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Abstinence Definition of abstinence - www.iwannaknow.org
Acne National Institutes of Health - Questions and Answers about Acne
AIDS

CDC National Prevention Information Network:
• HIV and Its Transmission

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - How to Protect Yourself from AIDS [pdf]

National Institutes of Health - AIDS (comprehensive site)

Avert.org - Averting HIV and AIDS

WorldAIDSday.org

familydoctor.org - HIV & AIDS: How to Reduce Your Risk

(See also STD's)

Air quality American Lung Association
Alcohol & other drugs

KSU Counseling Services:
• e-CHUG - Online Alcohol Use Self-Screening
• Alcohol & Other Drug Education
• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
• Project Wellness

K-State SafeRide - (785.539.0480) 11:00 pm to 3:00 am, Thursday through Saturday

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information (NCADI)

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -
• College Students
• Alcohol Poisoning
• FAQs on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences
• Student Perspective on College Drinking

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Meth Labs

Allergies

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

NIH - National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
• Allergic Diseases
• Airborne Allergens: Something in the Air (pdf)

www.allergycontrol.com

(See also asthma)

Alternative medicine

National Institutes of Health -
National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine Foundation

Alternative Health News Online - Diet & Nutrition

Mayo Clinic - Complementary & Alternative Medicine Center

(See also athletic supplements, herbal supplements)

Anorexia nervosa (See eating disorders)
Antibiotics National Institutes of Health - Antimicrobial Resistance
Asthma

Lafene Health Center - Asthma Clinic
• Asthma Action Plan (pdf)

National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Asthma
• What Makes Asthma Worse?
• Peak Flow Learning Center
• Peak Flow Zone Chart
• Devices for Inhaled Medications
• Inhaled Medication With a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
• What’s New with Metered Dose Inhalers? The HFA Propellant
• Inhaled Medication With a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Spacer
• Inhaled Medication With a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI)
• Using a Nebulizer with Asthma Medication

National Institutes of Health — National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
• Lung Diseases Information
• Asthma Action Plan
• My Asthma Wallet Card

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Asthma

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• Tips to Remember: Outdoor allergens
• Tips to Remember: Asthma triggers and management
• Diseases 101 – Adult Asthma
• Allergy & Asthma Medication Guide: Inhaled Corticosteroids
• Allergy & Asthma Medication Guide: Asthma Medications

familydoctor.org - Asthma
• Asthma Action Plan
• Printable Asthma Action Plan
• Printable PDF Asthma Action Plan

Asthma Action America
•  Asthma Control Test

Texas Tech University - Asthma Guidelines

American Lung Association

(See also allergies)

Athletic supplements

NIH - Office of Dietary Supplements
• CARDS - searchable database

(See sports nutrition and nutrition)

Avian (bird) flu

Centers for Disease Control - Avian Influenza

World Health Organization - Avian Influenza

(See also influenza)

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Back pain

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention - National Ag Safety Database - Back Injury Prevention (pdf)

www.healthmonitor.com - Search "Back Health"

Bacterial vaginosis (See vaginitis)
Bioterrorism (See terrorism)
Bird flu (See avian flu)
Birth control (See contraceptives)
Blood donation American Red Cross
Blood pressure National Institutes of Health - Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Body image

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling

Body Positive

Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating/Body Image

(See also eating disorders and bulletin boards)

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

(See mad cow disease)

Breast self exam (BSE)

Lafene Women's Clinic - BSE

American Cancer Society -
• Overview of Breast Cancer
• How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam

National Cancer Institute - Understanding Breast Changes

FamilyDoctor.org - Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Lumps Early

Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Online Breast Self-Exam

Bronchitis - chronic American Lung Association - Chronic Bronchitis
Bulimia

(See eating disorders)

Bulletin board kits

Lafene Health Center - Bulletin Boards
• Lafene Health Center services (zipped file)
• Body Image (zipped file)
• Drinking Your Way to the Freshman 15? (zipped file)
• Fad Diets or Bad Diets? (zipped file)
• Good Health tips (zipped file)
• Portion Distortion (zipped file)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (zipped file)
• Safer Spring Break (zipped file)
• Stress Management/Test Anxiety (zipped file)

Burns

American Academy of Family Physicians
• Burns: Taking Care of Burns
• Burns: Preventing Burns in Your Home

National Ag Safety Database - Hot Water Burns

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Cancer

American Cancer Society

National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute:
• Types of Cancer
•  What You Need to Know About Cancer
•  Understanding the Immune System (comprehensive site)

Mayo Clinic - Cancer

Siteman Cancer Center - Your Disease Risk

(See also skin cancer)

Celiac disease

NIH - National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Celiac Sprue Association
Celiac Sprue/Gluten-Free Diet Hotline: 913-236-9454

The Intestinal Health Institute

MedicineNet.com - Focus on Digestion - Celiac Sprue

Celiac.com

Chanchroid

American Social Health Association - Chanchroid

(See also STD's)

Chicken pox The National Foundation For Infectious Diseases - Factsheets - select Chicken Pox and Shingles for Adults
Chlamydia

American Social Health Association - Chlamydia

(See also STD's)

Cholesterol

National Institutes of Health - High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need To Know

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling

American Heart Association

Common cold

American Lung Association - Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and the Common Cold

CDC: Preventing the Flu - Cover Your Cough

Cough Safe - Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves? video

National Institutes of Health -
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease

• Is it the Cold or the Flu? (pdf)
• The Common Cold

www.commoncold.org

Condoms

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Condoms and STD's …especially AIDS
• Condoms: Barriers to Bad News

National Institutes of Health - Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for STD Prevention (pdf)

American Social Health Association:
• How to Use a Condom
• "Condoms - Do's and Don'ts"

CDC - Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (pdf)

Go Ask Alice - Common reasons for condom failure

Contraceptives

US Food and Drug Administration -
• Birth Control Guide
• Protecting Against Unintended Pregnancy:
A Guide to Contraceptive Choices

Lafene Health Center - Contraceptive Options

Planned Parenthood

www.smartersex.org - Ins and Outs of Contraception

(See also emergency contraception)
Counseling Services (See mental health)
CPR
(cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
American Heart Association -
• Save a Life!
• CPR and AED's (Automatic External Defibrillator)
Crab lice (pediculosis pubis)

American Social Health Association - Crabs

(See also STD's)

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Date rape/violence

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention:
• Sexual Violence
• Intimate Partner Violence

KSU Counseling Services - Date Rape Drugs & Alcohol

Dehydration

American Academy of Family Physicians - The Dangers of Dehydration

Depression

National Institutes of Mental Health - Depression

KSU Counseling Services - The Blues and Depression

(See also mental health)
Dental health Centers For Disease Control and Prevention - Oral Health
Depo provera

FDA black box warning added, Nov. 2004

depo-subQ provera 104

(See contraceptives)

Diabetes

CDC - Diabetes Public Health Resource

US Food and Drug Administration - Diabetes Information

National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - (NIDDK)
• Diabetes

American Diabetes Association - Traveling with Diabetes Supplies

National Kidney Foundation - Emergency Meal Planning for Diabetics

Diarrhea

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Diarrhea

American Academy of Family Physicians - Traveler's Diarrhea

CDC - Chronic Diarrhea

Diets/dieting

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling

(See weight management)

Digestive diseases National Institutes of Health - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Driving safety

National Institutes of Health - Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes - (39 pages) (pdf)

K-State SafeRide - (785.539.0480) 11:00 pm to 3:00 am, Thursday through Saturday

Drugs (See alcohol and other drugs, medications)

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Eating disorders

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling
• Eating Disorders - Online Self-Screening Program

K-State Counseling Services - Bulimia

National Eating Disorder Information Centre - Help for Family/Friends

ANRED - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, Inc.

Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders

Mirror, Mirror - Eating Disorders Web site

Eating Disorders Review - How to Stop Using/Abusing Laxatives

National Eating Disorders Association
• 10 Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders
• Health Consequences of Eating Disorders
• How to Help a Friend With an Eating and Body Image Issues
• Healthy Eating and Body Image - Listen to your Body
• What Can You Do to Help Prevent Eating Disorders?
• The Role of the Educator: Faculty and Staff Guidelines for Meeting with and Referring Students who may have Eating Disorders (pdf)
• Some "Don'ts" for Educators and Others Concerned about a Person with an Eating Disorder (pdf)

American Dietetic Association - Position Statement - Nutrition Intervention in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified

Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness

(See bulletin boards)

Emergency contraception

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Plan B: Questions and Answers

Plan B:
•  Consumer Home Page
• FAQs

Office of Population Research at Princeton University - Not-2-late.com

Emergency preparedness

CDC - Emergency Preparedness and Response

Federal Emergency Management Agency - Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness - (100+ pages manual) (multiple pdf's)

American Red Cross -
• Preparedness
• Preparedness Today: What You Need to Know

National Kidney Foundation - Emergency Meal Planning for Diabetics

(See terrorism and influenza)

Endometriosis Endometriosis Association
Environmental health topics

National Institutes of Health - Environmental Diseases from A - Z

KSU Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental tobacco smoke (See tobacco control)
Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation

Family Caregiver Alliance - National Center on Caregiving - Epilepsy

Ergonomicswww.healthycomputing.com
Exercise

American Council on Exercise

American Heart Association - Exercise Tips

Lafene Health Center - Walking Trails of Manhattan

K-State Recreational Services

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Family planning (See contraceptives)
First aid Centers For Disease Control and Prevention - Basic First Aid
Fitness

American College of Sports Medicine - Physical Activity & Public Health Guidelines

American Heart Association - Exercise and Fitness

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
• Physical Activity and Health
• Nutrition and Physical Activity

Georgia State University - Dept. of Kinesiology & Health - Strength Training

Shape Up America! - Safe Weight Management, Healthy Eating

K-State Recreational Services

Nutrition and Performance for Student Athletes

(See also exercise)

Flu (See influenza and common cold)
Food

Food and Drug Administration

FDA - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Food and Health Web Links

Wheat Foods Council

US Soyfoods Directory

The Popcorn Board

Cocoapro®

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster Co - Cook it Quick!

(See also nutrition)

Food allergies National Institutes of Health - Food Allergy an Overview (pdf)
Food safety

www.donteatpoop.com

International Food Safety Network

American Dietetic Association - Home Food Safety

University of Nebraska - Tips, Tools & Travel-Safe Foods for Summer Food Safety

Foodborne diseases National Institutes of Health - Foodborne Diseases
Foreign travel (See travel)

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Gay/lesbian issues KSU Counseling Services - Gay or Lesbian Self Identity
Genital herpes (See herpes and STD's)
Genital warts

(See HPV and STD's)

Gonorrhea

American Social Health Association - Gonorrhea

(See also STD's)

GriefKSU Counseling Services - Grief: Getting Over the Death of Someone Close to You

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Headache

National Institutes of Health, Medlineplus - Headache

(See also migraine)

Head lice

National Pediculosis Association - Headlice.org

National Institutes of Health, Medlineplus - Head lice

Heart disease

American Heart Association

National Institutes of Health - Heart and Vascular Diseases

Health information - recommended search sites

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

American College Health Association

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Medical Association - Patient Health Information

www.health.gov - Coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Institutes of Health - Health Information Index

National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus

WebMD - an Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumers to the healthcare industry.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US Department of Health & Human Services - www.healthfinder.gov

National Women's Health Information Center - www.4woman.gov

World Health Organization

American Council on Science and Health

Go Ask Alice - Columbia University Health Q & A

Healthopedia.com

Mayo Clinic

FamilyDoctor.org - Healthy Living: What You Can Do to Keep Your Health

MerckSource - requires registration for some resources

Kansas Health Foundation - Change Something

Healthy Kansas

Health insurance

Lafene Health Center is not responsible for information on web sites other than our own. The sites listed have been selected because of their content value. The mention of a particular product or service does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.

Student Resources - handles the Statewide Student Insurance Program

Kansas Health Policy Authority - Statewide Student Insurance Program

Health Insurance in Kansas - general health insurance information published by the Kansas Insurance Department

healthinsuranceinfo.net - Georgetown University
• Consumer's Guides to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
• Kansas consumer’s guide

Hepatitis A

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - Factsheets - select Hepatitis A For Adults

American Social Health Association - Hepatitis

American Social Health Association - Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• Factsheets - select Hepatitis B For Adults
• Hepatitis B: How much do you know?

Hepatitis Foundation International

American Social Health Association - Hepatitis

American Social Health Association - Hepatitis B

(See also STD's)

Hepatitis C

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - Hepatitis C

American Social Health Association - Hepatitis C

Herbal supplements

Mayo Clinic - Drugs & Supplements

(See also medications, athletic supplements, nutrition)

Herpes

American Social Health Association - Herpes

National Foundation For Infectious Diseases - Whatever Happened to Herpes? --The Forgotten Epidemic

(See also STD's)

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

HIPAA Awareness and Readiness for Kansas

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
• HIPAA
• How to File a Complaint (pdf)

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

CDC National Prevention Information Network

University of California, San Francisco - HIV Insite

(See also AIDS and STD's)

HPV
(human papillomavirus)

Lafene Health Center -
• Allergy and Immunization Clinic
• Women's Clinic
• HPV vaccine

CDC:
• HPV Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS) [pdf]
• HPV Vaccine Questions and Answers
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection

American Social Health Association -
• HPV
• Learn About HPV

American Cancer Society:
• What Every Woman Should Know About Cervical Cancer and the Human Papilloma Virus
• Frequently Asked Questions About Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines

Merck:
• Cervical Cancer and HPV: What's the Connection?
• Gardasil (Vaccine Information) [pdf]

(See also Pap test and STD's)

Hypertension (See blood pressure)

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Immunization

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention:
• Vaccines Needed for Teens and College Students
• What Vaccines Do You Need?
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• How Vaccines Prevent Disease
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
• Vaccine Information Statements
• Vaccines & Immunizations

American College Health Association - Recommendations for Institutional Prematriculation Immunizations

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Factsheets
• Select Adult Immunization
• Select Adult Immunization Questions and Answers

National Institutes of Health - Understanding Vaccines - (38 pages) (pdf)

Influenza

CDC:
• Seasonal Flu
• Preventing the Flu
• Cover Your Cough
• Vaccine - injectable (shot)
• Vaccine - intranasal
• Persons at High Risk for complications from the Flu
• Key Facts about Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
• Pandemic Flu
• Avian Flu

K-State and Flint Hills American Red Cross:
• Pandemic Flu
• Pandemic Flu Home Care brochure (pdf)
• Pandemic Flu Home Care brochure: Spanish (pdf)
• Pandemic Flu Factsheet (pdf)

American Lung Association:
• Influenza
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and the Common Cold

Kansas Department of Health & Environment - Influenza Information

American Red Cross - Pandemic Flu

PandemicFlu.gov

World Health Organization - Influenza

Cough Safe - Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves? video

Injuries

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention:
• Extreme Cold
• Extreme Heat
• Home Fire Safety

National Institutes of Health - Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes (39 pages) (pdf)

(See also sports injury)

Insurance (See health insurance)

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Laboratory tests Lab Tests Online
Latex condoms (See condoms)
Lesbian issues

K-State Counseling Services - Lesbian Self Identity

Lesbian STD's

Lyme disease

National Institutes of Health - Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases

Centers for Disease Control - Lyme Disease

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Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

US Food and Drug Administration -
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Consumer Questions and Answers About BSE

Centers for Disease Control -
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Classic

Medication

Lafene Health Center:
• Prescription Online Refill Request
• Over the Counter Drug List

Food and Drug Administration

U. S. Pharmacopoeia - Search site about medication and dietary supplements

Patient assistance programs to help with costs:
• Astra Zeneca - Help Affording Your Medicines
• Boehringer-Ingelheim - Patient Assistance Program
• GlaxoSmithKline - Prescription Savings Plan
• King Pharmaceuticals
• Merck - Patient Assistance Programs
• Pfizer - Pfizer Helpful Answers
• Schering-Plough - Patient Assistance and Support program
• Sepracor - Patient Assistance Program

Meningitis

Meningitis Information for K-State Students -
• The Meningococcal Vaccine is available at Lafene Health Center's Allergy and Immunization Clinic. Call 785.532.6544 for cost.
• Vaccine Information letter from Lafene [html] [pdf]

American College Health Association - Meningitis on Campus

Centers for Disease Control:
• Fact Sheet
• Meningococcal Disease In Short
• Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease (pdf)
• Vaccine Information Statement - Meningococcal Vaccine (pdf)
• Meningococcal Vaccine

National Foundation For Infectious Diseases - Meningitis

Men's health

www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou - Click on "men"

familydoctor.org - Men's Health

Mayo Clinic - Click on Men's Health Center

Men's Health Network

Office of Men's Health

(see also testicular self exam)

Mental health

K-State Counseling Services:
• Topics

National Institutes of Health - Mental Health
• Getting Help: Locate Services

(See stress management or traumatic stress )
Methcillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CDC:
• Questions and Answers about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools
• Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public
Migraine

National Institutes of Health, Medlineplus - Migraine

familydoctor.org - Migraine Headaches: Ways to Deal with the Pain

Minority health www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou - Click on desired race or ethnic group
Molluscum

American Academy of Dermatology - Molluscum Contagiosum

American Social Health Association - Molluscum Contagiosum

Mono
(mononucleosis)

National Institutes of Health, Medlineplus - Infectious Mononucleosis

American Academy of Family Physicians - Mononucleosis

MRSA (See methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)
Mumps

National Institutes of Health, Medlineplus - Mumps

CDC National Immunization Program:
• Mumps Vaccination
• Mumps - In Short

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - Facts about Mumps for Adults (pdf)

Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Mumps Information

Muscle pain (See sports injury or ergonomics)

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Nicotine replacement therapy (See tobacco control)
Nutrition

healthfinder.gov, Health Library - Nutrition

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling

K-State Housing and Dining Services

K-State Dining Services

Health.gov - Nutrition and Your Health:
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (44 pages) (pdf)

CDC - Fruits and Veggies Matter

NHLBI - CyberKitchen

K-State Extension - Health and Nutrition

US Department of Agriculture - Food Guide Pyramid

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

American Dietetic Association

Meals Matter

USDA - CNPP - My Pyramid Tracker

(See also food, sports nutrition and athletic supplements)

Nutrition products/
health fraud
Nutriwatch.org

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Obesity (See weight management)
Oral contraceptives (See contraceptives)
OsteoporosisNational Osteoporosis Foundation

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Pap test (smear)

womenshealth.gov - Pap test

(See also HPV)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

CDC - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Factsheet

Pertussis (whooping cough)

CDC:
• Pertussis
• Adult Vaccination

Pertussis.com

PneumoniaAmerican Lung Association
Pregnancy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway:
• For prospective and adoptive parents
• Supporting birth parents

Planned Parenthood

Pregnancy Centers Online

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Decreasing the Chance of Birth Defects

Prescription refill

Lafene Health Center - Prescription Online Refill Request

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R

Rape (See sexual assault)
Reproductive system

American Academy of Family Physicians:
• Male Reproductive Health
• Female Reproductive Health

www.healthfinder.gov
• Men's Reproductive Health
• Women's Reproductive Health

Respiratory infection (See common cold and bronchitis)

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Safer sex

University of California, San Francisco - HIV Insite - Click on "Prevention", then "Safer Sex"

(See also sexual health)

Safety (general)

American Red Cross - Living Well/Living Safely

Health Library - Prevention & Wellness - Safety

National Safety Council - Fact Sheet Library

American Council on Science and Health - Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation

Salmonella

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
• General Salmonella Information
• Salmonella Saintpaul Information

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Salmonellosis Outbreak

SARS
(severe acute respiratory syndrome)

SARS Information for K-State - Lafene Health Center

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Frequently Asked Questions
• SARS Information for Travelers
• Traveler's Health

CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases

World Health Organization
• SARS

Scabies

CDC Parasitic Disease Information - Scabies Factsheet

American Social Health Association - Scabies

Second-hand smoke (See tobacco control)
Sex and alcohol

K-State Counseling Services:
• Date Rape Drugs & Alcohol
• Sex Under the Influence

Sexual assault

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention -
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Sexual Violence

K-State Counseling Services - Surviving Sexual Assault & Rape

Sexual health

American Social Health Association

www.iwannaknow.org

Planned Parenthood

S.H.A.P.E. - (Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators)

www.smartersex.org

SinusitisNational Institutes of Health - Sinusitis
Skin cancer

National Cancer Institute - Skin Cancer

CDC - Skin Cancer

Sleep/sleep apnea

National Institutes of Health - Sleep Information

National Institutes of Health - National Center on Sleep Disorders Research

K-State Counseling Services - How to get a good night's sleep

Smoking cessation (See tobacco use )
Speech and hearing K-State - Speech and Hearing Center
Sports injury
(strains/sprains)

National Institutes of Health:
• Sports Injuries
• Knee Problems
• Shoulder Problems
• Sprains and Strains
• Bursitis & Tendinitis

Sports nutrition

NCAA - Nutrition and Performance for Student Athletes

Nutrition and Athletic Performance Position of the American Dietetic Association

Gatorade Sports Science Institute

(See also nutrition and athletic supplements)

STD's
(sexually transmitted diseases)

Lafene Health Center - STD Information & Prevention

CDC - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CDC National Prevention Information Network

National Institutes of Health - Sexually Transmitted Infections

S.H.A.P.E. - (Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators)

American Social Health Association

Stress

K-State Counseling Services:
• Topics
• The Doctor told me that stress caused my…
• Stressed Out Over Studying?
• Test Stress
• Time Management

(See traumatic stress)

Substance abuse (See alcohol and other drugs)
Syphilis

American Social Health Association - Syphilis

(See also STD's)

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Tanning

FDA - DHA-Spray Sunless "Tanning" Booths

American Cancer Society
• Dangers of Artificial Tanning
• Salon Tanning Damages Skin as Much as Sun Tanning

Skin Cancer Foundation - The Case Against Indoor Tanning

Duke Med News - Protecting Your Skin from the Sun

(See also skin cancer)

Terrorism

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - comprehensive site
• Bioterrorism agents
• National Pharmaceutical Stockpile
• Health Alert Network
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Terrorism Preparedness Compendium
• Public Health Emergency Response Guide
• Notification Procedures for Local and State Public Health Department Leaders
• Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach

Federal Emergency Management Agency - Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness - (100+ pages manual) (multiple pdf's)

American Red Cross -
• Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations
• Terrorism—Preparing for the Unexpected
• Preparedness Today: What You Need to Know

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Kansas Department of Health & Environment:
• Health Alert Network
• Kansas Bioterrorism Program
• Center for Public Health Preparedness

Guidelines for handling mail

The US Postal Service - Message to Customers

KDHE - Responding to Suspicious or Unknown Mail Items

K-State News - Guidelines for Handling Mail

Testicular self exam

FDA - Testicular Cancer: Survival High with Early Treatment

National Institutes of Health
• Testicular Cancer: Questions and Answers

National Library of Medicine - Testicular Cancer

Testicular Cancer Resource Center
• How to Do a Self Exam

FamilyDoctor.org - Testicular Cancer: What to Look For

Lance Armstrong Foundation

Tobacco use

Online quit smoking programs:
Kansas Tobacco Use Prevention Program -
1-866-KAN-STOP (526-7867) toll-free
Freedom from Smoking® Online - American Lung Association - free
Quitnet.com- basic plan is free, premium plan has charge associated
Quit Smoking Support.com - program has an associated charge
American Cancer Society - 1-800-ACS-2345 - phone counseling available free of charge

Online pamphlets/resources:

K-Staters Inspired to Stop Smoking (KISS) - Lafene Health Center

American Academy of Family Physicians -
Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop

American Cancer Society:
• Complete Guide to Quitting
• Help for Cravings and Tough Situations
• Quitting Smokeless Tobacco

American Council on Science and Health:
• Tobacco
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Health Risk or Health Hype?
• Cigarettes--What Warning Labels Don't Tell You (pdf-1.5mb)
• Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century

American Heart Association:
• Stop Smoking: Resources and Tools for Quitting
• How Can I Quit Smoking (pdf)

American Lung Association:
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy
• Quit Smoking
• Second-Hand Smoke Factsheet

Centers for Disease Control:
• How to Quit - resources/links
• Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
• Implementing a Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative in Your Workplace

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking

National Institutes of Health:
• Smokefree.gov
• Smoking Facts and Tips for Quitting
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke Factsheet
• Nicotine Addiction

Traumatic stress

K-State, Office of Student Life - Crisis Assistance

K-State Counseling Services -
• Managing Traumatic Stress (pdf)
• Faculty & Staff as Helping Resources (pdf)

National Institute of Mental Health - Getting Help: Locate Services

Travel

Lafene Health Center
• Travel Kit Medication Recommendations
• Travel Consult

Centers for Disease Control:
• Traveler's Health
• SARS Information for Travelers

U.S. Department of State

World Health Organization

Best of Health - International Travel Information

International Student Exchange Program

International Society of Travel Medicine

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers

American Diabetes Association - Traveling with Diabetes Supplies

Dr. Daniel Y.C. Fung, KSU Professor of Food Science -
Enjoy Spring Break-Safely

Trichomoniasis

American Social Health Association - Vaginitis and Trichomoniasis

(See also vaginitis)

Tuberculosis

American Lung Association - Tuberculosis

CDC National Prevention Information Network - A service of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention

National Institutes of Health - Tuberculosis Fact Sheet - concise, but complete information about TB incidence, testing and symptoms of the disease.

World Health Organization - Worldwide tuberculosis information.

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Upper respiratory tract infection (URI) (See common cold)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) National Institutes of Health - Urinary Tract Infections

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V

Vaccination (See immunization)
Vaginitis

Lafene Health Center - Women's Clinic

American Social Health Association -
• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Vaginitis and Trichomoniasis
• Vaginitis and Yeast

(See also STD's)

Violence

American College of Emergency Physicians - Domestic Violence

California Attorney General's Crime & Prevention Center - Domestic Violence: What You Can Do

Department of Justice - Violence Against Women Office

K-State - Campaign for Nonviolence

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Warts (common)

American Academy of Family Physicians - Warts

Mayo Clinic - Common Warts

(For links on genital warts, see HPV or STD's)

Weight management

Lafene Health Center - Nutrition Counseling
• Eating Disorders - Online Self-Screening Program

National Institutes of Health
• Aim for a Healthy Weight
• Calculate Your BMI
• Weight Loss and Control

www.dietsite.com

WebMD - Search for specific diet or nutrition information

Healthy Weight Network

US Dept of Health & Human Services - Small Step

(See also exercise, fitness, and nutrition)

Well woman exam
(Pap smear)

Lafene Health Center:
• Women's Clinic
• Pap Smear

National Cancer Institute - The Pap Test: Questions & Answers

West Nile virus

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

K-State Research and Extension

Centers for Disease Control:
• West Nile Basics
• Questions and Answers

National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus - West Nile Virus

Women's health

U.S. Food and Drug Administration:
• Office of Women's Health
• Breast Implants
• Menopause and Hormone Therapy
• Facing Infertility
• Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome

National Institutes of Health:
• Women's Health in the U.S. (74 pages) (pdf)
• MedlinePlus - Breast Reconstruction

Mayo Clinic - Click on Women's Health Center

familydoctor.org - Women's Health

(see also breast self exam and contraceptives)

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Y

Yeast Infection (See vaginitis)

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Z

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