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health@macalester.edu
Leonard Center Room 53
651-696-6275
651-696-6687 (fax)
health@macalester.edu
General Online Health Resources/Databases
| HealthFinder A consumer health information web site from the U.S. government. Databases, government agencies, and not-for-profit web links are included. |
Mayo Clinic This famous clinic's web site provides accessible health information and allows users to email questions to clinic physicians. |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This web site contains general health information, data, and statistics from the CDC research studies, publications, traveler's health information and more. |
Intelihealth Johns Hopkins web site full of general health information. |
| Your Disease Risk Discover your risk for the developing the 5 most common diseases and get personalized tips for preventing them. |
Alternative Medicine General information on diverse methodologies to maximize health. |
Mental Health Links
University of Chicago Virtual Pamphlet Collection A collection of short articles and pamplets written for college student with practical tips on a wide variety of mental health and wellness topics such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual orientation, etc. Great for basic information on a topic. |
American Psychological Association A site for those who are interested in psychology as a career or for those researching a psychological topic. Links to various searches for books and journals. |
National Institutes of Mental Health A general site for public mental health issues with information regarding medications, learning disabilities, depression, etc. Access the information by going to the section called "For the Public." |
American Psychiatric Assocation A site with links to informative pamphlets on a wide assortment of psychological and psychiatric issues. |
| Internet Mental Health Resources A site with links to hundreds of other resources for everything from AIDS, Alzheimer's, eastern psychology, loss/bereavement to Tourette's Syndrome, women's issues, and violence. |
American Psychological Association Helping Series For short articles of tips and help. |
Sexual Health Links
| American Social Health Association A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families and communities with a focus on sexually transmitted disease prevention. |
SmarterSex.org A premier site on sexual health of college students, it includes a discussion board and "ask the sexpert" sections. |
| Planned Parenthood This site contains tons of information about sexuality, birth control, and women's health issues |
It's Your (Sex) Life A user-friendly site with information on pregnancy and contraception, HIV, STIs, and communicating in relationships. |
Alcohol Abuse Prevention Links
| Bacchus Network A college student site that includes comprehensive initiatives for health and safety. Great for peer educators. |
Rethinking Drinking - NIAAA The federal government's site for tools and information about alcohol and health. Specifically designed for college students and young adult. |
| The Marin Institute The Marin Institute is an alcohol industry watchdog and contains many solutions to community alcohol problems. |
Center on Alcohol Marketing & Youth CAMY monitors the marketing practices of the alcohol industry, particularly as it relates to the targeting of youth. The site contains great fact sheets, research papers, and a gallery of the marketing images used by the industry. |
Tobacco and Other Drug Use Links
| My Last Dip A web-based quit program for colleg-age smokeless tobacco users who want to quit. |
Partnership for a Drug-Free America A website containing key substance abuse information, including the addiction process and how to help a friend, student, child. |
| Become an Ex Smoker A free comprehensive quit plan with tools and information designed in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and with input from former and current smokers |
Fitness Links
| Shape Up America This site contains information about exercise and nutrition as a means of staying (or getting) in shape. The Resource Center has many calculator tools such as "Meal and Snack Calculator". |
The Right Running Shoe An interactive guide to fitness shoe selection. |
| American Heart Association The premier website for all things related to heart health. |
Women's Health Resources
| 4 College Women A gateway to reliable, comprehensive health information for college women. Developed by Brandeis University. |
Healthy Women A leading independent health information source solely for women. |
Men's Health Resources
| Men's Health Network A national non-profit organization dedicated to reaching men with health prevention messages. |
Young Men's Health A website for young men featuring state-of-the-art health information. |
GLBTQ Resources
| CDC LGBT Resources Addresses broad issues related to LGBTQ health. |
MN Transgender Health Coalition Variety of resources, including shot clinic, support groups, information |
| GLBT Health Based in Massachusetts, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Health Access Project has a range of resources on the site. |
Human Rights Commission Many good links to sites on gay health. |
Miscellaneous Links
| New York Times "Your Health Daily" Interesting source of consumer health information in many different areas |
Go Ask Alice One of the best web resources for college students - written in question and answer format. Information on sexuality, exercise, nutrition, emotional health, and many other topics. |