Have a Safe Holiday Season!

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, last year more than 10,000 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes.  More than 400 of those deaths occurred during the last half of December alone.  With the holidays coming up, there are many more opportunities for party-goers to drink, and for those people to drive with alcohol-impaired vision, coordination, judgement, and control.  In order to prevent tragic crashes and deaths this holiday season...

• Pick a designated driver at the beginning of the night! The driver should not be the person who has had the LEAST to drink, it should be a designated person who will consume NO alcohol.
• Limit your drinks to one per hour, and alternate every alcoholic drink with a non-alcoholic beverage.
• If someone is trying to drive and has had too much alcohol for this to be safe, don't be afraid to take their keys! Even if it's an inconvenience, they will appreciate the gesture in the morning when everyone is safe.
• If no one in your group is sober, call a taxi.  The extra fee is worth the lives you will be saving.

Driving drunk is not only dangerous, it is expensive!  A first-offense DUI in the state of Montana can cost up to $1,000, and includes license suspension and possible jail time.  That doesn't sound like a very nice way to spend your winter break!  Be careful when drinking, and have a safe and happy holiday season.

Great American Smokeout, Thursday, November 15th

The American Cancer Society is marking the 37th Great American Smokeout on November 15 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.


Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet about 43.8 million Americans still smoke cigarettes — Nearly 1 in every 5 adults. As of 2010, there were also 13.2 million cigar smokers in the US, and 2.2 million who smoke tobacco in pipes — other dangerous and addictive forms of tobacco.

A great resource to help you quit in the Montana Quit Line.  You can call them at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

Get your flu shot today!

The flu clinics are over, but flu shots are still availble at Student Health Service for $15.  make an appointment online or call 994-2311 to shcedule your flu shot today.

How Stressed Are You?

With only 5 weeks left in the semester, many students are beginning to feel their stress levels rise!  Excessive stress over long periods of time can lead to major health risks, including headaches, sleep problems, heart disease, obesity, depression, memory impairment, and many other negative effects.  These resources from the Mayo Clinic will help you to determine your stress level, and how to decrease the amount of stress you are under.  Remember, it's important to stay positive and give yourself some time to relax and take a break!
Rate your Stress Level
The Four A's of Stress Relief

Healthy Dinner Recipes under $3!

Check out this link for some great dinner ideas for a student on a budget! Cheap food doesn't always have to mean unhealthy, and these can give you some great ideas for making balanced meals without cleaning out your bank account.
20 Healthy Dinner Recipes under $3

Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative

Jenny Haubenreiser, the leader of MSU's health promotion team and president of the American College Health Association, has been working with other campuses to spread the tobacco-free initiative across the country!  Check out the resources and ideas Jenny and her associates have combined to help promote health on college campuses throughout the nation.
National Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative

Flu shots are coming

Student Health Service will host a series of walk-in flu shot clinics this fall.  From 9am to 3pm on Tuesday, October 2nd, Wednesday, October 10th, and Tuesday, October 23rd.  No appointment needed and the shot is only $15!  Put it in your schedule today.