Health & Wellness

We believe that good health and wellness is important in the life of all students. We encourage students to make informed health choices; we believe all students have the right and responsibility to do so in order to be successful college students. We have compiled a resource list for students to use to make such informed choices.

 

StudentHealth101

StudentHealth101 is a monthly electronic magazine for college students designed to provide heath information to you so that you can make informed health and life style decisions. Check it Out! There are monthly contests, fun facts, games and how to's that will help you in your college career.

Student: http://readsh101.com/yccc.html

Parent: http://readsh101.com/yccc-pp.html

 

Resource List

Nutrition

Eat Right Maine	www.eatrightmaine.org/
Healthy Maine Partnerships	www.healthymainepartnerships.org/panp/
Maine Dairy & Nutrition Council	www.drinkmainemilk.org/
Nutrition.gov	www.nutrition.gov
SNAP Food Supplement Program (Maine)	www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/services/snap/faq.html
The Blonz Guide: Nutrition, Food & Health	www.blonz.com/
The Vegetarian Resource Group	www.vrg.org/
Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program	www.maine.gov/dhhs/wic/

 

Physical Health

Alcohol Information	www.radford.edu/~kcastleb
American Heart Association	www.americanheart.org/
Diabetes Information	www.cdc.gov/diabetes
Go Ask Alice	www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Health Central	www.healthcentral.com/
Mayo Clinic	www.mayoclinic.com/
Men’s Health	www.cdc.gov/men/
National Institute on Drug Abuse	www.nida.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health	www.nih.gov/
On Health	www.onhealth.com/
Smoke Free	www.smokefree.gov/
Whole Health MD	www.wholehealthmd.com/
Women’s Health	www.4woman.gov

 

Emotional Health

Mental Health America

www.mentalhealthamerica.net

 

Sexual Health/Human Sexuality

I Wanna Know	www.iwannaknow.org/
Let’s Talk About It	www.seriouslysexuality.com/
Sexuality and U	www.sexualityandu.ca/eng
Sexual Health Issues	www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexualhealthissues.html
Gay & Lesbian Health	www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gayandlesbianhealth.html

 

Miscellaneous

Domestic Violence	www.caring-unlimited.org/
List of Hotline/Crisis Numbers	www.maine.gov/DHHS/hotlines.htm
Sexual Assault & Abuse	www.sarsonline.org/