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Target II:

Health Promotion

Through innovation and engagement, Rho Mu Omega promotes health
awareness in three areas: Alzheimer's Disease, Heart Disease and Stroke and

Mental Illness.

Rho Mu Omega celebrated The Longest Day to bring awareness of Alzheimer's
Disease by cycling for 16 hours in spin classes as well as bike riding throughout

DC parks and our neighborhoods. Raising over $7,200 for awareness and

research and generation hundreds of social media "likes", the chapter was
recognized as the leading AKA fundraiser both locally and nationwide by the
Alzheimer's Association.

Pink went Red in February as we raised awareness of Heart Disease. Blood
pressure screenings, Zumba, a prayer call, and a heart health happy hour

touched over 300 lives and raised over $500 for research. The chapter also
hosted a 3-mile Billy Goat Trail hike, a hydrospin class, and partnered with

BikeShare DC for a biking tour of the Washington monuments.

#iamstigmafree served as the theme for Rho Mu Omega Mental Health
programs. Social media campaigns reached more than 200 people and over 20

DC students created PSA's that included poems, raps, skits, and dances to
educate their peers on mental health.