Health Information

Clinics in the link listed below accept Medi-cal & Healthy Families. If you are low income and have no health insurance, these clinics may provide services at reduced charges.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Information from, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Smarter Sex

http://www.smartersex.org/about/about.asp

http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/

Sexual Assault Information Link

Here is a Merced College link for Sexual Assault information, prevention, and reporting:

Lung Cancer Awareness Links

Learn more about prevention and how to detect signs of lung cancer. To find out more, check out some of the following links:

Quitting Smoking - Kick the Habit - American Cancer Society (smoking FAQs, helping smokers quit)

Breast Cancer Awareness Links

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Learn more about screening and how to detect signs of breast cancer. To find out more, check out some of the following links:

Women's Health.gov (National Women's Health Information Center - US Dept of Health & Human Services)

National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Website (treatment, prevention, screening, research)

Tips for Helping Students Recovering From Traumatic Events

Skin Cancer Prevention Links

Learn more about how to protect yourself from the sun. To find out more about this topic, check out some of the following links:

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center - for Current UV Information

Healthy Summer Links

Learn more about how to protect yourself from the West Nile Virus. To find out more about this topic, check out some of the following links:

Drug & Alcohol Links

Mental Health Fair

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthfair/?msc=A62827

Merced College Personal Counseling Information - Free counseling for students

http://www.mccd.edu/studenthealth/new_page_2.htm

The National Mental Health Association - Includes a suicide hotline 800 number

http://www.nmha.org/

Half of Us-Mental health and substance abuse topics and resources for college students

http://www.halfofus.com/

Student Health Insurance

Although Merced College does not endorse any particular third-party insurance option, we list a few examples of how you can use the web to shop for health insurance. For example:

http://www.studentinsuranceagency.com/

http://myinsuranceexpert.com/resources/health-insurance-for-students.aspx

Heart Health Links

To find out more about keeping your heart healthy, check out some of the following links:

Healthy Lifestyle

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200009

Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053

Information on Body Composition and the Effect on the Heart

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4489

Heart Attack 10-Year Risk Calculator

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub

Know Your Fats to Keep Your Heart Healthy

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=532

Create Your Own Heart Healthy Grocery List

http://checkmark.heart.org/

Heart Health Information for Women

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/heartdis.htm

Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/latin_pg.htm

Downloadable Information Sheets on Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Nutrition, and Weight Management

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004354

Other Heart Health Information Links (through the American Heart Association)

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4864#Additional

Cholesterol Education Links

To find out more about how to keep your cholesterol numbers in the healthy range, check out the following links:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Cholesterol Education Program

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/

American Heart Association - Managing Cholesterol

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3041740

Winter Health

Check out this link from the CDC to get your questions answered about keeping warm, as well as information about flu prevention so you can stay healthy:

How to Keep Warm with Winter's Frosty Weather

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp

What You Should Know About the Flu

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

Topics in the News

You might have heard some concerns about the Avian (Bird) flu in the news. Learn more about it at the following link:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm

Nutrition Links

To find out more about eating healthier, check out some of the following links:

American Dietetic Association - With information on basic nutrition facts, reading the new food labels, and healthy recipes.

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_4920_ENU_HTML.htm

US Dept of Agriculture - Heard about the new food pyramid? Find out all about it here. Don't forget to link to "go inside the pyramid" to find out details about what counts and serving sizes.

http://mypyramid.gov/

5 a Day Fruit and Vegetable Recipes

http://www.5aday.gov/

Food Label Tips

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/Nibbles/readit_poster.pdf

A Wealth of Nutrition Information

http://www.nutrition.gov/

Food and Nutrition Topics from A-Z from the US Dept. of Agriculture

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html

Create a Diet to Lower Cholesterol Levels

http://nhlbisupport.com/chd1/create.htm

Preparedness Links

With the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, it brings to the forefront the importance of being prepared. Learn more about how to prepare yourself for a potential disaster. To find out more, check out some of the following links:

National Preparedness Information

http://www.ready.gov/america/index.html

Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency)

http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/

Allergy and Asthma Links

Got allergies or asthma? Check out these links:

A Variety of Information about Asthma and All Types of Allergies

http://www.aafa.org/

Find the Daily Pollen Count and Learn More about Allergies

http://www.pollen.com/Pollen.com.asp

This page last modified on February 22, 2010