Mission: The mission of the Health Education and Promotion Office is to advance the health of students by collaborating with students, faculty, staff and public health initiatives. This is accomplished through prevention programs that strive to reduce risk of illness and injury; enhance health as a strategy to support learning; and empower students to make healthy lifestyle choices. The Health Promotion Office recognizes the diverse campus served and strives to promote human dignity and personal responsibility in programming efforts to assist students in reaching academic and personal goals.
Services:
Health Education and Promotion services are included in the student health fee.
Services include:

* Health education and wellness programs * Educational materials and resource materials
* Individual consultation visits * Class presentations
* Information and referral services * Health Surveys
* USA Campus Health & Wellness Committee * Internship opportunities
* Sexual Assault and Advocacy Program * Special campus events
* * Campus and community outreach   presentations Health Programs:

* Stress * Sexual Health * Smoking & Tobacco
* STIs * HIV/AIDs * Sleep
* Contraception * Women's Health * Alcohol & Drugs
* Men's Health * Relationships * Eating Disorders
* Sexual Assault * Dating Violence * Nutrition

Programs and Workshops:
Wellness programs are available to the entire USA community including residence halls, fraternities and sororities, clubs and organizations, athletics, as well as academic instructors. To schedule a program call the Health Education Specialist at (251) 460-6353.
Special Events:
The Health Promotion Office works closely with campus and community organizations to bring nationally known speakers, special workshops, and awareness events to campus.
Lifestyle Assessments:

• www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu
  (Personal risk assessments for cancer of the bladder, breast, cervix, colon , kidney,
  lung, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, stomach, uterine, as well as heart
  disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke assessments)

• www.mayoclinic.com
  (heart disease calculator, BMI calculator, target heart rate calculator, skin type calculator, daily calorie calculator)

• www.stop-tabac.ch/en/test_dependance.html

Popular Links:
Self Care Information and Resources:
Disclaimer: Users of the USA Student Health Center web site acknowledge the information provided on this web site is intended as a reference, and is not intended to replace a visit to your doctor or other health care provider. USA Student Health is not responsible for information on web sites other than our own. The mention of a particular site or service does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement unless indicated.
Self Care:

• www.familydoctor.org

• www.healthfinder.gov

• www.medlineplus.gov

• www.NIAID.NIH.GOV
  (list top 100 health and medical sites)

• www.goaskalice.columbia.edu

Multicultural Health Resources:

• www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/

• ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/

• www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/spiral
  Asian Languages

Other Links:

• www.ada.org
  (American Dental Association)

• www.ashastd.org
  (American Social Health Association)

• www.cdc.gov
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• www.cdc.gov/travel
  (travelers’ health and immunization)

• www.cfsan.fda.gov
  (FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)

• www.edreferral.com
  (Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center)

• www.os.dhhs.gov
  (Dept. Health and Human Services)

• www.nih.gov
  (National Institutes of Health)

• www.nhlbi.nih.gov
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

• www.nmha.org
  (National Mental Health Association)

• www.omhrc.gov
  (Office of Minority Health Resource Center)

• orthoinfo.aaos.org
  (American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons/Injury & Sports Prevention)

• www.siecus.org
  (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US)

• www.4woman.gov
  (National Women’s Health Information Center)

• www.afsp.org
  (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

• www.ndvh.org
  (National Domestic Violence Hotline)

• www.smokefree.gov
  (online quit guide)

• www.stroke.org
  (National Stroke Association)

• www.plannedparenthood.org
  (Planned Parenthood Federation of American)

• www.niaid.nih.gov
  (National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases)

• www.sightandhearing.org
  (Sight and Hearing Association)

• www.preventblindness.org
  (Prevent Blindness America)

• www.drugrehablocator.com/
  (Drug Rehab Locator)

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