/news-archive/tag/health-services/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:55:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/10/31/health-clinic/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:55:46 +0000 /news/?p=83786 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Host Public Covid Vaccination Clinic, Health Screenings Nov. 3]]> The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, in Ledbetter Hall in the Donaghey Student Center. It is open to all 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students as well as members of the public. No sign up or registration is required to participate. Preventative health screenings will include tests for blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and body mass index. ARCare will provide HIV testing. The Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Medical Society will provide both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and the bivalent booster shot. Those seeking booster shots must provide their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to determine eligibility for booster shots.]]> /news-archive/2022/03/04/out-darkness-suicide-prevention-walk/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:43:43 +0000 /news/?p=81100 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Host Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk April 2]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Counseling Services is partnering with the Arkansas chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to hold the fourth annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk for Suicide Prevention beginning at the Donaghey Student Center mall area. 鈥淗aving the walk on campus will encourage people to have conversations about the serious issue of suicide,鈥� said Dr. Mike Kirk, director of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Counseling Services. 鈥淲e also want to promote seeking help from a mental health professional as a positive behavior that healthy individuals participate in when appropriate.鈥� Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. with vendors, food, and music. The opening ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a one-mile walk around campus to promote suicide prevention. The event is open to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the public. There is no cost to participate. Any participant who raises $100 will receive a T-shirt. Those who cannot attend the walk in person can also join as virtual walkers. All proceeds will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. About 1,100 college students die from suicide every year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In Arkansas, suicide is the third leading cause of death for those aged 15-24 and the 10th leading cause of death in the state. Suicide prevention is especially important on college campuses since suicide is the second leading cause of death in the world for those ages 15-29, according to the . Participants may register for the walk at . For more information, contact Aresh Assadi at 501-906-3185 or axassadi@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2021/10/07/flu-clinic-oct-13/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:49:21 +0000 /news/?p=80057 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Hold Flu Clinics Oct. 13-19]]> In collaboration with the School of Nursing, flu vaccines will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall. Additional clinics will be held: 路听听听听听 Thursday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Health Services 路听听听听听 Friday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Health Services 路听听听听听 Monday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Health Services 路听听听听听 Tuesday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heath Services Those who are receiving a flu shot are required to wear a mask and should dress for easy access to the upper arm by wearing short sleeves. . Click on the tabs at the top of the of the webpage to select the date of your appointment. The flu vaccine offered through Health Services is FL糖心Vlog传媒RIX quadrivalent, which is created without preservatives and does not contain thimerosal. This vaccine protects against H1N1, H3N2, B/Victoria lineage, and B-Yamagata lineage. Those with health insurance should bring their insurance card to their appointment. Most insurance companies cover 100 percent of the cost of the flu vaccines with no copay, co-insurance, or any out-of-pocket expense. If your insurance does not cover the flu vaccine, you will not be charged. Those without insurance will receive the vaccine at no cost as well. Anyone who is 65 and older and would like to take the FLUZONE High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine must schedule an appointment with Health Services by calling 501-916-3188.]]> /news-archive/2021/05/05/smocovich-begin-nursing-career/ Wed, 05 May 2021 17:11:33 +0000 /news/?p=78883 ... Soccer Star Morgan Smocovich to Begin Nursing Career in Medical Surgical Unit]]> When Morgan Smocovich arrived at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2017, she was an active student who liked to volunteer through the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps and and a successful member of the soccer team, but she wasn鈥檛 sure what she wanted to do with her life. 鈥淚 really enjoy helping people, and I鈥檓 a very much a people person,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t all goes together. Honestly, I remember one day sitting in my English class talking with my friends and deciding that I wanted to be a nurse.鈥� Smocovich, a senior nursing major from Frisco, Texas, is graduating this month with an associate degree in nursing and a minor in business administration. She will be moving to Mississippi to work in a medical surgical unit at a hospital. 鈥淚 want to work in the NICU eventually, but the hospital decided it鈥檚 best for me to practice my skills and get oriented on a med surgical unit first,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 am very excited. I love to help people in general, and I jumped at the opportunity.鈥� Smocovich started off at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock as a member of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps during her freshman and sophomore years, where she volunteered for Our House and Make-A-Wish Foundation. 鈥淚 really liked being in CLC,鈥� Smocovich said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a good way to get people to meet other people outside your own group. For me, it was the athletic clique. It really helped you get your first-year experience and offered you a group of people you could go to if you needed help.鈥� In the School of Nursing, Smocovich said her most memorable experiences came through exercises in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Simulation Innovation, which offers simulation-based clinical learning experiences. 鈥淚 remember all of my simulation lab experiences. Even though you are working on simulation machines, you still go into those experiences with all of the fear in your body and your anxiety,鈥� she said. 鈥淵our instructors are watching you and you feel like you are in a real hospital setting. They are great learning experiences. They offer room for us to make mistakes, and our instructors will correct us and show us how to do it the right way. I feel like there are some mistakes I will never make again because my instructor was there to walk me through it.鈥� As a nursing student during the pandemic, Smocovich was also able to assist at community health clinics. 鈥淚 volunteered at Health Services, and I was screening people and helping them figure out how to administer their COVID tests,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 enjoyed being a part of that, and I was glad the university was able to provide the school鈥檚 students and employees and members of the community a way to get tested.鈥� Smocovich also spent the past four years as a student-athlete and is wrapping up her collegiate soccer career. She was named a Second Team All-Sun Belt honoree for the 2020-21 season. She also finished her senior season by writing her name in the , ranking third in program history for career assists with 15 total. 鈥淚鈥檝e enjoyed being on the soccer team and I love my teammates,鈥� Smocovich said. 鈥淎lthough soccer presented a challenge doing nursing at the same time, it gave me a release. I could go on the game field and the practice field and not worry about my IV insertion skills or stuff like that. I鈥檝e always grown up doing it. It鈥檚 fun. I love getting to travel with my teammates. You are with each other 24/7 and it鈥檚 been very impactful.鈥� After her graduation, Smocovich plans to take her NCLEX exam this summer before moving to Mississippi, where she will join her fianc茅e, Chase Coker. Smocovich and Coker, a former member of the Trojan baseball team, met as student-athletes at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The two will marry in summer 2022.]]> /news-archive/2020/09/24/flu-shots/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:36:29 +0000 /news/?p=77586 ... Flu shots available beginning Sept. 28]]> Health Services will not offer a flu shot clinic this year due to COVID-19. In collaboration with the School of Nursing, flu vaccinations will be administered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from Sept. 28 to Oct. 16. Those who are receiving a flu shot are required to wear a mask, should dress for easy access to the upper arm by wearing short sleeves, and should be prepared to show the green thumbs up from the. Your temperature will be taken with a no-contact infrared thermometer. Those with health insurance should bring their insurance card to their appointment. Health Services will scan your card and bill insurance on your behalf. Most Insurance companies cover 100 percent of the cost of the flu vaccines with no co-pay, co-insurance, or any out-of-pocket expense. If your insurance does not cover the flu vaccine, you will not be charged. Those without insurance will receive the vaccine at no cost as well. Call Health Services at 682-6363 or 569-3188 to schedule your appointment.]]> /news-archive/2020/08/04/ua-little-rock-to-host-trojan-drive-up-aug-7/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:00:35 +0000 /news/?p=77293 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host Trojan Drive-up Aug. 7]]> Trojan Drive-up听from 3-6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7. Tents will be set up and staffed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, TRiO Student Support Services, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Health Services, the Disability Resource Center, and Orientation and Transitions. Students will be able to apply for admission for free, turn in any missing documents needed to complete admission, talk to financial aid advisors, take a socially distant tour of campus, learn about health and safety guidelines regarding COVID-19, complete orientation requirements, and more. Participants are asked to wear a face-covering and follow social distancing guidelines. Hand sanitizer will be available at each tent. Tickets will be available for a visit to the Kona Ice snow cone truck during your visit. Free parking is available in Lot 10 next to the residential housing, West Hall. This lot can be accessed from Fair Park Avenue and 30th Street. The welcome tent will be located in Lot 10, while the additional tents will be set up along Campus Drive. Those who would like to attend can register by by Thursday, Aug. 6.]]> /news-archive/2020/06/19/campus-return-guide/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:03:26 +0000 /news/?p=77103 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock releases guide for returning听to campus]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has released a plan for faculty, staff, and students to return to campus in a safe environment for the fall 2020 semester.听 Employees will begin returning to campus Monday, July 6, in a phased manner, with all employees returning by Aug. 4. Approximately one-third of employees will return to campus in the first phase. All employees and on-campus students will receive a reusable cloth mask when they return. Some employees will also utilize face shields that have been 3D printed at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Masks will be required wherever physical distancing is not possible. The plan includes procedures related to COVID screening and monitoring, continuity of research and learning, campus living and dining, and protective equipment and signage. The reopening guide represents a joint effort between the Coronavirus Emergency Response Team and the Provost’s Academic COVID-19 Taskforce to describe key components of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s plans for the fall term. 鈥淲e want students to be confident that their health and safety are our first priority. We want them to feel comfortable coming to campus,鈥� Chancellor Christina Drale said. 鈥淥ur committees have done a very thorough job ensuring that we will be ready for fall.鈥� When employees and students return, there will be ample signage regarding what to do and where to go in all areas. A new COVID-19 website has been developed where the university community can find up-to-date information. Employees and students will be asked to complete training on coronavirus awareness before returning to campus. The university will introduce a new health screening app that will provide employees and students with information about their ability to return to campus as well as allow the university to monitor students and employees who self-report COVID-19 related symptoms.听 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also welcome students back to its residence halls for the fall semester. Only one student will be housed per bedroom. This will reduce overall occupancy to approximately 1,000 students on campus, while creating available spaces for self-quarantine and isolation cases. Move-in day will be extended to a weeklong event for fall 2020 to allow for physical distancing. Move-in Week will commence from Aug. 15-22, and classes will begin on Aug. 24. Residents will schedule an appointment to move into their residence facility and can bring up to two guests. Recognizing the need to protect potentially vulnerable members of the campus community and the increased work and caretaking needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will promote a culture of flexibility. To help ensure the safety and health of students, faculty, and staff, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will offer multiple, flexible course options for students this fall.听 Professional development opportunities and resources for faculty in inclusive pedagogy and online course design and delivery will be shared throughout the summer. Faculty can take advantage of online course design/delivery and renovation assistance through the Office of Scholarly Technology and Research (STaR). 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will allocate a portion of its federal CARES Act funding towards technology needs to support faculty and students in the fall semester. The Little Rock Department of Athletics will follow guidelines set forth by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, the Sun Belt Conference, and the NCAA. As of June 8, student-athletes who have remained in the Little Rock metro area during the pandemic can participate in voluntary workouts in the Jack Stephens Center. The voluntary workout policy will be re-evaluated during the week of June 22, and a determination will be made to open the remaining facilities. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is following guidelines from the 糖心Vlog传媒 System, the Arkansas Department of Health, the CDC, and the American College Health Association. The guide to return to campus will be updated as new recommendations evolve.听 For the latest information on 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 response to COVID-19, visit /coronavirus.]]> /news-archive/2018/06/06/employee-wellness-step-challenge/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:18:03 +0000 /news/?p=70725 ... Employee Wellness step challenge starts June 18]]> It鈥檚 time to lace up those shoelaces and get fit for the summer with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Summertime Staircase Step Challenge.听 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and staff members are invited to join the employee wellness program that lasts from June 18 to July 29. Participants begin the six-week challenge with a goal of accumulating 35,000 steps per week. The goal increases by 5,000 steps per week with a final weekly goal of 60,000 steps. T-shirts are guaranteed for the first 75 people who sign up. Prizes will be awarded randomly to participants who meet the weekly goal. For more information, contact Karl Lenser at kjlenser@ualr.edu or 501-907-8974 or.]]> /news-archive/2017/11/29/get-fit-without-gym/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:15:12 +0000 /news/?p=68674 ... Workshop to teach employees how to get fit without the gym]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is showing employees how to get fit without a gym membership by using a few simple workout devices and exercises.听 Employee Wellness Coordinator Karl Lenser will lead the workshop, 鈥淔itness: No Gym Required,鈥� at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Donaghey Student Center Leadership Lounge. During the presentation, employees will learn how to get fit by using an exercise ball, resistance band, and kettlebell to complete multiple-joint exercises to maximize workout efficiency. The exercise routine is a perfect home workout that takes 15-20 minutes and works core muscles, legs, glutes, and upper body, Lenser said. Preregistration is required. Click to register for the workshop.]]> /news-archive/2017/05/31/summer-fitness-challenge/ Wed, 31 May 2017 14:11:25 +0000 /news/?p=67264 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock holds summer fitness challenge]]> Running June 12 to July 23, the SummerTime Fitness Challenge helps employees integrate exercise into their daily lives by having employees track the number of minutes they exercise. Activities like going for a lunch-hour walk, taking a group exercise class, or participating in swimming, running, cycling, or strength training are examples of the 鈥渟tructured and planned鈥� exercise sessions encouraged by this program. The activities have a variety of health benefits. 鈥淧hysically fit individuals have more energy and have a lower risk of developing life-limiting diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and chronic low-back pain,鈥� Employee Wellness Coordinator Karl Lenser said. Participants will keep a log of the time they spend exercising. Every Monday, participants will enter this amount into an online document. Prizes will be awarded on a weekly basis to participants who accumulate a minimum of 200 minutes of exercise per week. Fill out this to register for the fitness challenge. The first 75 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees who sign up will receive a free T-shirt. Marie Sandusky (left), director of health services, works out with Karl Lenser (right), employee wellness coordinator. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.]]>