Author: prevention.services@wichita.edu

PSY 317: Prevention Sciences & Community Wellness is designed for future leaders, researchers and practitioners interested in wellness and mental health, this course examines the theory and applied practices of community wellness and prevention work.

It’s a course for freshmen and seniors alike and meets 2 to 4:40 p.m. on Thursdays in 105 Lindquist Hall. Register with CRN 14796. Email cora.olson@wichita.edu for more information.

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 21 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room, to the WSU community to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other available resources.

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids.

Students can sign up for trainings on the website, and staff/faculty can register via myTraining in their myWSU.

Join the next #WSUWeSupportU Substance Use and Wellness Training from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 1 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room. The training aims to help faculty and staff develop tools to reflect on how they engage with substances, stigma related to substance use disorder and how to best support students and members of their community.

Participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope T-shirt on completion of the training.

Staff and faculty who are interested in attending can register on myTraining via myWSU.

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, June 27 in 238 Rhatigan Student Center, Meeker Room, to the WSU community to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other available resources.

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids.

Students can sign up for trainings on the website, and staff/faculty can register via myTraining in their myWSU.

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids. Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 30 to the WSU community to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other available resources.

Students can sign up for trainings online and staff/faculty can register via myTraining.

Join a #WSUWeSupportU Substance Use and Wellness Training from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 16 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room. The training aims to help faculty and staff develop tools to reflect on how they engage with substances, stigma related to substance use disorder, and how to best support students and members of their community.

Participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope T-shirt on completion of the training. If you are interested in attending, staff/faculty may register via myTraining on myWSU.

If you get medications from Student Health, plan ahead to get them refilled before the semester ends or transfer them to a pharmacy where you will be spending the summer. Student Health is here for you all summer, but you may be spending your summer elsewhere.

If you have questions about your prescription or need to make an appointment, contact Student Health via the myShockerhealth portal at wichita.edu/shs or by calling 316-978-4792.

Student Health Services (SHS) is hosting its next Pee for Pizza event. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA. Pee for Pizza promotes sexual health awareness, supports students’ health, and prevents the spread of STIs. Get free pizza when you get free testing for HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia by giving a urine sample. Pizza is provided to all participants.

Cosponsored by Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza is by reservation only. Appointments can be made through the myShockerhealth portal: wichita.edu/shs or by calling 316-978-4792 (4SWC). Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing. For more information contact SHS at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Wear your suspender shirts on Fridays and support mental health awareness. WSU employees and students can get their free shirt by completing the Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide at Suspenders4Hope.com.

Free, online mental health and wellness screenings are available to all wichita.edu/swc. Wear your suspenders and join in normalizing the practice of prioritizing mental health care without guilt or shame.

Student Health Services is hosting its next Pee for Pizza event. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA. Pee for Pizza promotes sexual health awareness, supports students’ health and prevents the spread of STIs. Get free pizza when you get free testing for HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia by giving a urine sample.

Co-sponsored by Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza is by reservation only. Appointments can be made through the myShockerhealth portal at wichita.edu/shs or by calling 316-978-4792. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing. Other testing is available upon request.