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Stress Management

November 2017

Did You Know?

UH Wellness offers Mindfulness Meditation to help keep you relaxed and focused.

Check out the tips below to manage your stress as finals come around.

  • Eat Well
    Eating well-balance meals can help alleviate feelings of stress. –Center for Disease Control
  • Take Breaks
    Having study breaks can help minimize feelings of exhaustion. –Center for Disease Control
  • Exercise
    Regular exercise helps to reduce stress while helping to keep your mind sharp and improving cognitive function. –Anxiety and Depression Association of America
  • Sleep
    Avoid pulling all-nighters and try to set an follow a sleeping schedule for yourself. – Center for Disease Control
  • 44.2%Amount of UH students that reported having “more than average stress” within the last 12 months. -NCHA Survey; UH 2017
  • 34.9%Amount of UH students that reported stress as a factor that academics in the last 12 months. -NCHA Survey; UH 2017
  • 51.4%Amount of UH students that reported academics as being very difficult to handle within the last 12 months. –NCHA Survey, UH 2017