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Health, Nutrition, and Fitness
College is an important time for the initiation and maintenance of healthy behaviors. On average students gain 5-6 pounds their freshman year and watching what they eat and how much physical activity they are getting is crucial during the college years. Proper nutrition and physical activity also go a long way towards alleviating the stress of college.
Count Calories calculate how many calories are burnt for a range of different activities.
Body Mass Index Calculator A commercial site with information on how to calculate your bodymass index.
Extremebody Workout Nutrition Resource Page for women, men, and children
Women's Health addresses issues relating to women's health with a special section on sex differences in health and research.
RESOURCES ON HEALTH
The CDC. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention home site, data on national trends in mortality and health.
World Health Organization offers information on international health initiatives and developments in healthcare around the world.
Stress
What to program when gives a monthly breakdown of student stress cycles.
College students and stress lists warning signs and stress management strategies.
The Medical Basis of stress, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and drug use - easy to read description, available in Spanish.
Stress management and emotional wellness links presents a number of ways to cope with stress(e.g., relaxation techniques, restructuring thinking, etc.
Smoking and Tobacco related
CDC Tobacco Page addresses tobacco and prevention.
Jeffrey Wigand's Tobacco-related links is a comprehensive compilation of smoking related information and sites.
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS and College Students - 1995 CDC factsheet
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