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Self Help Resources

Mental Health
Nutrition (includes eating disorders)
Physical Health
Pregnancy
Sexual Health 
Drugs or Alcohol
Tobacco Info and Cessation
Other Resources (Includes Translated Resources)

Mental Health

Anger Management

Body Image

Information on food, weight and body image.

Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) exists to promote the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends.

Here to Help
Self help and info for any emotional problem, personal stories, help for a friend

Internet Mental Health

Visit this site for an encyclopedia of mental health information.

Sleep

Tips on how to get to sleep.

Stress
If you're going to get your degree without losing your mind, you've got to take care of yourself. Here are a few self-care suggestions to help maintain your sanity.

Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection

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Nutrition

Dial-A-Dietitian
While Dial-A-Dietitian is primarily a telephone nutrition information service for B.C., this website has been created to publicize its nutrition phone services and provide nutrition resources to the public, dietitians, and health professionals.

Healthy Eating on a Budget
Geared for college students - eat well, save money

What is a healthy weight
Do your online BMI (body metabolic index)

Nutrition Analysis

Eating Disorders

www.anorexianervosa.org/

meet people, ask questions, get answers, begin friendships

The St. Paul's Hospital Eating Disorders Program

British Columbia's designated program for the treatment of adults with severe anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

University of Minnesota Duluth Health Services
This site provides information on the three types of eating disorders, myths on eating disorders and a quick questionnaire to help you discover if you have an eating disorder.

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Physical Health

BC Health Guide
Information on more than 3,000 common health topics, tests and procedures.

Colds

Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice! is the world's leading health question and answer service with an archive of over 2,500 straight-forward and in-depth responses to questions sent anonymously to Alice!'s e-mail box.

Mononucleosis

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Pregnancy

Making a Decision About Your Pregnancy
Abortion, Adoption or Keeping Your Baby

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved.

sexualityandu.ca... your link to sexual well-being
The ultimate Canadian web site devoted to sexuality education and information.

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Sexual Health

Abstinence

American Social Health Association (ASHA)
ASHA is America's authority on sexually transmitted disease (STD) education. Their mission is to stop STDs and their harmful consequences to individuals, families and communities.

BC Centre for Disease Control STD

Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community.

HIV/AIDS

Options For Sexual Health
Information on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), guides to healthy and safer sex, and fact sheets.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Smarter Sex

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Drugs or Alcohol

AADAC
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. An Agency of the Government of Alberta.

Alcohol Self Assessment

Alcohol or Drug Support

The Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network

The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network is an international association of college and university based peer education programs focusing on alcohol abuse prevention and other related student health and safety issues.

ClubDrugs.org
Important Information and Resources on Club Drugs.

doitnow foundation
Drug information - cocaine, marijuana, heroin,ecstasy, meth,

Facts on Tap

The Student Life Education Company Inc.
The mission of The Student Life Education Company is to be the leader in the promotion of healthy decisions on the use or non-use of alcohol and other health issues.

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Tobacco Info and Cessation

tobaccofacts
You'll find lots of resources, tools, information, downloadable posters, and graphic pictures on this site. We've put it together to educate you about the dangers of tobacco.

Go Smoke Free! Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme

Quit 4 Life for young smokers

The Truth About Tobacco

You Are The Target

Leave the Pack Behind

Ready to quit smoking?    QuitNow

quitnow.ca
is an Internet-based quit smoking service that is available free-of-charge to all residents of British Columbia. It combines already proven effective methods for quitting smoking with a powerful individualized program that is available anytime and anyplace, as well as an online community that offers peer support 24/7.


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Other Resources

Translated Health Information

BC Healthguide - General Health Information

Health Resources By Language


American College Health Association (ACHA)
The ACHA provides education, communications, products and services, and promotes research to advance the health of all students and the campus community.

CampusSpeak
CAMPUSPEAK is an agency representing the nation's most outstanding college campus speakers.

Canadian Health Network
The Canadian Health Network (CHN) is a growing network, bringing together the best information resources of leading Canadian and international health organizations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This site offers information on a variety of health topics, data and statistics, as well as health information on specific destinations.

Health Canada Travel Medicine Program
The Travel Medicine Program is responsible for providing the following travel health information for persons travelling outside Canada: current information on international disease outbreaks, immunization recommendations for international travel, general health advice for international travellers, and disease-specific treatment and prevention guidelines.

OncoLink
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.

Medical Textbooks for Health Professionals
This site allows you to search for online medical textbooks in a variety of categories, and provides unlimited access to thousands of x-rays, colour illustrations, pictures, author topic lectures and procedures. Have a look!

University of Arizona Campus Health Service

Quality care for the mind, body and spirit...

University of British Columbia Health & Wellness
UBC's Student Health & Wellness website allows you to search for health information by major category, specific topic, or by using their search engine.

University Health Services, Calgary
This comprehensive guide to health information includes current events, health information, links and resources.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Among its many functions, WHO develops, establishes and promotes international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical and similar substances.

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