University of Illinois Announces Plans to Build the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education

2.09.2012

A $6-million gift commitment from the Chez Family Foundation Toward Establishment of the Center

Champaign, Illinois – February 9, 2012

The University of Illinois announced plans to build a Center that will provide educationally integrated services to student veterans of recent conflicts who have sustained severe and multiple injuries. Tanya Gallagher, the dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences, announced that a $6-million gift commitment toward the establishment of the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education had been received from the Chez Family Foundation. The announcement was part of a press conference in the Khan Annex of Huff Hall by Governor Pat Quinn, who shared details about the Hiring Veterans Tax Credit.

In making his lead gift, Ron Chez said, “It is our privilege to help the men and women who have so proudly...

Book Explores Barriers that Impact Latino Mental Health

12.16.2011

A Spanish speaking woman who was contemplating suicide and in need of crisis intervention underscored the need for bilingual mental and healthcare providers where Latino populations are increasing. This situation propelled Lydia Buki, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, and Lissette Piedra, a faculty member in the School of Social Work, to co-edit the book “Creating Infrastructures for Latino Mental Health.” The book examines how language and other barriers impact Latino healthcare. Read more about “Creating Infrastructures for Latino Mental Health.”

Older Adults Who Use Confidence-Building Tools Stay Motivated to Exercise

8.26.2011

Older adults who are successful at maintaining an exercise program use tools such as goal setting, time management, self-monitoring, and recruiting others for support. Situation-specific self-confidence is known as self-efficacy. Others, who lack confidence, can still be successful at overcoming obstacles and increasing self-confidence by remembering previous successes, watching others succeed at difficult tasks, and asking for support. Professor Edward McAuley and colleagues studied 177 men and women in their 60s and early 70s to see if older adults with coping tools were able to stick with an exercise program. Read more about the McAuley’s self-efficacy study.