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Health and well-being podcast helps Dukes stay well
jordan mccann first had the idea of a health and wellness podcast in summer 2020. McCann, the assistant director for sexual and relationship health at the University Recreation Center, wanted to offer students an alternative to traditional health promotion programs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. UREC Health Promotion—formerly known as The Well—created the Well Dukes podcast as a resource for disseminating health information and to encourage further exploration of topics, ranging from sleep and eating disorders to sex education and demystifying sexually transmitted diseases. McCann and this year’s co-host, MaryGrace Johnson, emphasize that the topic of health and well-being on college campuses is about more than just “sex and drugs.” For example, a podcast
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episode titled “Self-Care and Self-Medication” covered the differences between the two and how self-care is an important area to develop, especially in our current times with mental health being so important. The podcast helps Dukes adapt to a changing world by making health-related information available anywhere, anytime. “I am excited that my position allows me to provide credible information and education on the wellness topics [that] college students want to learn,” said Johnson, UREC’s graduate assistant for health promotion. New episodes of Well Dukes air every other Wednesday and can be found on popular podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Information can be found on UREC’s Instagram account (@jmuurec), where the team posts updates and takes episode requests through direct message.
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