HealthierU · February 21, 2007

Upcoming Events
You Have a Job, Now What?
Tuesday, February 27, 2007  ~ 7:30 - 8:30pm ~ Woodhead Lounge
You have a job. You've negotiated your salary. You know your starting date. Are you ready for that first day? Learn about health insurance, life insurance, and all the other paper work that comes with Day 1. Meet and talk with a panel of human resources personnel and a financial adviser to prepare you for your new job. Learn what you can do to make your first day your best day!
Sponsored by the Career Resource Center, wesleyan.erecruiting.com

Sexual Health Expo
Friday, March 2, 2007 ~ 12:00 to 6:00pm ~ Lobby of the Exley Science Center
Stop by WesWELL's annual Sexual Health Expo to learn all about sexual and reproductive health issues....and get your picture taken in the giant vulva! A complete list of workshops and tabling groups will be available soon. Watch for current information at Sexual Health Expo 2007.   Sponsored by WesWELL's Peer Health Advocates.

Tips for a HealthierU
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Take this quiz to find out.

Announcements
Publicize your health-promoting event in HealthierU by emailing all the details to lcurrie @wesleyan.edu for the following Wednesday's edition of HealthierU. 

Quote of the Week
"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." ~ Nora Roberts

Healthy Dose of Info on...Alcohol & Women
Moderate alcohol intake is defined as no more than two drinks per day for a (biological) man, and one for a (biological) woman. why the difference?

• Women end up with a higher blood level of alcohol and thus become more intoxicated than men form the same amount of alcohol. One reason: women tend to be smaller and have proportionately more fatty tissue and less body water than men of the same size (alcohol is diluted in body water).
• Another reason: The stomach enzyme that breaks down alcohol before it reaches the bloodstream is less active in women. This allows more alcohol to enter the blood.
• Thus, women are more likely to develop damage to the liver, heart muscle, and brain at lower levels.
• Though women are less likely than men to drive after drinking, they have a higher risk of having a fatal crash at a given blood alcohol concentration. Studies suggest that alcohol has a greater effect on driving skills in women.
• Pregnant women who drink heavily risk having babies with fetal alcohol syndrome. No level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is known to be safe.

~ From the UC Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, March 2007

Note: Alcohol consumption by anyone under the age of 21 is illegal in all 50 states. To avoid legal as well as health consequences, consuming zero alcoholic drinks is the lowest risk behavior until age 21. Click here for low risk drinking guidelines or here to assess your current consumption patterns. 

For more information on Wesleyan's health offices, visit:
WesWELL, the Office of Health Education
Health Services
Office of Behavioral Health for Students

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