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Peer Health I
^ CHRIS DIXON Staff Writer
Raegan Hinson knows how to deal with people
one on one.
She has to know ? ifs her job.
Hinson, a nursing sophomore, is president
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the drop-in center at Open Door in the basement
of Thomson Student Health Center.
^ Peers work with students individually on
everything from fitness and nutrition to stress
and time management. About 40 to 50 students
visit the drop-in center each week, mainly for
body-fat tests, the "Lighten Up" weight management
program and the results of their cholesterol
tests.
Peers are required to work at least one hour
per week. Hinson works three.
Students come to the drop-in center to talk
to Peers because it's easier for them to relate to
^ someone their own age, Hinson said.
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"It's helpful to talk to somebody that's already
been there or is going through the same
thing you're going through," she said.
The program is about 20 years old. Ifs important
to have the droprin center on campus because
it provides information that "a lot of people
want to know," Hinson said.
"People want to find better ways to improve
their outside as well as their inside," she
said. "Some people say they've heard of the bodyfat
test and wanted to check it out. Some have
heard about it but didn't know where to get it
done."
Hinson became a Peer because she likes working
with people, she said.
"I want to be an instructor," she said. "I love
explaining something that they don't understand
and helping them understand it."
To become a Peer, Hinson had to take a threecredit
class during the Spring 1997 semester. The
course is designed to teach the Peers nutrition,
fitness, stress and weight management. It also
teaches them how to work with students on those
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Peers have to learn how to actively listen and
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"Usually, people have in mind what they can
do with help and knowledge," she said. "If they
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change they can make in their life. Once people
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The drop-in center benefits students because
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"Peers learn about what is true in nutrition,
fitness and weight management," she said. "Ifs
hard to keep up with new studies, and there is a
lot of wrong information out there. They have the
correct information, and they can apply it to their
lifestyles."
Peers attend biweekly meetings with administrators
at Health and Wellness Programs
to stay updated with the latest health information,
Vaughn said.
"There's so much information out there it's
hard for people to know what's true," she said.
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Since Peers are not equipped to deal with serious
problems like eating disorders, they must
refer students suspected of having such problems
to the Counseling Center, Vaughn said.
"They are very good about knowing their limits,"
she said.
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