{"id":890,"date":"2019-10-25T00:28:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T00:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/10\/25\/20191024avoiding-a-trick-this-halloween\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:25:53","slug":"20191024avoiding-a-trick-this-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/10\/25\/20191024avoiding-a-trick-this-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding a \u2018trick\u2019 this Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

While students are putting the finishing touches on their costumes for Halloween, those at the Health and Wellness Center are making sure that everyone has a safe holiday.<\/p>\n

As part of Wellness Wednesdays, the Health and Wellness Center tabled outside of Starbucks in the Student Center to educate students on the importance of bystander intervention and the alcohol content within common drinks. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This week\u2019s Halloween theme brought awareness to the alcohol content in drinks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re focusing on National Alcohol Awareness Week,\u201d Carisha Moore, a graduate biomedical science student, said. \u201cThis one is called \u2018Don\u2019t Get Tricked\u2019 and about bystander intervention. So really just learning more about what you can do to look out for your friends and figuring out what are risky kinds of alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n

The table was lined with a beer can, a bottle of wine and red solo cups to illustrate how the physical amount of liquid doesn\u2019t represent the strength of that type of alcohol.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Carisha Moore (left) and Tami Reilly (right) host Wellness Wednesdays weekly in the Student Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cOften times you think that a shot isn\u2019t that much, so it\u2019s not going to impact you that much,\u201d Tami Reilly, director of fitness and wellness, said while at the table. \u201cBut you realize how much alcohol is in it and even things like getting a drink from someone you don\u2019t know is risky behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with candy, those who stopped by the table also could pick up handouts with information on alcohol awareness. According to one of the sheets, a typical red solo cup can hold two standard-sized beers or filling it halfway with 80-proof liquor can be five standard drinks. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese (handouts) remind us that if you\u2019re going to drink, take care of yourself,\u201d Reilly said. \u201cKnow what you\u2019re drinking, know how much so you don\u2019t get tricked. It happens to so many people. They\u2019re not aware of what\u2019s in their drink. Someone keeps refilling their cup and that\u2019s when a problem happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each Wednesday, the Health and Wellness Center tables with a new theme with the goal to help students become more proactive about their health. In the past, they\u2019ve hosted, \u201cTake Back the Juuls\u201d for students to hand in their vaping and nicotine products. The department plans to focus on de-stressing during exam week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a calendar that we put out at the start of the semester,\u201d Reilly said.  \u201cAnd every week has a different theme related to wellness that can help students tune in to be more aware of their overall wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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