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Information on diabetes available For more information on diabetes, visit the Wellness Wednesday booth from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Children’s Hospital Lobby.  November is American Diabetes month and to raise awareness the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) will provide the following for employees at Wellness Wednesday on Nov. 15: free medication counseling, diabetes testing, blood pressure checks, and body fat analysis.   SNPhA is an educational and service association of students who are concerned about pharmacy issues, professional development and the lack of minority representation in pharmacy and other health related professions.   The purpose of SNPhA is to plan, organize, coordinate, and execute programs geared toward the improvement of the health, education and social environment of the community. SNPhA develops and coordinates programs in areas directly affecting the minority pharmacy student and health care of minority people. SNPhA further pledges to work with other organizations and public agencies in the pursuit of charitable and educational objectives.   SNPhA offers numerous benefits such as: leadership and organizational skills, communication skills, professional contacts and support group network.   The mission of SNPhA is to meet the challenges of the continuously expanding role of the pharmacist and to direct health care expertise toward improving minority communities. The South Carolina College of Pharmacy-MUSC Chapter of SNPhA attempts to educate the community by focusing on managing and improving the health status of patients through counseling and drug therapy monitoring. Weekly tips from the Healthy S.C. Challenge Healthy S.C. Challenge is a results-oriented initiative created by Gov. Mark Sanford and first lady Jenny Sanford to motivate people to start making choices that can improve health and well-being. Visit http://www.healthysc.gov. Physical Activity Dance with someone or by yourself. Take dancing lessons. Hit the dance floor on fast numbers instead of only slow ones. Editor's note: The preceding column was brought to you on behalf of Health 1st. Striving to bring various topics and representing numerous employee wellness organizations and committees on campus, this weekly column seeks to provide MUSC, MUHA, and UMA employees with current and helpful information concerning all aspects of health.     Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.