25 Apr
Wordless Wednesday: Save the date
Archive for ‘DMU Events’
24 Apr
OMM for all
Back, hip or neck pain?
Get a FREE osteopathic manual treatment from Des Moines University at OMM Community Night taking place tonight in the Student Education Center from 6-8 p.m. Learn how osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) is used to evaluate and treat the whole body, from the feet through the pelvis, spine and upper extremities & decrease your pain!
Come enjoy the following for FREE:
• structural/muscular assessment & OMM demonstration
• information about medical & health graduate programs
• information about OMM (osteopathic manual medicine)
This event is open to the community. For more information, call 515.271.1421.
6 Apr
Mental and emotional well-being
by Barb Boose
Today is day 5 of National Public Health Week 2012! Below, members of DMU’s Master of Public Health Student Club discuss today’s theme: mental and emotional well-being.
Why focus on mental and emotional well-being?
- Many mental health disorders are preventable and treatable.
- About one in five people experience a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder at some point in their life.
- Fewer than half of people diagnosed with a mental illness receive treatment in any given year.
- An American dies of suicide about every 15 minutes.
What can you do if you want to start small?
5 Apr
Reproductive and sexual health
by Barb Boose
Today is day 4 of National Public Health Week 2012! Our awesome Master of Public Health Student Club (MPHSC) members have a number of activities in the works – see below – to promote health across communities and population. MPHSC members offer information below on today’s theme, reproductive and sexual health.
Why focus on reproductive and sexual health?
- Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended. Risks associated with these unintended pregnancies include low birth weight, postpartum depression, and family stress.
- The rate of preterm birth has risen more than 20% in the last 20 years. These preterm infants are more likely to suffer complications such as respiratory distress, infant mortality, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities.
3 Apr
Make A Difference By Walking
DMU will join the American Heart Association in celebrating National Walking Day! It’s a day to challenge ourselves and our nation to get heart healthy, get fit and fight the number one killer of Americans – Heart Disease. Come together and join DMU’s Wellness staff, in front of the academic center, and take steps toward a healthier you.
Join us tomorrow Wednesday, April 4 at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. for this great event. We will be walking from the Wellness Center to 42nd St. and back (a total of 1-mile). Wear RED to support this event!
