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Expert tells of his ideas to improve campus health By John Rupprecht Staff Reporter An expert on college health urged students and staff in the United States and Canada to “Get Real” about campus health, in a telecon ference Tuesday afternoon. Richard P. Keeling, director of University Health Services and a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said a direct link existed between health services and student performance and development. He called for a more integrated approach to creating a healthier and more supportive atmo sphere on campuses. Campus health services traditionally have communicated to students through pamphlets or residence hall discussions, he said. Keeling, president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and former presi dent of the American College Health Associa tion, said this approach hadn’t been as effective as desired. Most students already have sufficient knowl edge about health issues when they arrive at college. “But,” he said, “knowing about consequences doesn’t make choices any easier.” Keeling said it was important to know the context in which certain health decisions were made. Health service officials must understand cam pus customs, party customs and contexts of violence when dealing with issues of campus / health, he said. Keeling said traditional forms of health edu cation stressed the individual’s responsibility. A new approach should be changing the cultural and societal norms that put students in danger, he said. Education about these issues should not be “top down,” he said, but rather should involve students helping students to promote healthy decision-making. Keeling said health workers and counselors needed to work toward a more engaging in volvement with students. “We need to stay away from the canned speech,” he said. Keeling proposed focus groups, in which students would work with a counselor who facilitated discussions. The groups would help foster a sense of community for the students and help health staff understand the problems fac ing the next generation of students. “You don’t want to get out of date,” he said. The teleconference was broadcast by the Education Television Services at Oklahoma State University. The broadcast of the telecon ference at UNL was sponsored by the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the Office of Campus Recreation, Nebraska Unions, University Health Center, University Housing and Party Smart. *&■ CFA recommends budget cuts By Heidi White Staff Reporter The Committee for Fees Allocation recom mended Tuesday evening that a new program proposed by Campus Recre ation be cut from the budget. The proposed Wellness Services program would es tablish a personal fitness pro gram including a health risk appraisal, fitness assess ments, personal weight train ing and aerobic condition ing programs, as well as nu trition appraisals and coun seling. The cost to users would be $5. Kenda Scheele, associate director for struc tured activities for the Rec Center, said the program eventually would become indepen dent of student fees after personal trainers were added at a later date. The cost with the trainer would be significantly higher. But a cut of $19,500 from the Wellness Services portion of the nearly $1.9 million bud get would eliminate the program. The cut passed by a vote of 9-2. Stan Campbell, director of the Office of Campus Recreation, said he planned an appeal to CFA on Thursday. “It’s disappointing because I think it’s a key element in our overall program efforts for the university community,” Campbell said. Additional cuts of $2,500 were recommended by CFA bringing the University Program and Facilities Fee funding of Campus Recreation to about $1.89 million. In other business, the Nebraska Unions and Student Involvement submitted budget appeals to CFA to get back funding for a graduate assistant to coordinate the Student Involvement team and to create a student position to edit and publish the Newsbreak newsletter for East Cam pus students. CFA denied the $4,300 appeal. Tax info, toll-free. Tax questions? Call TeleTax for recorded information on about 150 tax topics, 24 hours a day. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service http://www.ustreas.gov Time For Some Color $5 Off all Hair Colors $10 Off all Hair Colors with Haircut Buy 10 sessions for $20.50 Get 2 FREE Buy 20 sessions for $31.50 Get 4 FREE Buy 30 sessions for $45.00 Get 6 FREE ^ Hurry! 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