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Web Resources

“Healthy Hot Links”

Alcohol

• Alcoholics anonymous:  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
• Staying Cyber:  http://www.stayingcyber.org
• Wondering about your  Alcohol consumption? Take this FREE brief & anonymous Alcohol Screening. Keyword: miramar
• Possibly Related Issues -  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
• Prevention-  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

Alternative Medicine

• American Botanical Council Online:  http://www.herbalgram.org
• ConsumerLab.com:  http://www.consumerlab.com
• HerbMed:  http://www.herbmed.org
• Herb Research Foundation: http://ddmi.he.net

Date Rape - Crisis Hotline 858-272-1767

Crisis center, need help now?
 http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

• Need information?
  •  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
  •  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html
• District Attorney site for information
  •  http://www.sdcda.org/helping/rape.php
• SD Community College wants you to know
  •  http://police.sdccd.edu/violentcrimes.htm
• More on Local Prevention and Treatment
•  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.htm

Drugs

• Erowid’s Psychoactive Vaults:  http://www.erowid.org
• Possibly Related Issues -  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
• Prevention- http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

Eating Disorders

• Something Fishy:  http://www.somethingfishy.org
• Do you have an eating or  body image disorder? Use this FREE brief & anonymous Screening Tool .  
  •  Male aged 17 and above. Keyword: miramar  
  •  Female aged 17 and above. Keyword: miramar

Exercise and Fitness

• Efit.com:  http://www.efit.com
• Shape Up America:  http://shapeup.org
• Workout.com:  http://www.workout.com

Gender Related

• GLBT Historical Society :  http://www.glbthistory.org/
• PflagSanJose/Peninsula:  http://www.pflagsanjose.org
• The San Diego LGBT Community Center:  http://www.thecentersd.org

General Health

• DrKoop.com:  http://www.drkoop.com
• Health Central:  http://www.healthcentral.com
•  Mental Health Screening Forms( Keyword = Miramar. Free to all active military)
•  Selfcare: Students' Self-Care Guide
•  Selfcare: Minding Your Mental Health
• Young Adult Health  http://www.cyh.com/SubDefault.aspx?p=160

Health Insurance Web Sites

• California Community College League of California Student Health Insurance Plan. This is a low cost health insurance plan specifically designed for community college students:  www.healthlineusa.net
• Low cost Student Health Insurance plan designed for Community College Students:  www.studentinsuranceagency.com

Health Related Journals and Magazines

• Berkeley Wellness Online:  http://www.healthcentral.com
• Mayo Clinic’s Health Oasis:  http://www.mayoclinic.com
• New England Journal of Medicine On-line:  http://content.nejm.org

HIV/AIDS

• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies:  http://www.caps.ucsf.edu
• HIV Testing:  http://www.thebody.com/testing.html
• The Body:  http://www.thebody.com

Immunizations

• Information on disease prevalence and immunizations required for travel to foreign countries:  http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
• Information about immunizations:  www.immunize.org

Injury Prevention

• A Patients Guide to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:  http://www.thebody.com

Mental Health

• Mental Health Net:  http://mentalhelp.net
• Santa Clara County Psychological Association:  http://www.psychsite.org
• Learn if your symptoms are consistent with depression or a mood disorder. Take these Free brief & anonymous  Screening Tools. Keyword: miramar

Nutrition Matters

• Center For Science in the Public Interest:  http://www.cspinet.org
• Fast Food Finder:  http://www.olen.com/food
• Gourmet Spot:  http://www.gourmetspot.com
• Nutrition Analysis Tool:  http://www.ag.uiuc.edu

Rape - Crisis Hotline  858-272-1767

Crisis center, need help now?
-  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

• Need information?
  •  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
  •  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html
• District Attorney site for information
  •  http://www.sdcda.org/helping/rape.php
• SD Community College wants you to know
  •  http://police.sdccd.edu/violentcrimes.htm
• More on Local Prevention and Treatment
•  http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.htm

Raves

• DanceSafe:  http://www.dancesafe.org

Sex

• San Francisco Sex Information:  http://www.sfsi.org
• Emergency Contraception:  http://ec.princeton.edu
• Go Ask Alice:  http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
• Possibly Related Issues -  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
• Prevention- http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's)

• Unspeakable: The Naked Truth About STI’s:  http://www.unspeakable.com/std-index.html
• Safer Sex:  http://www.safersex.org
• The American Social Health Association:  http://www.ashastd.org
• The Herpes Zone:  http://www.herpeshelp.com

Smoking Cessation

• American Lung Association:  Quit Smoking

Specific Disease, Medicine, Etc.

• Citeline: http://www.citeline.com
• Skin Staph infection and MRSA info:  www.cdc.gov

Tobacco

• Smoking From All Sides:  http://smokingsides.com
• California Smokers Helpline:  http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org
• Herbal Cigarettes:  http://www.nyu.edu/odae/herbalcigarettes.html
• Cigarettes As Litter: http://cigarettelitter.org
• Youth Media Network:  http://ymn.org
• Quit Chewing Tobacco:  http://www.quittobacco.com
• American Lung Association:  Quit Smoking

Violence

• Possibly Related Issues -  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
• Prevention- http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

Women Health Issues

• Women's Health Resource Guide:  www.wrg.org
• Possibly Related Issues -  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
• Prevention- http://www.ccssd.org/services_crisis.html

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