2005-2006 Student Health Insurance Program: www.BollingerInsurance.com/lycoming
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www.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
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www.uhs.uga.edu/sexualhealth.
A website that specifically deals with oral sex and STI risk.
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www.healthinschools.org/students/
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools invites you to visit its portal with links
to games, information and activities on many health topics.
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www.WebMD.com. Click on WebMD Health Link. You will find self-help facts on things like earwax, sore throats, Bronchitis, Sinusitis, etc.
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Facts On Tap: www.factsontap.org (Alcohol Facts)
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National Coalition for Adult Immunization: www.nfid.org/ncai/
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www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
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American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
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American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
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BACCHUS & Gamma Peer Ed Network: www.BacchusGamma.org
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CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse: www.cdcnpin.org
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Names Project Foundation: www.aidsquilt.org/Newsite
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American Academy of Family Physicians: www.familydoctor.org
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Lycoming Chapter American Red Cross: www.lycoming-redcross.org
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Columbia University Health Education- very good site!:
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention- National Vaccine Program Office (Q&A on vaccine safety):
www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/people.htm
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| The internet is a wonderful resource for finding health/wellness information but how do you know the information is accurate? Use these tips from the CDC-Centers for Disease Control to evaluate the information you find: |
- The ownership of the website should be clear.
- The information provided should be based on sound scientific study
- The website should carefully weigh the evidence and acknowledge the limitations of the work.
- Beware of "junk science" and suggestions of "conspiracies".
- The individuals or group providing the information should be qualified to address the subject matter.
- Arguments should be based on facts, not conjecture.
- The motives of the website should be clear.
- The information provided should make sense (i.e., if it seems to good to be true, it probably is).
- The website contains references from and to recognized peer-reviewed publications.
- You should be able to obtain additional information if you need it.
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*adapted from the CDC's website (http//www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/people.htm) |
