Sponsors: Department of Health, Physical Education & Dance and Health Services

Coordinators: Dr. Alicia Sinclair, CHES and Isabel Hocevar, R.N., Director of Health Services

Spring 2008  | 

• Understanding HPV (March 5, 2008)
  Dr. Lesley Davis from LIJ Hospital will separate fact from fiction about Human Papillomavirus and will also discuss the new HPV vaccine
  RFK Building, Room G-201
  1:00 - 2:00 pm

• Understanding HIV/AIDS (March 12, 2008)
  Richard Jackson from GMHC will discuss the AIDS pandemic
  RFK Building, Room G-201
  1:00 - 2:00 pm

• Breast Cancer Awareness (March 19, 2008) - CANCELLED
  Breast surgeon Dr. Karen Karsif will discuss topics ranging from the latest and most effective screening techniques to treatments for breast cancer for all ages
  RFK Building, Room G-201
  1:00 - 2:00 pm

• Vegetarian Cooking for Body, Mind and Soul (April 2, 2008)
  Susan Rose will provide useful information for you and your family on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet and lifestyle
  RFK Building, Room G-201
  1:00 - 2:00 pm

• Drug Abuse (April 9, 2008)
  Steve Whitlock, Emergency Medical Technician and EMT Instructor at QCC, will discuss serious effects of drug abuse, particularly the increasing use of “club drugs”
  RFK Building, Room G-201
  1:00 - 2:00 pm

Fall 2007  | 

• October 3 - Drug Abuse
  Steve Whitlock, Emergency Medical Technician and EMT Instructor at QCC, will discuss the serious effects of drug abuse, particularly the increasing use of “club drugs.”
  G201 - 1-2:00 pm

• October 10 - Breast Cancer Awareness
  In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, topics ranging from the latest and most effective screening techniques to treatments for breast cancer for all ages will be discussed.
  G201 - 1-2:00 pm

• October 17 - Vegetarian Cooking for Body, Mind and Soul
  Susan Rose will provide useful information for you and your family on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet and lifestyle.
  G201 - 1-2:00 pm

• October 24 - Sports Medicine
  Dr. K. Curley will speak on injury prevention, treatment and healing as well as different therapeutic approaches.
  M136 - 1-3:00 pm

• October 31 - TO BE ANNOUNCED

• November 14 - Overcoming Test Anxiety
  Jannette Urciuoli, LCSW, will discuss the identification of the physical and psychological symptoms related to test anxiety, the causes of test anxiety, and a brief review of the various solutions to managing test anxiety.
  G201 - 1-2:00 pm

• November 28 - Healthy Eating
  Nathaniel O’Hara from GHI will discuss strategies to incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle.
  M146 - 1-2:00 pm

• November 28 - Environmental Health/Safety
  Dr. Eugene Martin, Director of Environmental Health and Safety at QCC will discuss simple steps you can take to recycle and help the environment.
  M146 - 2-3:00 pm