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So What Did You Learn?

What do you see yourself doing in 5-10 years professionally and how do you see health (Mind, Body, Spirit) playing a role in your future? 

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Spirituality

Spirituality is commonly defined as a person's connection with self, significant others, and the community at large. Many experts believe that spirituality involves a personal belief system or value system that gives meaning and purpose to life. What is your personal belief system or value?

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15 Body Art

Tattoos and piercing carry a risk of infection both because the insertions of needles break down the body's protective skin barriers and also because equipment and dyes can be contaminated with blood borne pathogens. Recently, cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been associated with tattooing. What are your thoughts about tattooing and what can you do to make sure you are free from possible exposure

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Sexual Harassment

Under federal regulation, college and universities are liable for sexual harassment perpetrated by their faculty or staff, regardless of whether the advance is accepted or rejected. Please share how and why students might feel uncomfortable about coming forward with information about inappropriate advances made by a staff or faculty? 

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Sexual behaviors & Disease

A variety of factors make a difference in how likely it is that a person will be exposed to a sexually transmitted disease (STD). These factors can be categorized as partner variables, susceptible person variables, and sex act variables. Explain how can you or someone you know reduce exposure to STDs besides the obvious like using condoms? 

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Unintentional Injuries

Public Health experts now avoid the term accident in referring to unintentional injuries because it implies that injury is a change of occurrence or unpreventable mishap over which individuals have no control. Experts emphasize that injuries are preventable if people adopt behaviors that promote safety and if society does its part in reducing environmental hazards. Please provide examples of safety-promoting behaviors that college students might adopt. How would you promote these behaviors? 

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In class September 22nd,  Counselor Essie Aucker spoke about perception of Penn State student drinking. We learned that what we believe isn't always true. Can you share an experience about a perception that turned out to be incorrect...and how it changed you, or not?