4 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - MAY 16,1990
AIDS seminar
Until people are ready
to talk about the i r i11 -
ness, others should be
considerate o-f their
wi shes.
Lancaster said it
tortures and tears the
> i ct im-'s 1 i -fe apart i -f
amily and -friends do not
understand the -facts o-f the
11 ness.
"The only cure -for AIDS
right now is knowledge," he
sa I d.
Wellness
Day
a hit
By: Michelle Albrecht
On March 21, WCC hosted
its -first Uellness Day.
The three-hour event was
organized by the WCC Well
ness Committee consisting
o-f co-chairs Shirley Boyd
and Annette Lewis, Cindy
Arch I e , Bill Benne 11,
Carolyn Braxton, Yvonne
Crespo, Norma Dawson, Mike
Futrell, Debbie Harris,
Judy Hodges, Jerry
Kornegay, Jamie Pate, Mike
Saylors, A1 Strohm, and
Mar i e Su11i wan.
Lewis organized the day
which -featured ten exhibits
manned by area health care
pro-f ess i onal s.
At each exhibit booth
various diagnostic tests
were per-formed and students
asked the volunteers many
health-related questions.
The various stations
included the WCC Nursing
Department who hosted a
blood pressure testing
center.
i
AIDS Seminar panelists included (1 to r); Dr. Edmond Hogan, chair of the
Mental Health Department, WCC; Dr. James Atkins, local physician; Peter
Barcus, Director, Home Health and Hospice Care; Dr. 0. A. Mays, Director,
Wayne County Health Department. Photo; Michelle Albrecht
Also, cholesterol
screenings were admini
stered by volunteers -from
the Wayne County Health
Department.
Paula Cummins, a
cert i -f i ed di abet i c
technician, checked blood
pressure l.evels and Uic
R i os measured 1ung
capacity. '
Podiatrist Dr, Lind Hall
was available -for consul
tations on -foot problems,
and dermatologist Dr. John
Jennings gave advice on
melanoma/skin cancer.
Perry Simmons, sickle
cell anemia consultant,
gave in-formation and advice
to many students.
Susan and Bob Crenshaw,
owners o-f Health Habit, set
up a booth with a variety
o-f natural -foods such as
all natural peanut butter,
dehydrated -fruit, and
hotdogs made -frorri soybeans
instead o-f animal -flesh.
Volunteers -from Franklin
Bakery gave samples o-f
bread.
Approximately 300 people
registered out o-f the 500
who attended, including
students, sta-f-f, -faculty,
and others.
The participants who
attended three or more
' e’xhibi ts were eligible -for
door prizes donated by
Pepsi o-f Goldsboro, Service
America Corp., "'tillage Inn
Pizza Parlor, Katlyn's
Restaurant, Imajez Unisex
Salon, and Sportsman World.
The Wellness Event was a
way o-f promoting good
health in the work place
and making students,
-faculty and staf-f aware o-f
good health practices,
according to Lewis, who
called the day "a great
success."
According to committee
members, the enthusiasm and
participation o-f the
college may bring about a
repeat per-formance next
year.
WELLNESS DAT
1 PEPSI WELL today fit FOR Tonmou ^
Honmcmys
Students and staff queue for Wellness Day station manned by
Vic Rios. Photo: Bill Bennett
AIDS: are you
at risk?
By: Michelle
A1brecht
AIDS is not highly
contagious. HIV is
not spread through
the air, in -food or
by casual contact at
home, work, or
school.
You are NOT at
risk i-f you answer NO
to all o-f the
-following statements:
1. I have been in
a mutually monogamous
relationship or have
had no sex at al1
since 1978-the
approximate year AIDS
appeared in the
Un i ted States.
2. I have not
used or shared any IV
druQ needles since
1978.
3. I have not
received a blood
trans-fusion or any
blood products
between 1978 and
March 1985.
You ARE at risk i-f
you answer YES to any
o-f the -following
statements:
1. I have had sex
wi th a gay or bi
sexual man who has
had mult iple
partners.
2. I have shared
IV drug needles or
have had sex wi th
someone who has.
3. 1 have had sex
wi th a heterosexual
man or woman who has
had many 1 overs.
4. I have had
blood transfusions
between 1978 and
March 1985-when AIDS
testing began-or had
sex with sofTieone who
has.
5. I have
hemoph ilia or have
had sex with someone
who has hemoph ilia.
Always use
preventative measures
to protect yourself
from the possibi1i ty
of acquiring the AIDS
virus.