Thank you to all who completed our sleep survey! What did we learn? When it comes to healthy sleep, our worst habit is shutting off electronics ahead of our bedtime. 33% of those surveyed reported having their phone on as they went to bed. Our best sleep habit was utilizing a noise machine to minimize…
Healthy Sleep for Impactful Days
World Sleep Day is on March 17, advocating for healthy sleep, conveniently just a few days after the Spring Ahead of Daylight Savings. Even though I know sleep is important (and enjoyable!), I remember being a young adult and between having a job, friends, homework, and spending time with my family, healthy sleep was literally…
Teen Dating Violence
February is Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month. 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before they become adults. And nearly half (43%) of U.S. college women report experiencing violent or abusive dating behaviors. According to the CDC, there are four types of intimate partner…
Cervical Health: What you need to know
January is Cervical Health Awareness month, so what better time to talk about cervical health! I know I was never taught the importance of yearly well-woman checks or PAP tests. I only found out these were things women needed to do when I was in nursing school. To me, that is crazy! But all women deserve to know this information….
New Year, New Me
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. I know I feel like we just celebrated 2022, so it’s wild to think it’s already 2023! Thinking back to the beginning of 2022, I would not have been able to guess I would be where I am today. So much has…
End HIV by 2030: Part 3
As we approach New Year’s 2022, I know I am wondering, where did the time go? 2030 will be here before we know it, and at that time, we may see the HIV epidemic come to an end! With the innovations in treatment and prevention, there is now an easily implemented 4-point plan to end…
End HIV by 2030: Part 2
I don’t know about you, but I feel empowered by a good plan. I can pretty much tackle any project with detailed steps and resources at the ready. With this mentality, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative in 2019. The initiative…
End HIV by 2030: Part 1
Designated on 1 December every year since 1988, World AIDS Day is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died. This day is significant for me because I’ve spent 2022 serving on North Dakota’s HIV Prevention and Care Advisory…
What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
If anyone remembers from the last blog, we discussed how steroids can affect every single system of the body and today we will talk about how it affects these different systems. But what’s the worst that can happen? Well there are a lot of negatives that can happen with steroid use but because there are…
What do you know about steroids?
Guys this blog today is for you and we are going to talk about steroids. Firstly, I am going to start by saying I am not the most avid gym goer. I am also obviously not a man. I do not know the ins and outs of all thing’s fitness, nor do I know the…