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Safety Campus Tips

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These campus safety tips are a must-read for every college and university student. And soon-to-be students. And probably their parents too. Every single college and university goes to great lengths to protect its students. The most visible reminder of that is usually the campus police force or security staff, but that's really just the beginning of most college safety measures. Building/dorm security systems, call boxes in parking lots, campus escort services, and other student protections are commonplace. Actually, college campuses tend to be safer, on average, than the average given town or city. So let that soothe your mind if you’re worried about staying safe on campus! However, even though all these campus security precautions are great, it’s important to remember that campus safety is also a personal responsibility . Sarah Brown, a 2016 University of Utah graduate now working as a safety expert for SafeWise, on online security resource, says every student should give s

How to promote one's Health

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Health promotion enables people to increase control over their own health. It covers a wide range of social and environmental interventions that are designed to benefit and protect individual people’s health and quality of life by addressing and preventing the root causes of ill health, not just focusing on treatment and cure. There are 3 key elements of health promotion:   1. Good governance for health Health promotion requires policy makers across all government departments to make health a central line of government policy. This means they must factor health implications into all the decisions they take, and prioritize policies that prevent people from becoming ill and protect them from injuries. These policies must be supported by regulations that match private sector incentives with public health goals. For example, by aligning tax policies on unhealthy or harmful products such as alcohol, tobacco, and food products which are high in salt, sugars and fat with measures t

Fake Promises and Money can't Buy our Votes

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We are  on the way towards our University Elections and some key things need to be noted as elites before we omit some fallacy. There were days when these fake promises offered some respite to the locals at least till the elections, but not anymore. It is no surprise that the candidates often try to buy votes from this underprivileged group by providing them food, drinks and money. Though that might have solved their problems for a while, the candidates could never bring a long-term solution to the problems of the Students. According to my research, inside the *University Of Education Winneba,* if the candidate had only fulfilled some of their promises this Diaspora would have been different. *"Despite numerous claims and assurances, our miseries are still unheard and untouched,"* Akuma Benedicta. Some candidates even go ahead to sabotage their colleagues, writing articles against some key members.  Locals of this University accuse the candidates of using them j