Healthy UNH Blogger: Kelley Simpson
Home Town: Sanford, Maine
Major: Nutrition & Eco Gastronomy
Graduation Year: 2013
What do you do to make a Healthy UNH? I support our campuses use of local and sustainable foods and sharing information on health through this blog!
Favorite Food: Anything chocolate!
Favorite Movie: Pitch Perfect or Brides Maids
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
What place in the world do you most want to visit? Greece
Favorite Dining Hall: Philbrook
What do you love about UNH? All of the great opportunities offered for students and the beautiful campus.
As a Healthy UNH Intern, What are you most excited about? Sharing information on health and nutrition with other UNH students and hopefully making a positive impact on their lives.
Is Overuse of Technology Affecting Mental Health?
By: Kelley Simpson
Whether we like it or not, technology has become a part of our everyday lives. We rely on it for quick information, social networking, job searching, school related assignments, and entertainment for when we are bored. But is being constantly connected to the technological world affecting student’s mental health?
Read moreTagged In: communicating, Healthy UNH, Kelley Simpson, Mental Health, Stress, technology
Pre-Orientation Adventure for Wildcats
By: Kelley Simpson
Will you be an incoming first year student at UNH in the fall or know of anyone that will be joining our campus next year? If so, PAWs is the perfect program to get an early start on your UNH experience!
Read moreTagged In: backpacking, Healthy UNH, Kelley Simpson, Mendums Pond, PAWS, Pre-Orientation Adventure, White Mountains
Empowering a Healthy Community
By: Kelley Simpson
Public health works to prevent disease and prolong the lives of individuals. To accomplish this, public health works at a community level to improve and protect the health of our communities and empower them to achieve health goals and make lasting changes. There are many different social determinants that shape the lives of communities throughout the United States and public health officials work to provide services needed for all populations. The Center for Disease Control has created a Healt
Read moreTagged In: community, Healthy Communities Program, Healthy UNH, Kelley Simpson, public health
UNH Kick Butts Day!
By: Kelley Simpson
On Wednesday, March 20th, UNH will be celebrating National Kick Butts day! It’s time to kick those smoking habits to the curb! This day of activism was created to help stop the use of tobacco by youth and college students. There will be close to 1000 programs taking place throughout the country, and UNH will be a great contributor!
Read moreTagged In: habits, Health, healthy lifestyle, Healthy UNH, Kelley Simpson, Kick Butts Day, March 20, petition, S.A.F.E., smoke-free, Substance Awareness, tobacco-free, Wellness
Sleeping Into a Better State of Mind
By: Kelley Simpson
Remember the days when you would cry at the mention of bed time? All the fighting for only an extra hour of TV time. As a college student, sleep seems to become more of a reward; one that you could not be happier to achieve! When your work is done for the day you can finally relax and dream away all of your stress. More and more sleep is being lost today though, especially in the lives of college students.
Read moreTagged In: concentrate, energy, Healthy UNH, Kelley Simpson, Mental Health, Sleep
Want To Be Fierce and Fabulous?
By: Kelley Simpson
Do you want to connect with other UNH students and help discover your inner self? UNH created the empowering Be Fierce and Fabulous Women’s Group in 2007, and since then has successfully helped encourage and inspire over 100 individuals. College is a big transition in life, and can cause many mixed emotions for students. This motivational group serves the purpose of improving the confidence of young women and leads them on their way toward living a fulfilling life.
Read moreTagged In: Be Fierce and Fabulous, Health Services, Healthy UNH, Kelly Simpson, Mental Health
