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General College Health Sites
- Go Ask Alice - Columbia University's question-and-answer forum for health information.
- State of New York Department of Health - Health information, research, data concerning health trends in NYS.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Credible information to enhance health decisions and applies disease prevention and control.
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Federal-regulated agency that helps and protects public from risks of injury with consumer products.
- Food and Drug Administration - Information, such as safety, sanitary, and effectiveness, on products such as, foods, cosmetics, prescription/non-prescription drugs.
- World Health Organization - United Nations specialized agency for health. Lists activities, reports, news and events on various health topics around the world.
Information Pages and Links
Alcohol
- The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and other Drug Prevention Helps community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drugs.
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Supports and conducts research on causes, treatments, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol related problems.
- Century Council: Fighting Drunk Driving - Provides comprehensive information to help promote responsible decision making regarding alcohol.
- Face - Truth and Clarity on Alcohol - Provides comprehensive information that supports sensible alcohol practices through strategy, training, and public awareness.
- Facts on Tap - Provides comprehensive alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and intervention program for college students.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest / Booze News - Provides comprehensive up to date reports, fact sheets, petitions, commentaries, and other alcohol prevention links.
- Bacchus and Gamma - Provides peer education on topics such as alcohol abuse, sexual assault, HIV/AID's, impaired driving and tobacco prevention.
- Had enough on your campus? - Provides students stories who are fed up with problems caused by alcohol and some advice on what you can do about it.
- Alcohol Alerts
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Is the largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.
Contraception
- Planned Parenthood - Provides variety of information on sexual health issues.
Headaches
- http://www.noah-health.org
- http://www.headaches.org
- http://www.achenet.org
- http://www.headachecare.com
Other
- Influenza - Publishes fact sheet of information about influenza.
- Sports Injuries - Serves as a source of life long orthopedic learning.
- First Aid - This site will link you to the Mayo Clinic's first aid information
- Asthma and Allergies - Provides information concerning allergies and asthma and how to manage these problems.
- Nutrition - Provides a range of information, transaction, and technology solutions that help consumers, physicians, and health providers navigate through the health system.
- WebMD - Provides a range of information, transaction, and technology solutions that help consumers, physicians, and health providers navigate through the health system.
- The Sexual Health Network - Provides easy access to sexuality information, education, mutual support, counseling, therapy, and health care products.
- Discovery Health Channel - Provides discovery channel answers frequently asked questions on health topics.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse - Provides rapid and effective information to improve drug abuse and addiction on prevention, treatment, and policy.
- Yahoo! Health - Is a search engine that leads the way to a multitude of health related material.
- mayoclinic.com
Travel Resources:
Much information on traveling healthy and smart is available on the Internet. Reliable sources include:
WHO On-line International Travel and Health
US Department of State Travel Warnings and Consular Information
Shoreland's Travel Health On-line
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers
Disability Resource: Accessable Page
International SOS (overseas assisstance)/travel medical insurance
BC/BS Participating Worldwide Providers
Association for Safe International Travel Country by Country
Travel Medicine, Inc. (supplies such as repellant, bednets, filters, etc.)
International Society of Travel Medicine


