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College Health
College life involves excitement, along with new challenges, risks, and responsibilities. You are meeting new people, learning new things, and making your own decisions. It can sometimes be stressful. You have to deal with pressures related to food, drink, appearance, drugs, and sexual activity.
There are steps you can take to stay healthy and safe while you're in college, such as
- Eating a balanced diet
- Getting enough sleep
- Getting regular physical activity
- Maintaining your health with checkups and vaccinations
- If you decide to have sex, practicing safe sex
- Making smart choices about alcohol and drugs
- Getting help if you are stressed or depressed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- College Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Going to College(Nemours Foundation)
- Health Care for College Students(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Overviews
- Health and Safety for College Students(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Healthy Student: A Parent's Guide to Preparing Teens for the College Years(Society for Adolescent Medicine) - PDF
- Some Common Health Problems at College(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Latest News
- Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation(04/23/2013, HealthDay)
- Twelve School Football Players Die Each Year(04/05/2013, Reuters Health)
- College Sports Could Raise Players' Risk for Depression, Study Finds(04/05/2013, HealthDay)
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Alcohol and The Talk
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Prevention/Screening
- Preteens and Teens Still Need Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Nutrition
- Beating the Freshman 15(Nemours Foundation)
- College Eating and Fitness 101(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Food Safety Tips for College Students(Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
- Healthy Dining Hall Eating(Nemours Foundation)
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Specific Conditions
- Abusive Relationships(Children's Hospital Boston)
- College Depression: What Parents Need to Know(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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College Drinking(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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- College Health for Young Women(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- College Health: Alcohol and Drugs(Children's Hospital Boston)
- College Health: Survival Tips for Young Men(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Depression and College Students(National Institute of Mental Health)
- Eating Disorders(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Get the Facts: Prescription Drug Abuse on College Campuses(National Council on Patient Information and Education) - PDF
- In the Wake of Trauma: Tips for College Students(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities(National Center for Learning Disabilities) - PDF
- Managing Food Allergies at College(Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network)
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MedlinePlus: Underage Drinking(National Library of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
- Meningococcal Disease: Community Settings As a Risk Factor(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Meningococcal Disease: Information for Teens and College Students(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Mental Health(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Sexual Health(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- Transitioning to College and Managing OCD(International OCD Foundation)
- Type 1 Diabetes in College(JDRF)
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Related Issues
- Environmental Virtual Campus(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- First Aid Supplies(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- Freshman Year(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Getting Exercise in College(Nemours Foundation)
- Health Services and Health Care Providers(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Roommates(Nemours Foundation)
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Health Check Tools
- Quiz: How Much do You Know about Taking Good Care of Yourself?(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Health(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Young Adult(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Health
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Ageism among college students: a comparative study between U.S. and...
- Article: Mental health in American colleges and universities: variation across student...
- Article: Waterpipe smoking among students in one US university: predictors of...
- College Health -- see more articles
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Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Also available in Spanish
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Statistics
- Major Depressive Episode among Full-Time College Students and Other Young Adults, Aged 18 to 22(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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MedlinePlus Magazine
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