Student Affairs News and Events
H1N1 Announcement from King County
Public Health widens eligibility starting Saturday as vaccine supplies increase
KING COUNTY, WA - Starting this Saturday, December 12, those eligible to receive H1N1 influenza vaccine will be expanded to everybody six months of age and older in King County. Depending on early demand among this broader group, supplies may be limited for a time at some locations.
Public Health - Seattle & King County is taking this next step in widening H1N1 vaccine eligibility because many health care providers in King County are now reporting that they are able to meet the demand for their highest risk patients and vaccine supplies are increasing and expected to continue to rise steadily.
FREE Webinar for Students in Recovery for Eating Disorders
The holidays are a challenging time for those who are recovering from disordered eating. The Renfrew Center, a top treatment center on the east coast, is hosting FREE webinars Tues. Dec. 15 for students who are preparing for the challenge of going home for the holidays. One program is at 9 a.m. Pacific Time and the other is at 5:00 p.m. Click here for more information and to sign up.
“Tap the Creative Potential of the Stimulus Driven Brain” with George Glade, MN, ARNP.
7 pm to 9 pm
December 16, 2009 -
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific St, Plaza Cafeteria Room B
Seattle, WA 98195
George H. Glade, is the author of The Stimulus Driven Brain, the Essential Guide for the ADD/ADHD College Student. A paradigm is broadly defined as a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind. He will talk about challenging the paradigm of how we approach the task of school, work and even our daily life and tap the creative potential of the Stimuls Driven Brain.
This support group is for adults with ADHD, along with a separate support group for non-ADHD partners or spouses that meets in the adjoining room at the same time. Pete Terlaak, CPC, (http://www.coachforfreedom.com) is the facilitator of the ADHD group and Margaret Sutro, M.A.,LMHC (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) is the facilitator of the non-ADHD Partner Support Group.
H1N1 Shots Available at PPWW
H1N1 Vaccine Now Available at Many Western Washington Planned Parenthood Health Centers
If you’re wondering where you can get the H1N1 (or Swine Flu) vaccine today, look no further than a Planned Parenthood health center in western Washington, and it will only cost you $15.
The vaccine is available on a first-come-first-served basis for people eleven years old and older. No appointment is necessary.
PPGNW health centers will carry both the nasal spray version of the vaccine as well as the one administered by injection (shots). The CDC has also emphasized that pregnant women are at particular risk with H1N1. Only the injection form of the vaccine has been approved for pregnant women.
To find a PPGNW health center nearest you, call (800) 230-PLAN (7526), or go to http://www.ppgnw.org/locations