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Wednesday │February 6, 2013 │ Vol. 100, No. 3
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Students ‘go red’ for heart health Megan Pillow Reporter
TWU students from all three campuses rummaged through their closets and drawers for anything red yesterday to join the American Heart Association’s fight against heart disease with TWU’s “Go Red for Women.”
A lunch screening and panel discussion, “Just a Little Heart Attack,” was offered, and the first 50 attendees were given free lunch in the Fitness and Recreation Center from noon-1 p.m. A panel of health promotion activists on campus answered questions from TWU students who were curious to debunk myths on health and personal wellbeing. “In my opinion, the fountain of youth is diet and exercise,” answered Michelle Reeves, Assistant Director of the TWU Fitness and Recreation Center. “It’s that simple. If you can balance those things out well, it makes it easier to deal with things mentally and socially, and there’s a lot of research to back that up.” Dr. Margaret Basiliadis, a physician of Osteopathic Medicine at Student Health Services, expressed the importance of getting 7-8 hours of sleep, and that four hours of sleep will not suffice. “Another one is your relationships — your social and spiritual health. Often times we have students who come in with
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“Go Red” supporters wear red to raise awareness about heart disease risk.
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Girls Incorporated to partner with TWU Laura Hilton Reporter
Beginning in J a n u a r y, T W U i n i t i a t e d a partnership with Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas, established by a federal grant of $720,000. A TWU press release stated: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families recently awarded Girls Inc. of Dallas $720,000 over three years to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection prevention program.” According to Girls Inc.’s website, the group provides “girls with education enrichment and the resources they need to reach their full potential.” Girls Inc. offers girls the opportunity to attend programs to learn about avoiding pregnancy and drugs and improving their character, self-esteem and leadership skills.
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Studies Dr. Molly Golman explained in an email, that she met with Girls Inc. to put the programs together. Although TWU will not be a part of the program implementation, they will be “responsible for all of the data collected from the program as well as analyzing and reporting the findings.” Girls Inc. will be implementing is titled “Girls Getting Ready!” It will include “two age-appropriate comprehensive pregnancy and STI prevention and adult preparation modules,” Golman shared. She added that the program designed for girls in grades 5–8 is called “I’m Making a Difference” and the program for girls in grades 9–12 is called “Reducing My Risk.” “Girls Inc. chose us,” Golman said. “I was called by their national office over the summer to assist in the grant proposal to make sure that the evaluation component was sound and that we would be in a position to evaluate the program outcomes.” This step was taken to ensure that if the program is
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There is a possible tuition increase looming in the air at TWU. Public hearings are set for Monday and Tuesday next week to discuss the issue with faculty, students and staff. The hearings will be held from noon– 1 p.m. each day in ACT 301 and will also be video-conferenced to both the Dallas and Houston campuses. Dallas may view the conference in room 3115 and Houston in room 4302. Students may pick up a copy of The Lasso next week for a followup article on the hearings.
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successful, it could be replicated nationwide. TWU was a perfect fit for partnership with Girls Inc., Golman said, because she has previously partnered with them to implement various prevention programs. Her role was to design, oversee and evaluate components of the programs. The target areas for the program, Golman disclosed, “were chosen based on highest need areas in Dallas.” TWU’s press release stated that the programs are slated for delivery by Girls Inc. staff on four Dallas campuses “in west and south Dallas, North Oak Cliff and Love Field.” The areas were chosen based on recent county health rankings and roadmaps that show that “Dallas county has a birth rate of 76 per 1,000 women ages 15-19, in a state ranked the fourth highest in teen birthrate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” according to the press release. Those wishing to learn more about the programs and Girls Inc.
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