The 8th annual
Healthy Knights Expo will be held on Wednesday, October 7th in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom. The Healthy Knight Expo, a Healthy Knights 2020 sponsored event, is a
collaboration between Student Health Services (SHS), Wellness and Health Promotions
(WHPS) Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Recreation and Wellness
Center (RWC) and several other SDES departments and community partners such as
the National Association of Mental Illness of Greater Orlando (NAMIGO) and the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The Expo is ideally set up
to offer lots of health and wellness information and provided FREE
flu shots to our students courtesy of our Student Health Center. CAPS will offer
opportunities for the students to learn about their strengths as well as
increase awareness around Emotional Literacy. Students are able to talk with clinicians
about services and programs offered through the center. Smoke-free UCF will be there to educate
students about the smoke-free campus and resources available for those ready to
quit and WHPS will be on hand to pass out information about HIV testing and sexual
health related resources as well as promote the Party Smart Campaign. The RWC will
share some of their exciting programs and conduct demonstrations of some of its
fitness classes. Knightro will make an
appearance and be available to take pictures with students. Bodhi, the CAPS
animal assisted therapy dog is looking forward to meeting new students and
putting a smile on everyone’s face. While waiting in line for the flu shot,
students will be able to enjoy free fresh fruit and fruit smoothies from
Smoothie King. The Expo is also an
opportunity for our student groups such as Active Minds and our peer educators
from CAPS, Student Health Services, and WHPS to participate and talk with their peers
about health and wellness related services and resources. Overall, the Expo is
expected to be another huge success and will continue to impact more than 1,000
students! This collaboration between SDES departments is a perfect way to share
all the resources available to students to help them be happy, healthy and
successful!
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