Free health, wellness presentations part of spring topic series at WNC Fallon

Community members are invited to attend free presentations on health and wellness and other interesting topics during the upcoming Spring Topic Series at Western Nevada College’s Fallon campus.

The series will run from February through May in Room 304 of Virgil Getto Hall.

The series will open with “Connect with Wellness: 8 Dimensions of Wellness” on Friday, Feb. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. The opening topic focuses on how wellness connects all aspects of health.

In this presentation, attendees will learn about the “8 Dimensions of Wellness” and how each affect our daily lives. Tracy Runnels, a Community Health Worker Program assistant with the Churchill Community Coalition, will deliver the presentation.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that “each dimension of wellness can affect overall quality of life. Through its Wellness Initiative, SAMHSA encourages individuals, organizations, and communities to work toward longer, healthier and happier lives. ... The Eight Dimensions of Wellness takes into account not only an individual’s physical health but all the factors that contribute to a person’s overall wellness.”

Attendees will receive a personal wellness assessment/evaluation and a Wellness Workbook.

The following week on Feb. 18 at 5 p.m., the Spring Topic Series continues with “CONNECT with Sleep. Sleep Well.”

Sleep is an important indicator of health. Having healthy sleep hygiene is essential for overall wellness. How do you sleep? What are the barriers to a good night of sleep for you? Find out what leads to the disruption of sleep, how sleep affects your overall health; and how you can start sleeping well.

Runnels will also deliver this presentation, and attendees will receive a personal sleep assessment/evaluation, a “Start Sleep Journal” and use of a Sleep Wellness Workbook.

A two-part series on “Boycotts, Conflict and Controversy” in the Olympics Games is scheduled for Feb. 25 and March 11 at 5 p.m. Teri Hedgpeth, director of the Churchill County Museum and former Historic Steward for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, will serve as the host of the two presentations that examine the boycotts, conflicts and controversies that have affected the modern Olympic Games.

Join her for this exciting look into the histories and stories behind the Olympics.