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Providing evidence-based health education and information, activities and demonstrations, and screenings to promote awareness of healthy lifestyle habits and disease prevention to empower people to live healthier lives.

04/23/2025

Today's the Day! Come check out the annual ISU Health Fair TODAY! We'll be in the SUB Ballroom until 6pm!

04/22/2025

The annual ISU Health Fair is TOMORROW! Come check out the incredible vendors, get screened, and enter some giveaways! We hope to see you there!

04/16/2025

REMINDER: The annual ISU Health Fair is in ONE WEEK! Get screened, watch food demonstrations, and enter to win some prizes!

We're bringing back the Teddy Bengal Clinic; FREE build-your-own Bengal plush provided for the first 200 kids! Kids work with ISU Nursing students to give a stuffed animal a “routine checkup” from 3-6pm.

For more information, check out our website! https://www.isu.edu/healthfair/

03/31/2025

"Don't forget to brush your teeth! It's always a good idea to brush after meals, but make sure you're not hurting your teeth. Check out these tips from Columbia University Irving Medical Center that can help reduce tooth damage:
1. *Spoiler Alert* Brush and floss twice a day.
2. Use soft bristles to protect your tooth enamel.
3. Brush at a 45-degree angle to the gums.
4. Use a long piece of floss (about 18 inches) to make a C shape and hug each tooth.
5. Brush by quadrant for two minutes per section.
6. If you can, get an electric toothbrush so it can do most of the brushing for you."

03/13/2025

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02/24/2025

Did you know genetics can contribute to your health? Common and rare diseases that can run in families and contribute to offspring health outcomes. The National Institute of Health explains that if you know about your familial health history, your healthcare provider can give you specific education about how to check for the disease, follow healthy habits, know which unhealthy habits you may be more susceptible to (smoking or drinking), and getting specific genetic testing to help with diagnosis and treatment. That sounds like useful information to have, but where to start? Here are some tips to get you started on finding your genetic health risks
1. Talk to your parents: Ask about health conditions, including age of onset and any known genetic disorders.
2. Get Tested: If you don't know how to obtain genetic health information (or want to potentially discover more), there are companies that can mail genetic testing kits to you. Fair warning, this option usually costs a couple hundred dollars.
3. Talk to your healthcare provider: Based on the details you tell your provider, they can create a plan that's right for you. It could be follow-up preventative or genetic testing, medication response education, or knowing what to "keep an eye on".
4. If you discover a troubling surprise in your DNA test results, genetic counseling can provide test information, asses familial history, explain genetic health patterns, and help individuals understand the emotional and social impact of genetic conditions. The NIH does have a free genetic counseling program that patients can apply for called the GSRP Genetic Study Recruitment.

02/10/2025

Check out some of the awesome stuff we've planned! We're another month closer!

01/30/2025

What's that ringing sound?
Oh no, it's hearing damage! Once that hearing is gone, there is no way to get it back. That's why this weekly health tip is all about hearing protection!
It's a lot easier to damage your hearing than you probably think it is. The CDC explains that any noise 85 decibels or higher can cause hearing loss. For reference, a lawn mower is 80 decibels and emergency sirens are around 110 decibels! But noise is everywhere! How are you supposed to protect yourself from life??
Here are some tips, when you find yourself in noisy situations:

1. Keep Earplugs With You: They are fairly small and easy to store in a purse or pocket. Just in case you find yourself in a loud space and need some sound relief, it's a good idea to have them on hand. If you want to reduce as much sound as possible custom-fit hearing products are a great option!
2. Download a Decibel Meter App: It can be hard to determine when sound is too loud. A Decibel meter app can tell you exactly how loud your surroundings are. But let's be honest if you're questioning the noise level... it's probably too loud.
3. Move Away from the Loudest Source: If leaving a noisy situation isn't an option, try to just get away from the source. It's better to be far away from the speakers, fireworks, or screaming sports fans.
4. Give Your Ears Recovery Time: After being exposed to loud sounds, go to a quiet space and let your ears rest.
5. Embrace an Active Lifestyle: Blood flow helps the whole body, but it can help your ears too! Exercise helps the internal parts of the ears stay healthy.
*Bonus Tip* Come get your hearing check for FREE at our health fair on April 23rd, 7 AM - 6 PM

Do you have any hearing protection tips? Drop them in the Comments 👇

01/23/2025

Weekly health tip #2:Think Good Thoughts for Others
How is this a health tip?? Mental health and physical health go hand-in-hand. The Mayo Clinic explains ill thoughts toward others as a domino effect on your overall health and well-being: Judging others can lead to judging ourselves, can lead to a negative internal dialogue, and can lead to exhaustion... you get the point. Johns Hopkins Medicine found people who have positive outlooks (instead of overall negative outlooks) are 13 percent less likely to have a heart attack or other coronary event! I know, it's hard to be positive with so much homework, traffic, and bad news. Start by checking out these tips 👇

1. Smile: Simply smiling can improve your outlook on life. Remember when you were waiting in line (for what seemed like) forever last week? Quick! this is your chance to look at your phone and practice video humor therapy, which can reduce your heart rate and blood pressure in stressful situations.
2. Choose to Reframe: When you catch yourself thinking negatively, pick a different focal point. Traffic jam? Focus on your music. Bad hair day? Focus on the amount of sleep you got last night!
3: Surround Yourself with Good Relationships: People will cause you stress, no matter who they are, but it's important to practice building resiliency around the people who care for you the most. Then, when you're not around them, it will be easier to bounce back from challenges.

How do you stay positive? Leave it in the comments... we could all use some more positivity tips!

01/21/2025

The health fair planning process is well underway! We can't wait to see all of your smiling faces in April, but in the meantime, we'll reminisce on all the good times we had together 🥲. Take a look at these testimonials we received from last year's health fair!

01/17/2025

Welcome to our weekly health tips! There will be a health tip each week until the health fair!

This series will kick off with a health tip that gets a lot of attention... DRINK MORE WATER! But why does proper hydration always seem so unattainable? *Side note* If you think you're drinking enough water, you're probably not.
According to the Mayo Clinic, 8 glasses of water is a reasonable goal but women should drink about 90 floz of liquid a day, and men should drink 124 floz! That does include all fluids, but it's recommended that 80% of liquid consumption comes from water (about 70 floz for women and 100 floz for men).
Don't let this overwhelm you, check out these 5 hydration tips to get you started 👇👇

1. Start Slow: 2025 just started, you have all year to establish this goal and carry it into 2026!
2. Set Alarms: Set multiple reminder alarms on your phone every day. They will get annoying, but this strategy can help make hydration a priority.
3. Get a Big Water Bottle: The less you have to fill up a water bottle, the fewer hoops you'll have to jump through. If you don't want to spend any more money, a reused milk jug works great! But let's face it.. a new water bottle always motivates hydration.
4. Add Natural Flavor: Flavor doesn't just come from sugar or aspartame (artificial sweetener). Add your favorite fruits directly to your water! A really good combo is strawberries, lemon, and mint!
5. Make it a Routine: This can't be stressed enough, whatever you do, incorporate hydration into your daily routine! This will make your goal sustainable. Once it's infused in your daily activities you can stop the tracking and constant reminders, water will just become part of life.
*Bonus Tip* Find your motivation: Whether you want to smell better, regulate body temperature, or have silky-luscious hair drinking water can help you reach them.

Are there any tips that have worked for you?? Drop them in the comments, we're trying to keep our New Year's resolutions over here!

03/01/2023

Save the date for the 2023 ISU Health Fair, April 4, 7am-6pm at Pond Student Union! https://www.isu.edu/healthfair/

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Pocatello, ID
83209-8048

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+12082823559

Website

http://isu.edu/healthfair

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