Health Week encourages healthiness and happiness
Stress-less kits, gym passes, free smoothies, and extra credit are all part of a healthy and balanced diet for Community Leadership’s Health Commission’s first Health Week, from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29.
The commission started working after mid-year break, coordinating lunchtime activities to help raise campus awareness. To provide a variety of health awareness, Health Week was added in addition to the second semester Blood Drive, another major Health Commission event.
"Stress is something that everyone deals with everyday. Especially here, people forget to stop their lives for a moment to just relax," commissioner senior Christina Stuart said.
On Wednesday, which is Health Profession Day, a speaker from the Food and Drug Administration will be coming to speak about careers in chemistry and in the rest of the science field. The event is a collaboration with chemistry teacher Kavita Gupta.
On Thursday’s Nutritious Eating Day, commission members will pass out smoothie samples and recipe guides for easy-to-make snacks such as honey-nut bagel spread. This event will take place in the Gym Lobby.
A professional trainer from 24 Hour Fitness will be coming for Fitness Day on Friday. Prizes and gym passes will be raffled out and given for the push-up contest.
While prizes and well-known health organizations bring excitement and popularity to Health Week, coordinating events with the multiple organizations and speakers was the biggest obstacle Health Commission faced.
In addition to each day’s activities, movie tickets will be raffled out. All events will take place in the Rally Court unless otherwise specified, weather permitting.
