Thursday, May 28, 2009

Is managing a schedule part of "Keeping it Real" while trying to live a healthy lifestyle?

The answer is YES! maintaining a healthy lifestyle takes planning, and for many students that may be complicated due to our crazy schedules. I have found if I plan my day out in advance, I'm more focused throughout the day, because I know what to expect. It's a good idea to keep a planner handy,because you can write down when to take a snack break or a good time for a short distance jog after classes. Personally I live by my little planner and think it is a good idea for every student to keep up with their activities, assignments and even a record of the foods you eat to keep with your daily diet. In order to live a healthy lifestyle, you have to want to change for the better.

Here are Some Quick Tips to Living a Healthy Lifestyle:
1.Everything should be done in moderation – eating, working, resting, playing, maintaining hobbies, socializing, and so on.
2.Exercise regularly
3.sleep for at least eight hours every night
4.Drink plenty of water, it hydrates your skin and is good for every organ in your body
5.Go for regular medical check-ups

How do you live a healthy lifestyle?

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Love candy? Love starches? Well...So do we! But we are aware of diabetes and FIGHT the enemy with healthy living! Hello health lovers, we are team three, consisting of Sommer Brooks, Ashley Palmer, and Brittany Roberson and we have created a blog to inspire healthy living among HBCU campuses and their surrounding communities. As part of our PR Methods course at Florida A&M University, we are each planning fictitious events geared to HBCU's in Florida that are associated with diabetes. Each week we will be posting questions, thoughts, and encourage your opinions to find out how YOU feel about the subject.

Our Public Relations Methods course is a writing class designed to enhance our hands-on experiences with communication tools, which include how to construct media kits and event planning. The textbooks that are associated with our course are as follows:






  • Pubic Relations Writing: Form and Style, 8th edition by Doug Newsom and Jim Haynes



  • The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott



  • Writing PR: A Multimedia Approach by Meta G. Carstarphen and Richard A. Wells



  • Strategic writing: Multimedia Writing for PR, Advertsing, Sales, and Marketing, and Business by Charles Marsh, David W. Guth, and Bonnie Poovey Short



These books are used on a day to day basis to sharpen our skills in the PR profession.


Hello, My name is Sommer L. Brooks. I am a fourth year public relations student from the beautiful city of Ellenton, FL. I am planning a diabetes awareness luncheon that I call the "Get Close to your Glucose"celebrity luncheon. My luncheon is in Daytona Beach, Fl at Bethune Cookman University. The luncheon will incorporate a few celebrities who are currently suffering from diabetes. I hope that these celebrities can give testimonials and incite on diabetes and inspire students to change their eating habits.


Hi, My name is Ashley Palmer and I am a Senoir Public Rlations student from Ft. Lauderdale Flroida. I am planning a Hip Hop Health Fair at Florida Memorial University in Miami, Florida. At this fair they will show young people healthy living tips such as diabetical care, the importance of exercise and how to choose the right foods. There will be free food, fun and games for all ages. Not to mention there will be a Hip Hop Raffel, some lucky family will win free health care for a year and stick around for a historical performance for a special, diabetic artist. This event is sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and they want to implement life long health care to all.


Hello Fellow Blogger's,
I am Brittany Roberson, a fourth year public relations student from Tallahassee,Fl. I am in PR methods this semester and as an assignment, our class has to successfully plan a fictitious event;mine is a 24- hour marathon which is focused on diabetes. The event will be held at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville,Fl "home of the tigers". I am very excited about this endeavor, planning events is something I have a passion for doing, as the summer progresses I hope to get a better grasp on the what it takes to make a good public relations practitioner and event planner. So if you have any ideas or just want to check up on my project, don't hesitate to comment. Have an awesome day!



As group three, we want to ask you: What kinds of foods do you eat on a day to day basis, if they are bad what can you do to change them? If they are good tell us how u changed them and what tips you have for others ?