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University Health Service (UHS)
Health Promotion Office

Health Education Links

Acne

• American Academy of Dermatology
• UHS Acne Fact Sheet

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Alcohol calorie calculator
• Alcohol cost calculator
• American College Health Association
• College Drinking: Changing the Culture
• College Alcohol Use
• Drugstory.org
• Facts on Tap
• Friends Drive Sober
• Hadenough.org
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Violence Prevention
• Alcohol Justice - Industry Watchdog
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Streetdrugs.org
• The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
• Campus and Community Resources
• UHS Alcohol & Other Drugs - Fact Sheet

Asthma and Allergies

• American Academy of Allergy and Asthma and Immunology
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• UHS Asthma Fact Sheet
• UHS Respiratory Fact Sheet

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Research Institute
• Melanoma Education Foundation
• Mesothelioma Cancer Center
• National Breast Cancer Coalition
• National Cancer Institute
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Celiac Disease

• Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University
• Celiac Disease Foundation
• Gluten-Free Resources
• National Digestive Diseases
• National Foundation for Celiac Awareness

College Health

• American College Health Association
• Go Ask Alice! — A question and answer service from Columbia University's Health Education Program
• Programming Ideas for RA's

Cold & Flu

• UHS Cold Self-Care
• UHS Influenza (Flu) Fact Sheet
• H1N1 Flu — UHS Resources
• H1N1 Flu — American College Health Association

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• Herb Research Foundation
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH)

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource
• FDA Diabetes Information
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Eating Disorders

• Mirror-Mirror
• National Eating Disorders Association
• Overeaters Anonymous Headquarters
• Campus and Community Resources

Fitness/Exercise

• American Cancer Society Eat Healthy and Get Active
• American Council on Exercise
• American Heart Association
• America on the Move
• Be Active Rochester
• Centers for Disease Control
• MyPyramid.gov
• National Association for Health and Fitness
• NIH Guide to Physical Activity
• UHS Running Safely Fact Sheet

Gambling

• National Council on Problem Gambling
• New York State Council on Problem Gambling
• Campus and Community Resources

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Information

• GLBT Health Information

General Health and Wellness

• American Medical Association
• HealthFinder.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Healthopedia: Your Health Encyclopedia
• Information Television Network
• MedlinePlus.gov (National Library of Medicine)
• National Library of Medicine (NIH)
• National Wellness Institute
• NOAH - _New York Online Access to Health
• The New England Journal of Medicine
• UHS General Health
• WebMD

Governmental Health Organizations

• Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Food and Drug Administration
• NYS Department of Health and Human Resources
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Institutes of Health
• World Health Organization

Heart

• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Health Care Proxy

• Health Care Proxy On-line

Health Insurance

• American College Health Association
• Child Health Plus
• Family Health Plus
• Healthy NY
• UHS information about Health Insurance

Hepatitis B

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hepatitis Foundation International
• UHS Fact Sheet

HIV/AIDS

• AIDS Care
• American College Health Association
• Campus and Community Resources
• CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
• Prokect Inform
• NYS Department of Health
• University of Rochester HIV Vaccine Trials Unit
• UHS HIV Fact Sheet

Kidney

• American Association of Kidney Patients
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
• National Kidney Foundation

Learning Disabilities

• Campus and Community Resources
• LD Online
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lung

• American Lung Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Meningitis

• National Foundation for Infectious Disease
• The American College Health Association
• The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
• UHS Meningitis Fact Sheet

Mental Health

• Active Minds: Changing the Conversation about Mental Health
• Active Minds — University of Rochester Chapter
• American College Health Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• Anxiety Disorders Association
• Campus and Community Resources
• Depression & Bipolar Disorder
• Freedom From Fear
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• Schizophrenia
• University Counseling Center
• UHS Feeling Stressed Fact Sheet
• UHS Seasonal Affective Disorder
• UHS Stress Fact Sheet

Men's Health

• American College Health Association
• Mayo Clinic
• Men's Heath Network
• Medline Plus
• UHS Men's Health Fact Sheets

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Nutrition

(See also Eating Disorders)

• American College Health Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Dietetic Association
• American Heart Association
• American Institute for Cancer Research
• Caffeine - Medline Plus
• Calorie Control Council
• Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Food and Nutrition Topics from A to Z
• Harvard School of Public Health
• My Pyramid.gov
• National Dairy Council
• Nutrition.gov
• UHS Nutrition Fact Sheets
• UR Dining Services Website
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration
• Vegetarian Resource Group
• 5 + A Day

Obesity

• Body Mass Index Calculator
• Centers for Disease Control
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Osteoporosis

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

Pain Management

• American Chronic Pain Association
• American Pain Foundation
• National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
• Partners Against Pain
• Pain.com
• UHS Pain Management Fact Sheet

Peer Education

• Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network

Personal Hygiene

• Hygiene Expert
• UHS Personal Hygiene Fact Sheet

Pregnancy

• Campus and Community Resources
• UHS Contraception Fact Sheets

Rashes and Other Skin Topics

• American Academy of Dermatology
• National Psoriasis Foundation
• Skin Care Physicians

Relationship and Sexual Violence

• Campus and Community Resources
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Violence Prevention
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center:
• RAINN -- Rape Abuse and Incest National Network -- for survivors of rape and incest
• UHS Sexual Assault

Screening

• UCC - Screening for Mental Health
• Marijuana eCHECK-UP TO GO (aka: e-TOKE)

Self-Injurious Behavior

• Cornell Research Program: Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults

Sexual Health

(Also see Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Information)

• American Social Health Association
• CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
• Emergency Contraception Website - NOT-2-LATE.com
• Highland Family Planning
• HIV News
• Mayo Clinic - STDs
• Planned Parenthood
• UR Sexual Assault Site
• UHS Sexual Health Fact Sheets

Sleep

• Better Sleep Council
• National Sleep Foundation
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Smoking Cessation/Tobacco

• American Cancer Society
• Campus and Community Resources
• CDC's Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
• College Tobacco Prevention Resource
• Greater Rochester Area Tobacco Cessation Center
• NYS Smokers' Quitline
• Smokefree.gov
• Treat Tobacco
• Tobacco-Free Kids
• UHS Smoking Cessation

Sports Medicine

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Journal of Sports Medicine
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Stroke

• American Stroke Association
• National Stroke Association

Suicide Prevention

• ULifeline
• The Jed Foundation
• National Mental Health Information Center
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention(AFSP)
• The American Association of Suicidology

Travel Health

• American College Health Association
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• MD Travel Health
• UHS While Studying Abroad
  • Taking Care of Your Health Fact Sheet
  • Your Personal Health Fact Sheet
• US Department of State
• World Health Organization

Women's Health

• American College Health Association
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Highland Family Planning
• National Cancer Institute
• UHS Women's Health Fact Sheets
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Women's Health.gov

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