IUPUI Walking Challenge

The IUPUI Work/Life Walking Challenge is back. Put together & register your team by 5:00 pm on April 4th. Find the entry form and other important information at http://www.hra.iupui.edu/worklife. Then record your steps from Saturday April 9th, 6:00 am until Saturday April 30th, 5:59 am (a full three weeks!)


Doing the walking challenge will give you:

• A healthier you


• Pride in making a comitmnet and sticking to it for three weeks (to form a new habit)


• A chance to enjoy the outdoors and the spring weather


• The fun you'll have challenging others in your department or on campus


• A certificate that you can proudly frame and put on your wall

The IUPUI Walking Callnege Kick-Off Event will be Friday April 8th at 12 pm in Lecture Hall 100. Special guest speaker will be Avis Frieson, a member of the IUPUI staff who has lost a considerable about of weight. There will also be free pedometers and other goodies!

Stress Testing

Are you interested in learning how stressed you actually are? Well, Student Health Services is offering students the opportunity to get a free stress test done. It is a quick and easy thermal scan that reads the tension and stress in your muscles. It will take place during the Campus Center Clinic on Wednesday March 23rd from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in CE 148. For more information, please contact Emily Werner at wernere@iupui.edu.

Let's Go All the Way Tonight...

It's your opportunity to "go all the way tonight" and get tested. We are offering FREE HIV & STD Testing on Wednesday March 30th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm in CE 148. There will also be a fun presentation on Safe Sex! This event is sponsored by Student Health Services and The Damien Center. For more information, please contact Emily Werner at wernere@iupui.edu

Safe Spring Break

Spring Break is only weeks away and it is never a better time to learn how to be safe. It is also an opportunity to pick up your FREE Safe Spring Break Bag as well as FREE condoms/lube.

Come attend the Safe Spring Break Presentation on Tuesday March 8th starting at 7:00 pm in the Walker Conference Room. Topics covered will include Sex and Alcohol including How to Use a Condom and Alcohol Safe Drinking Tips. Your very own Wellness Educator will be presenting and handing away free goodies.

This program is planned and co-sponsored by Resident Assistants.

Campus Center Clinic

The Campus Center Clinic is an opportunity for students to receive FREE health screenings and information. Screenings offered includes total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body fat/bmi, height and weight. We also offer pregnancy tests, vision, first aid, and various educational materials. We are located in CE 148.

The schedule for the remainder of the Spring Semester is:

Tuesday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Please visit health.iupui.edu or call 317-274-8214 for more information.

PingMyHealth - Health Assessment

Want to learn more about your health and wellness?

Don't have much time?

Well, take a free online health assessment offered by PingMyHealth for IUPUI Students. It takes about 5 minutes and it is anonymous. You get instant feedback and no personal information is sent to anyone.

Visit http://www.pingmyhealth.org to take the survey.

Sexual Responsibility Week

The week of Feb. 14th through Feb. 18th is National Sexual Responsibility Week. Do you know your Sexual Status? Are you aware of your sexual health and how to protect it? Well, Student Health Services can help you out with the following events:

Safe Sex Kits
Wednesday Feb. 16th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
CE 2nd Floor Information Table

What's Your Sexual Status?
Free HIV/STD Testing
Thursday Feb. 17th
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
CE 148

For more information, please contact Student Health Services at (317) 274-8214 or health.iupui.edu.