Healthy Connections NewsletterFall 2019 Volume 4 Issue 3 |
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Dear Friends, I am pleased to share our 2019 fall newsletter with you. Academics are about beginnings and endings. As we are ending a productive and engaging summer, we are beginning a new semester filled with promise. We enthusiastically welcome our new and returning students and faculty who are ready to take on this new academic year. In this edition of the Healthy Connections Newsletter, you will learn about a few of our summer camps and events, and the positive impact that our college is having on the health and wellness of children and families in the region. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the NC Area Health Education Center (AHEC), our nursing students and faculty are able to expand their clinical sites to Ashe Memorial Hospital in rural Ashe County. While one group of “Girls on the Run” is ending their program, another group of girls is just beginning. You can also read about how our recreation management students are helping to build new trails and how our faculty are reaching out to the southern borders to explore how they can make a difference. Lastly, I know you will appreciate learning more about our scholarship recipients, including our inaugural Beaver Scholars. Please enjoy the newsletter and know that I welcome a personal visit with you any time! Most Sincerely, Marie Huff, Dean |
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App State names 20 inaugural Beaver Scholars committed to improving regional health care This fall, 20 students in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) started classes as Beaver Scholars, qualifying for scholarships of $10,000 per academic year. The first class of scholars for the endowed scholarship program was selected during the 2018–19 academic year. |
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Collaboration has a tremendous impact with the right partners and support BOONE, N.C. — Every Wednesday during February–April — save for university breaks — a group of nursing students donned in black and gold scrubs have traveled to Ashe Memorial Hospital to provide care to patients in the facility’s medical–surgical care unit. |
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Armed with cooking aprons, yoga mats and fitness tracking watches, a group of rambunctious kids took Leon Levine Hall by storm this summer. The Exercise and Art for Health (EArtH) summer camp of 2019 served both as a bridge between Appalachian State University and the Boone community and a research project. From the adult’s perspective, EArtH’s programming was informed by the beneficial effects of play-based physical activity and healthy food on child development. From the kids’ point-of-view, it was a whirlwind summer of playing Head Chef and Yoga Instructor. |
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Young scientists in App State's Lucy Brock School make learning visible BOONE, N.C. — It began with a curiosity of wanting to know more about the human body and culminated with a poster presentation. No, this is not a research project designed by one of Appalachian State University’s senior science majors. The 3D project was completed by some of the university’s youngest Mountaineers at the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School (LBCDLS). |
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Research study demonstrates that Girls on the Run transforms young girls' lives |
Boone, N.C. – As students prepare to head back to school, many parents are looking for after-school activities that provide a safe and structured space where children can learn skills and be physically active. Girls on the Run offers this and so much more. |
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Boone, NC — Letissia Akue ka, a senior exercise science major, is one of two recipients of the Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) Advisory Council Scholarship. Last year, John Roos, former Chair of the BCHS Advisory Council and Senior Vice President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, challenged all advisory council members to support this scholarship. The members met that challenge and found their scholar. |
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App State students ace final exam trailblazing Buckeye Knob |
BOONE, N.C. — At the end of spring semester 2019, students in Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education (RMPE) pitched in to help an Access Fund conservation crew establish the official climber’s trail to Buckeye Knob — one of Boone’s premier bouldering destinations. |
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Collaboration at the border |
Boone, N.C. — This May, Dr. Brent James, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Sarah Donovan, Lecturer in the Department of Social Work; and student Gabby Gil, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), embarked on an exploratory trip to develop a better understanding of border issues and the organizations responding to the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. |
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A dose of exercise: App State's HOPE lab partners with Park Rx to develop outdoor recreation database BOONE, N.C. — If a walk in the park is what the doctor ordered, the team from Appalachian State University’s Healthy Outdoor Play and Exercise (HOPE) Lab has the resources to help fill the prescription. |
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