tad Spencer
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
New Physical Activity Guidelines
The Federal Government had just issued its first-ever physical activity guidelines for Americans. On the Department of Health and Human Services website, you will find guidelines, a toolkit, an activity guide for adults, and a report from the advisory committee.
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/
A few questions for affiliates:
-posted by Tad Spencer
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/
A few questions for affiliates:
- How are you promoting physical activity on campus?
- How will your promotion efforts change throughout the year (and through weather changes)?
- What partnerships/collaborations have you formed through your efforts?
-posted by Tad Spencer
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Still time to get NCAAW materials
Order now for NCAAW 2008!
You still have time to order materials and giveaway items to support your National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week activities. From cups to chip clips to pens to jelly bean packets to key-shaped air fresheners (in addition to posters and pamphlets) -- they are all available to help you get the message out to your students:
U DECIDE — It starts with your decisions
DECIDE — to take care of yourself and friends
DECIDE — to not allow others to pressure you into drinking or drinking too much
DECIDE — to keep safe by not drinking to excess, by not driving after drinking, and by not riding with a driver who has been drinking
You can view images of each item as well as an order form by visiting http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/ncaaw.asp
Or download the descriptions and order form (2 MB file) directly at: http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/documents/2008NCAAWItems_000.pdf
Place your order with the BACCHUS Materials Center by Wednesday, October 8 and your materials will arrive on campus by Friday, October 17. See the order form for information about how to place your order.
BACCHUS wishes you the best with your NCAAW programs!
-post from Andrea Zelinko
You still have time to order materials and giveaway items to support your National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week activities. From cups to chip clips to pens to jelly bean packets to key-shaped air fresheners (in addition to posters and pamphlets) -- they are all available to help you get the message out to your students:
U DECIDE — It starts with your decisions
DECIDE — to take care of yourself and friends
DECIDE — to not allow others to pressure you into drinking or drinking too much
DECIDE — to keep safe by not drinking to excess, by not driving after drinking, and by not riding with a driver who has been drinking
You can view images of each item as well as an order form by visiting http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/ncaaw.asp
Or download the descriptions and order form (2 MB file) directly at: http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/documents/2008NCAAWItems_000.pdf
Place your order with the BACCHUS Materials Center by Wednesday, October 8 and your materials will arrive on campus by Friday, October 17. See the order form for information about how to place your order.
BACCHUS wishes you the best with your NCAAW programs!
-post from Andrea Zelinko
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