Resources - University Health Services

General Health Inquiries

Student Health 101 General Health Guide
http://www.readsh101.com/general_health_guide.htm

Go Ask Alice!
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

2-1-1 Maryland

2-1-1 Maryland is a statewide resource available by telephone and internet to connect residents to health and human resources. It is also a resource for government officials to make information available to Marylanders in the event of natural disasters or man-made incidents and a way for Marylanders to connect with opportunities to offer help to others.

Mental Health

UMBC Counseling Center
http://counseling.umbc.edu/UMBC Just In Case App
http://counseling.umbc.edu/justincase

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

ULifeline: College Mental Health
http://www.ulifeline.org/
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
http://www.save.org/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://www.sprc.orgCope, Care, Deal
http://www.copecaredeal.org/

National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

Sleep and Health Education Program
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/portal/
Teen Mental Health
http://www.teenmentalhealth.org/

Tobacco Cessation

Smoke-Free UMBC: Campus Policy & Resources
http://smokefree.umbc.eduMD Quit: Maryland’s Tobacco Resource Center
http://mdquit.org

Smoking Stops Here: Maryland’s Free Quitline
http://www.smokingstopshere.com/

CDC: Tips from Former Smokers
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/

Alcohol & Other Drugs

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/Alcoholics Anonymous
http://aa.org

Narcotics Anonymous
http://.na.org

Marijuana Anonymous
http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
http://www.ncadd.org/

Above the Influence
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com

B4U Drink Educator
http://www.b4udrink.org/

Recovery/Sober Living
https://studentaffairs.umbc.edu/forstudents/havenatumbc/

Sexual & Reproductive Health:

Bedsider.Org Birth Control Support Network
http://bedsider.org/Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Smarter Sex
http://www.smartersex.org/index.asp
American Sexual Health Association
http://www.ashasexualhealth.org

Scarlet Teen: Sex Ed for the Real World
http://www.scarleteen.com/

CDC: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm

AIDS.gov
http://aids.gov/

Relationship Violence & Sexual Assault

UMBC Retriever Courage
http://courage.umbc.eduHealthy Relationships
https://healthyrelationships.umbc.edu/TurnAround Domestic Violence Center & Services
http://www.turnaroundinc.org/

Hope Works of Howard County
http://wearehopeworks.org/

Love is Respect
http://www.loveisrespect.org/

Speak Up Speak Out: Prevent Sexual Violence
http://speakup-speakout.org/

Break the Cycle: Empowering Youth to End Domestic Violence
http://www.breakthecycle.org/Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
http://www.rainn.org/

Circle of 6 App
http://www.circleof6app.com/

Stop Street Harassment
http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/The Red Flag Campaign
http://www.theredflagcampaign.org/

Tahirih Justice Center
http://www.tahirih.org/

LGBTQ Health Resources

The Trevor Project
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/CDC: LGBT Health
http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/

IMPACT: LGBT Health and Development Program
http://www.impactprogram.org/

Exercise & Nutrition

UMBC Dining Services by Chartwells
http://www.dineoncampus.com/umbc/UMBC Recreation
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/recsports

UMBC Fitness & Wellness
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/fitness-at-therac

USDA Choose My Plate
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
Food Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov/

EatRight.Org: Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
http://www.eatright.org/

Let’s Move: America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
http://www.letsmove.gov/

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
http://www.anad.org/

National Association for Males with Eating Disorders
http://www.namedinc.org/

Illness & Disease

CDC: Cold vs. Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/coldflu.htmFlu.Gov About the Flu
http://www.flu.gov/about_the_flu/seasonal/index.html

CDC: Meningitis
http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/index.html

CDC: Norovirus
http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/