Spring 2012 Events
New York Blood Center Blood Drive & Bone Marrow Registry:
Wednesday, February 1 - Shepard Student Center, Middletown, 10 am - 8 pm
To schedule an appointment, please
call Health Services
at (845) 341-4870
National Wear Red Day
Friday, February 3, Middletown & Newburgh
Make it your mission to fight heart disease in women. Wear red on this day, then stop by the Health Services office to purchase Go Red Hearts ($1), Bracelets ($2), and pins ($5). All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association's lifesaving educational programs and the development of new treatments to fight heart disease. We also have free information to help you or a woman you love have a healthy heart.
Love Safely - HIV Quick Test
Tuesday, February 14, 9 am - 3 pm
- Tower B-17, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an appointment, please call Health Services at (845) 341-4870. Not sure?
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Red Watch Band Program - Putting an End to Toxic Drinking
Wednesday, February 29, 2pm - 5:30 pm, Newburgh
Toxic drinking is an epidemic on campuses all across America. It means consuming so much alcohol the drinker passes out. But while "sleeping it off," the victim may be quietly dying. When you come right down to it, it's a problem that only students can tackle. The Red Watch Band movement is designed to end alcohol overdose deaths by teaching students how to handle alcohol emergencies and summon professional help. Participants will also be trained and certified in the American Heart Association's Family and Friends CPR. If you want to learn more about toxic drinking, register for this program by calling Health Services at 341-4870.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 26- March 3 - Check back for event information.
March is National Nutrition Month
Check back for event information.
HIV Quick Tests
Thursday, March 1, 9 am - 3 pm
- Tower B17, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an appointment, please call Health Services at (845) 341-4870. Not sure?
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Cover the Uninsured Week
Check back for event information.
Kick Butts Day
Thursday, March 29, Middletown & Newburgh
Call Health Services at (845) 341-4870 for information and tools to help you quit smoking.
Annual Wellness Fair
Wednesday, April 4, Shepard Student Center, Middletown, 10 am - 2 pm
The Clothesline Project
TBA, Middletown & Newburgh
The Clothesline Project:
- Increases awareness about the impact of violence in people's lives.
- Provides an avenue for women to courageously break the silence that often surrounds domestic violence.
- Celebrates a woman's strength to survive.
Women affected by violence express their emotions by decorating shirts, which are hung on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women. After viewing the Project, stop by our office to see what resources we offer to halt violence against women and in the home.
HIV Quick Tests
Thursday, April 4, - 9 am - 3 pm
Locations
- Health Services office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
- Tower B-17, Newburgh
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870. Not sure? Walk-ins are always welcome.
Healthy Heart Day
Thursday, April 5 - Newburgh, 9 am -3 pm, Newburgh
Meet the nurses from Orange Regional Medical Center's Healthy Heart Program, and find out your risk of heart disease with their free mobile service.
HIV Quick Tests
Wednesday, May 2, 9 am - 3 pm
Locations
- Health Services office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
- Tower B-17, Newburgh
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870. Not sure?
Walk-ins are always welcome.
American Heart Association Annual Heart Walk
Sunday, May 6, Lake Sebago Beach, Harriman State Park
Join the SUNY Orange team and help raise money to fight heart disease.
Call Health Services at (845) 341-4870 to register.
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Past Events
Wednesday August 3 - American Red Cross Blood Drive
10 am - 4 pm
Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Call Health Services at 341-4870 to schedule a time for your donation.
Reduce your stress. Reduce your risk. Take the HIV Test and be sure!
Monday, September 12 & Tuesday, September 13 - Student Services Day
Stop by our table to meet our staff and find out what Health Services can do for you.
Monday September 12, 11 am -1 pm
Shepard Student Center Cafeteria, Middletown
Tuesday September 13, 11 am - 1 pm
Kaplan Hall, Grand Street Lobby
Tuesday, September 13 & Thursday September 15 -
The Clothesline Project
The Clothesline Project:
- Increases awareness about the impact of violence in people's lives.
- Provides an avenue for women to courageously break the silence that often surrounds domestic violence.
- Celebrates a woman's strength to survive.
Women affected by violence express their emotions by decorating shirts, which are hung on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women. After viewing the Project, stop by our office to see what resources we offer to halt violence against women and in the home.
Tuesday, September 13 10 am - 2 pm
Outside Morrison Hall, Middletown
Thursday, September 15 10 am - 2 pm
Central Staircase, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
Tuesday, September 13 & Wednesday, September 14 -
More Than Books Weighing You Down?
"The greatest wealth is health." Stop by our table during I-Connect Week to meet our nurses and learn about the programs we offer to keep you healthy.
Tuesday September 13, 10 am - 3 pm, Bio-Tech Lobby
Wednesday September 14, 10 am - 3 pm, Kaplan Hall, First Street Lobby
Wednesday, September 14 - HIV Quick Test
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870.
Walk-ins always welcome.
9 am - 3 pm
- Room 210, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Wednesday, September 14 & Thursday September 15 -
"Not One More" DUI Demonstration
Think you can drive safely after drinking or while texting? Come play our Super Mari Go Kart on Wii while wearing simulation goggles to "see" why drinking and texting while driving are both dangerous and illegal. A collaborative effort between Student Services and Orange County Stop DWI.
Wednesday, September 14, 10 am - 2 pm
Central Staircase, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
Thursday September 15, 10 am-3 pm
Fireplace Lounge, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
HIV Quick Test
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870.
Walk-ins always welcome.
Thursday, October 6, 9 am - 3 pm
- Room 210, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Flu Clinic
Protect yourself against the flu. Get immunized.
Wednesday, October 12, 9 am - 2 pm
Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
Healthy Heart Day
Meet the nurses from Orange Regional Medical Center's Healthy Heart Program, and find out your risk of heart disease with their free mobile service.
Tuesday, October 18,9 am -3 pm, Middletown
Wednesday, October 19, 9 am - 3 pm, Newburgh
Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence
Tuesday, Oct. 18 in the Cafeteria and Bi-Tech Lobby, Middletown, 10 am - 1 pm
Thursday, Oct. 20 in Kaplan Hall Lobby, Newburgh, 10 am - 1 pm
Join Health Services as we promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Donations of full-size personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash or bar soap, and deodorant will be collected and sent to Safe Homes of Orange County. Purple cupcakes will be given to all donors and will also be available for sale with proceeds benefitting Safe Homes of Orange County. Free informational brochures will be available.
For more information please call Health Services at 341-4870. For information on domestic violence you may visit our Health & Wellness Resource Library.
Blood Drive
For the first time, Health Services is hosting simultaneous blood drives on both campuses. Donating blood is a simple, selfless way to help your community. Almost 2,000 people in our area need blood transfusions EVERY SINGLE DAY. Donors are asked to call the Health Services office at 341-4870 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome.
GIVE HOPE. GIVE LIFE. GIVE BLOOD.
Tuesday, October 25, 10 am - 4 pm
- New York Blood Center, Great Room, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
- American Red Cross, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
ORGASM Inc. - The Strange Science of Female Pleasure
Tuesday, November 1, 7pm - Harriman Hall, 111 Film Theatre, Middletown -
Wednesday, November 2,
7pm -
The Great Room,
Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
A feature length, investigative documentary that is humorous but sobering as it looks inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry and the quest for a female Viagra. Film Screening and discussion with filmmaker Liz Canner. Co-sponsored by SUNY Orange Student Affairs, Cultural Affairs, Global Studies Department, Health Services, and Planned Parenthood. Free and open to the public. No registration provided. For more information please call Health Services at 341-4870 or visit the film's web site at Orgasm Inc..
National Drug Facts Week
October 31 - November 6
Shatter the Myths - Test your knowledge on drugs and drug abuse by taking the National Drug IQ Challenge. Use this week as an opportunity to shatter the myths with The Facts. Or stop by the Health Services office to browse through our collection of brochures on both illegal and prescription drug use and abuse. You can also scroll through the list of web sites on substance abuse in our Health and Wellness Reource Library.
HIV Quick Test
Results in just 20 minutes - Anonymous and Confidential
Tuesday, November 8, 9 am - 3 pm
- Room 210, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870.
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Red Watch Band Program - Putting an End to Toxic Drinking
Wednesday, November 9, 2 PM - 6 PM
Gilman Center, Middletown
Toxic drinking is an epidemic on campuses all across America. It means consuming so much alcohol the drinker passes out. But while "sleeping it off," the victim may be quietly dying. When you come right down to it, it's a problem that only students can tackle. The Red Watch Band movement is designed to end alcohol overdose deaths by teaching students how to handle alcohol emergencies and summon professional help. Participants will also be trained and certified in the American Heart Association's Family and Friends CPR. If you want to learn more about toxic drinking, register for this program by calling Health Services at 341-4870.
The Great American Smokeout
Thursday, November 17, Middletown & Newburgh
Once again, Health Services is partnering with the American Cancer Society in support of the Great American Smokeout. Make this your day to quit smoking for once and for all. Your body will begin to heal itself from years of smoking abuse on the first day. Stop by the Health Services office or meet our nurses outside the Middletown cafeteria or in the Kaplan Hall Lobby to pick up free, educational and motivational materials. For more info please call our office at 341-4870. Also, check out the online resources in our Health & Wellness Resource Library.
World AIDS Day/HIV Quick Test
Thursday, December 1, 9 am - 3 pm
Results in just 20 minutes
- Anonymous and Confidential
To schedule an anonymous appointment, please call Health Services (845) 341-4870.
Walk-ins always welcome.
- Room 210, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
- Health Services Office, Shepard Student Center, Middletown