2018 Wellness Expo

Page 42 2018 Wellness Expo LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Wednesday, February 21, 2018 and the Epilepsy Foundation can help with resources. Those interested in healthcare careers could talk to the exhibitors at Memorial Health System’s Hands on Health Care, a community program that helps people learn more about these careers as they go to different stations in an interactive setting. Among resources for families is Chestnut Health Systems (CHS), which offers substance abuse and mental health treatment services, and has offices in Bloomington and Normal. CHS encourages parents to talk to children about alcohol use and social issues because some children are trying alcohol by age nine. Parents need to take action by developing rules about alcohol use in the home. Children need to understand that drinking during their teenage years can damage their brains that are not yet fully developed. Lincoln College’s Eco Lynx Club is trying to make the college more ecologically friendly by getting Styrofoam out of the cafeteria and placing several recycling bins around the campus. The club also promotes Lincoln as a Tree City, part of the Arbor Day Foundation. Members of the club help at the college’s Creekside Nature Center. Many are Conservation Biology majors and conservation biology is about maintaining the world. Throughout the day at the Wellness Expo, adults and children had an opportunity to stop at these vendors and many others to learn more about healthy living and other resources. Story by Angela Reiners Photos by Mitch Douglas