Author: Jamie Stoskopf

The College of Health Professions is pleased to host Dr. Timothy Church, M.D., M.P.H., and Ph.D., and Wondr Health chief medical officer (formerly Naturally Slim) for the presentation Five Graphs that will Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Exercise and Health at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Campus Activities Center Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Church, MD, MPH, PhD, is one of the country’s clinical leaders in exercise and weight management and is quoted frequently in major national media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine and CNN.  Dr. Church has been instrumental in the development of the Wondr curriculum, which is inspired by his medical expertise and has been adopted by 30 states, including the State of Kansas.

As the author of more than 300 published clinical articles, Dr. Church has received numerous awards for his research in preventive health and is recognized internationally for his presentations. He also served as the vice president of medical and laboratory research at The Cooper Institute located in Dallas, Texas. The institution is recognized for its comprehensive studies on human performance and disease prevention. He also served as professor of preventive medicine at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State is offering free hearing evaluations to faculty and staff.

During the evaluations, the staff will test the patient’s hearing to determine if there is hearing loss and the type and severity of the loss. Hearing evaluations will last approximately one to two hours; however, if a patient does have hearing loss, the appointment may last longer.

To schedule an appointment, call 316-978-3289. The clinic is located at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver streets.

August is National Breastfeeding Month; and Wichita State is committed to supporting students, employees and visitors who are breast and chestfeeding parents. There are many policies and spaces supporting this initiative that expand on the Community Supporting Breastfeeding designation Wichita awarded by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition in 2016.

WSU supports breast and chestfeeding students and employees with the following policies:

• Lactation Support for Nursing Employees
• Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Students
• Pregnancy Policies

While Kansas law protects a parent’s right to breast and chestfeed in any place that is open to the general public, WSU offers several wellness spaces on the main campus and satellite locations designed for lactating parents to have a private, comfortable and sanitary place to express breast milk or breast and chestfeed.

For more information about breast and chestfeeding support resources or policies, contact Jolynn Dowling, Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professor in Maternal Child Health, at jolynn.dowling@wichita.edu.

Wichita State University’s Delta Dental of Kansas Dental Clinic is open during the summer. The dental clinic provides a full range of services with in-house specialists, including cleanings, fillings, tooth whitening and bleaching, and dental implants. The clinic is open to the campus community and the general public. Most major insurances are accepted, and they also offer payroll deductions for employees at Wichita State. The clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.

To schedule an appointment, call 316- 978-8350. The clinic is located near the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver streets.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State University is open during the summer. The clinic provides services to people of all ages who have communication difficulties including speaking, hearing, swallowing and spoken and written language impairments. It is open to the general public and faculty, staff and students at Wichita State. 

To schedule an appointment, call 316-978-3289. The clinic is located at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver Street.

Thinking about becoming a nurse? Join us for a virtual information session at noon June 11. This is a great opportunity to speak with faculty members and learn more about our programs and admission requirements. Advance registration is required to attend.

Jolynn Dowling, associate educator and Janice M. Riordan Maternal Child Health distinguished professor in the School of Nursing, contributed authorship to three chapters in the book “Lactation: A foundational strategy for health promotion.”

1. Dowling, J. (2022). Key concepts of lactation as health promotion: Global and equity perspective. In Campbell, S. (Ed.), Lactation: A foundational strategy for health promotion. Jones & Bartlett Learning
2. Dowling, J. (2022). Community support: An exemplar. In Campbell, S. Baby friendly health initiatives: Framed as health promotion. In Campbell, S. (Ed.), Lactation: A foundational strategy for health promotion. Jones & Bartlett Learning
3. Taylor, R. & Dowling, J. (2022). Social policy and lactation. In Campbell, S. (Ed.), Lactation: A foundational strategy for health promotion. Jones & Bartlett Learning

To hear interviews with Jolynn and the other authors, visit the University of British Columbia website.