Health and Wellness
Health and wellness at West Chester University means taking care of yourself while you take on college, and it’s the stuff every student runs into at some point. You’ll find out why you can’t actually catch up on sleep, how to handle stress, why learning to say no matters more than you’d think, and what college looks like when you’re managing a chronic condition. We also point you toward the support that’s already on campus, so you know where to turn before everything piles up.
Read the latest wellness stories and find what works for you.
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The Importance of Getting Up and Away: How to Destress During Finals
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When Times Get Tough, I Get Out (for a bit) Is anyone else counting the last days of the semester?…
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Mental Health and the Help Provided by West Chester University
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College can be rough! According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 80% of college students feel overwhelmed by school…
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A Guide to Eliminating College Stress: How to Have Fun & Stay Sane
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We’ve all been there. It’s 11:30 on a Tuesday and you are on your third Starbucks iced latte. The assignment…
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Feeling stressed? Here are tips to ease your stress
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Feeling stressed? Here are tips to ease your stress BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Your eyes fly open like a pull…
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6 Tips on How to Stay Healthy in College
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BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! It’s 7 a.m. —your alarm goes off, you roll over and hit snooze. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! It’s…
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How I’ve Dealt With Anxiety In College
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My story There are people everywhere. Some are chatting with one another, others are with their families, but everyone is…
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7 Small Steps With A Large Impact
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The Issue The leading climate scientists in the world recently sent shock waves worldwide about seemingly doomed news of the…
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Look out for your friends: 5 signs someone may be suicidal
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My Story I knew a little girl once. She was twelve-year’s-old at the time, just beginning seventh grade at a…
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Take a Path to Better Communication, Yoga Style
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Are you stressed out? Young adults in college who are stressed out and overwhelmed after endless nights of studying and…
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10 Simple Tips for Eating Well on a College Budget
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“Well, looks like it’s ramen night—again.” Sound familiar? It’s the dilemma of every college student—we’re all broke, but we’ve still…
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Stressed? Not Anymore
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Typical College Stress Imagine that you are a college student. More specifically you are a college student in the Communication Studies…
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Healthy College Meals
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Healthy Ways to Transform College Students’ Favorite Foods It’s Monday morning. You’re sitting in your 11am class, starving, because you…
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Good Lookin’ Cookin’- Thrifty Gourmet Eats
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I decided to create Good Lookin’ Cookin’ recipes because growing up in central Pennsylvania, most of my dinners consisted of:…
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How To Battle Depression As A College Student
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You’re not alone College is supposedly the greatest time of our lives. It’s a time for exploration with new freedom,…