[Vcsa-announcements] Peer Educator Selected Regional Rep

Tue Feb 24 13:30:27 PST 2009

Greetings Everyone!  It is with great honor and excitement that I am able to
announce, albeit a little delayed, that one of our "Golden ARCHES" Peer
Health Educators was recently elected to be the Area Two (Arizona,
California, Nevada and Hawaii) Student Advisory Committee Representative for
The BACCHUS Network.  This international network supports almost 1,000 peer
health education programs at over 900 campuses.  She was elected at the
national BACCHUS General Assembly conference in Columbus, OH in November,
and her term will run until the same conference this November in Orlando,
FL.  Please join me in congratulating Catherine Phan, ANGLE Co-Director, for
being the first UCR student elected to this position of leadership.  She
attended the training retreat at The BACCHUS Network headquarters in Denver,
CO last month and her first regional newsletter is attached.  We are very
proud of and excited for her and this outstanding achievement!  

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Doug Everhart

Coordinator, Health Education Programs

University of California, Riverside

AVC/Dean of Students Office, Commons 381

Riverside, CA  92521

Phone: (951) 827-2874

E-Mail: everhart at ucr.edu

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BACCHUS Network Newsletter 

Area 2 

February 2009

Goodbye Leah the SAC Representative, Hello Leah the Student Trustee! 

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Hi Area 2,

Thank you so much for such a great year! I have learned so much from being
your Student Advisory Committee Representative and smile when I think of all
my Area 2 memories. You have kept me motivated and enthusiastic through your
dedication and passion for health education. Although I am leaving the Area
2 S.A.C. position I am not leaving BACCHUS Network's student leadership
team. At General Assembly this year I ran for the Student Trustee position
and was elected. I look forward to continuing to work for you. Please feel
free to send me an email at leah at bacchusnetwork.org, I hope to keep in
touch.

 I know you are going to have a fabulous year with Catherine, your new
S.A.C. When I first met her at General Assembly I knew she would be an
outstanding S.A.C. and as I have gotten to know her through our training in
Denver my first instinct has been confirmed! She is a dedicated, friendly,
and knowledgeable peer educator. So I encourage you to send her an email to
get to know her better!

Thank you again,
Leah 

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Hello Area 2!  

My name is Catherine Phan and I am your newly 
elected Student Advisory Committee Representative.  I 
hope you are all as excited as I am to begin this year 
of peer education!  I am in my 4th year at the University 
of California, Riverside majoring in Environmental 
Science. Go green! Besides being the co-director of 
my school peer health program, Golden ARCHES, I 
am also a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.  My 
favorite pastime is meeting new people! I love to talk 
and listen! I am currently working on being better at 
emailing and I would love you all to help me! I am here 
to serve as your Area 2 Representative so if you ever 
need anything, please feel free to email me at 
Area2sac at bacchusnetwork.org or call me at (714) 
728-1157.

I am also very excited to be the host school for our 
Area Conference and meet all of you in April!

Sincerely,
Catherine Phan

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Meet your Area 2 Team! 

Area Consultant
Cyndra Krogen-Morton, MA
California State University, Sacramento
916.278.6026
cyndra at csus.edu

Arizona State Coordinator
Jenny French Nirh
University of Arizona
french at email.arizona.edu

California State Coordinator
Cathy Nguyen
California State University, San Marcos
cnguyen at csusm.edu

Hawaii State Coordinator
Kristen Scholly
University of Hawaii, Manoa
kristen at hawaii.edu

Nevada State Coordinator
Vacant

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Area 2 Conference Updates!

by Cyndra Krogen-Morton 

Area Consultant

The 2009 Area Two Spring Conference will be Friday 
and Saturday, April 3-4 at the UC Riverside 
Commons. The conference will feature two 
educational tracks: Certified Peer Educator training 
and Peer Education Program Enhancement Track. 
The CPE training will provide an opportunity for peer 
educators and advisors to participate in the new 
BACCHUS CPE training which includes topics such 
as Understanding the Power of Peer Education, 
Strategies for Change in High-Risk Behaviors, 
Intervention Skills and more. Go to 
http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/cpe-training.asp for 
more information about CPE training. Track two is 
designed for peer educators that have already 
completed CPE training and will cover topics including 
bystander intervention, programming ideas and 
leadership enhancement. For more information 
regarding registration costs and accommodations 
please contact Cyndra Krogen-Morton at 
cyndra at csus.edu.

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The BACCHUS Blog

by Zach Heimbegner, Meredith Heckmann, and Hannah Freedman 

Student Advisory Committee 

The BACCHUS Blog is a great way for members to stay connected before or
after the General Assembly! The majority of peer education groups focus in
specific areas of health education, so stay in touch by reading what the
BACCHUS officials post. Feel free to

*	Add or comment on anything from sexual education to health and
nutrition 
*	Read feature articles or search for articles on specific health
categories 

*	Browse links to other BACCHUS resources 

*	Participate in questionnaires 

*	Receive tips from BACCHUS 

*	Post your own comments and responses

You can check it out on our BACCHUS website at:
http://bacchusnetwork.blogspot.com

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outreach for Sexual Responsibility Week and National 
Condom Day for over eight years. The event was 
originally coordinated by the Sexual Health Peer 
Educators but was taken over by our Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Other Drug and Sexual Assault Education Peer 
Educators in 2006. It became a collaborative program 
with Associated Students, Inc. (Sac State's Student 
Government) Student Life and Services Center and 
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human 
Services in 2007. Outreach activities include The 
Condom Challenge, which tests student's ability to 
correctly put a condom on (a plastic banana) while 
experiencing simulated intoxication; the Sexual Health 
Wheel, which asks students questions about various 
sexual health related topics such as lube, condoms, 
contraception and alcohol and sex; guess the Lubes 
in the Tube; and the distribution of thousands of safer 
sex kits to the students of Sacramento State. The past 
couple of years have also included the selling of 
Condom Roses as a fundraiser for our Peer 
Education Program as well as Sacramento State 
Vagina Monologues promotion. This event continues 
to be one of our more popular outreach events and we 
look forward to helping students reduce their risk for 
unplanned pregnancy and STDs every February! For 
more information contact Cyndra Krogen-Morton at 
cyndra at csus.edu.

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One Universities' Approach to Body Image and Healthy Lifestyles Education
Through Peer Education  

by Jenny Nirh and Angelo Ercia

University of Arizona

An issue facing students on many college campuses 
is body image and the University of Arizona is not 
immune to this issue. In the world of 
juicycampus.com where fraternity and sorority 
chapters and students are often categorized as being 
the "hot" men/women or the "fat/ugly" men and women 
or another site popcrunch.com exists solely to rank 
the hottest schools in the country, it is no wonder that 
students and even chapters can have issues in 
regards to body image and self-esteem.  This year 
after learning that some of our chapters have 
mandatory work out time during sorority recruitment 
prep week we determined that we would need to start 
education earlier and provide the students with more 
body image and self-esteem education. 

This year during sorority recruitment we instituted five 
educational sessions.  Normally the women have 
breaks instead of recruitment events but the 
Panhellenic Council and the Fraternity & Sorority 
programs office determined those breaks could be 
put to good use.  The most successful of our 
presentations, in cooperation with UA Social Justice 
Programs, was a thirty minute body image, positive 
self-esteem presentation.  The presentation focused 
on positive body image, the media's portrayal of 
beauty, and information regarding eating disorders in 
the US.  The women left this session buzzing about 
what they learned and when they were surveyed three 
weeks later were able to still identify key information 
they had been given.   

We acknowledge that issues with body image are not 
unique to our Panhellenic organizations, which is why 
we have dedicated more time to educating the entire 
fraternity & sorority community on these issues 
through our peer health education program, which 
began including men's education in Fall 2006. 

The Hunter White Health Advocates of the Greek 
community at the University of Arizona are a group of 
students who are trained to provide advocacy, support, 
and information regarding general health issues to 
their peers. While the health advocates are trained on 
various health topics such as alcohol use, sexual 
health, and wellness, they also focus on nutrition, 
eating disorders, steroid usage and exercise. To 
ensure the Greek community stays healthy, the 
advocates presented a nutrition program during fall 
semester 2008 that focused on serving sizes, fad 
diets, and myths and facts about dieting. In addition 
they were provided with specific information to take to 
their chapters in regards to steroid abuse. Each 
health advocate is provided and trained on presenting 
a PowerPoint presentation complete with activities 
and processing questions. At the end of each 
presentation the health advocates are required to 
conduct an assessment. From this evaluation, 
chapter members from fraternities and sororities 
reported that they had learned to think more about 
how they eat, to ask their cooks to cook healthier 
meals at their chapter house, and drink more water. 

In addition to the nutrition presentation, the health 
advocates also promoted nutrition and provided 
information on eating disorders during nutrition week 
held from December 1-5, 2008. Each chapter's health 
advocates encouraged their members to engage in 
various activities on different days that helped them 
eat nutritiously and think about healthy body image as 
opposed to engaging in unhealthy diet or exercise 
activities. For example on Monday, chapter members 
were encouraged to end their meal with a healthy 
desert. On Tuesday, they were encouraged to eat 
breakfast and include fiber, carbohydrates, and 
healthy fats. On Wednesday, health advocates 
suggested their members watch a documentary or 
movie with their brothers or sisters that focused on 
nutrition such as "Super Size Me". This activity not only 
helped fraternity and sorority members learn more 
about the effects of eating poorly, but it also helped 
strengthen their bond. On Thursday, health advocates 
encouraged their members to go out and eat at a 
healthy restaurant, while on Friday it was suggested 
that members stay home and cook a nutritious meal 
with their brothers or sisters. 

To celebrate National Eating Disorder Week on 
February 22- 28, 2009, health advocates and Campus 
Health Services will team up for an event held on 
February 22nd at the University of Arizona Mall 
called "Love your body day" that will consist of 
outreach and information distribution on eating 
disorders. The documentary "America the Beautiful" 
will also be shown during and will include a 
discussion with the creator.  

The FPS staff plans to continue to utilize our health 
advocate program, recruitment events, and other 
opportunities to ensure our fraternity men and sorority 
women learn to eat nutritiously and practice healthy 
behaviors. Their training and access to resources 
allows the community to take an active role in 
watching over their members and obtain the 
necessary help they need when they observe 
unhealthy habits.

Utilizing Your Leadership Team 
by Leah Groppo and Katie Eggerman
Student Trustees 

 Just like you are a resource for credible health 
information on your campus your Student Advisory 
Committee Representative, also known as a S.A.C., is 
resource for you in your affiliate role. All twelve S.A.C.'s 
were trained in Denver mid January. During the 
training they learned about their new role, The 
BACCHUS Network organization, and created their 
own SMART goals. SMART goals are specific, 
measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. 

Specific 
The goal should be focused and target a detail within 
the larger picture 

Measurable 
The goal should include a quantitative number that 
evaluates improvement 

Attainable 
The goal should have an end result that can be 
reached 

Realistic 
The goal should be practical; it should push you but 
should be within your reach 

Timely 
The goal should include a deadline as to when you 
want to achieve it 

You should think about creating your own SMART 
goals this quarter or semester and realize all you do! If 
you have any questions email your S.A.C.
The S.A.C. is apart of your area team. Your area team 
volunteers are there because they believe in the 
importance of health education. They are comprised 
of the Area Consultant, State Coordinators, and the 
Student Advisory Committee Representative. 
You don't need to have a question to send us an email 
we would love to hear about your successful events, 
unique parts of your program, or helpful tips to make 
your experience more meaningful. If they cannot 
answer your question then they can find an answer for 
you. We look forward to a great year!

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