FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friday, April 1, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Dr. Becky Earlie-Royer from the Texas Department of State Health Services will keynote Monday\u2019s launch ceremony for Tarleton State University\u2019s observance of National Public Health Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event, themed Public Health is Where You Are, begins at noon in Thompson Student Center 27 on the Stephenville campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton\u2019s celebration of National Public Health Week runs April 4-7 and features several activities, including daily Twitter chat sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening-day events include Dr. Earlie-Royer\u2019s presentation on public health workforce development at 1 p.m. and the 2:30 p.m. Texas history walk, both originating in TSC 27. And wait, there\u2019s more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday, April 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 a.m., Dick Smith Library 132 \u2013 Understanding Alzheimer\u2019s and Dementia: Symptoms, Stages and Brain Changes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 p.m., Twitter chat \u2013 Mental Health on Social Media and Apps (#TXSocialMedia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday, April 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 a.m., DSL 132 \u2014 Wellness Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 a.m., Dining Hall patio \u2014 Tarleton mini-health fair and Sexual Assault Awareness Month kickoff<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 a.m., DSL 132 \u2014 COVID-19 vaccination booth for Tarleton students, faculty, staff and community members<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 p.m., Twitter chat \u2014 If a Person Screams in the Woods, Can Someone Hear It? Mental Health Outreach in Rural Areas (#TXSocialMedia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, April 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 p.m., virtual cooking class, Easter dinner party \u2014 https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/TarletonCooking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 7 p.m., Twitter chat \u2014 Staying Healthy on Social Media (#TXSocialMedia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the week, the Tarleton and Erath County communities are invited to utilize the #ErathEngaged hashtags on Twitter and Instagram for prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event is sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Rural Communication Institute, Texas Agrilife Extension, Tarleton Student Counseling Services, the Alzheimer\u2019s Association, the College of Health Sciences and Human Services, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, and the Tarleton Public Health Student Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, please contact Dr. Subi Gandhi at gandhi@tarleton.edu<\/a> or Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards at jtedwards@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Becky Earlie-Royer from the Texas Department of State Health Services will keynote Monday\u2019s launch ceremony for Tarleton State University\u2019s observance of National Public Health Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,423,425],"tags":[431,446],"class_list":["post-45899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","tag-administration","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/04\/7023-300x200.jpeg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","Academics & Research<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","Academics & Research<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Administration<\/a>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Administration<\/span>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 1, 2022","modified":"Updated on April 28, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 1, 2022 1:52 pm","modified":"Updated on April 28, 2022 1:53 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Purple tulips in focus with blurred students walking in the background.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}