General Health Information
Student Health Services is available for your health-related needs and questions. Stay informed with these general health information resources.
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Resources
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Allergy symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management
- American Lung Association: Learn about asthma causes and risk factors, diagnosing and treating asthma.
- American Heart Association: Understanding blood pressure readings.
- CDC - Cholesterol Information: Learn about managing high cholesterol.
- CDC - Heart Disease: Take steps to lower your risk for heart disease.
- American Diabetes Association: Risks, causes, symptoms and treatments for diabetes
- Mayo Clinic - Diarrhea: Treatments and remedies
- Mayo Clinic - Heart Burn: Symptoms, causes and risk factors for heart burn
- Mayo Clinic - Nausea and Vomiting: Causes and when to see a doctor
- Eating Disorder Hope: Offers education, support, and inspiration to individuals with eating disorders, their loved ones, and eating disorders treatment providers.
- National Eating Disorders Association: NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.
- CalFresh Program: CalFresh is for people with low income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.
- Choose My Plate: Building blocks for a healthy diet
- Move Your Way - Physical Exercise: No matter who you are, you can find safe, fun ways to get active.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Common colds: Protect yourself and others.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Flu symptoms and complications
- Coronavirus Alert: Updated information for LA County
- Measles Advisory: Alert from 2019 and updated info
- American Sexual Health Association: HIV facts, testing and prevention
- GYT: Get Yourself Tested Campaign: Get Yourself Tested campaign is a youthful, empowering social movement to encourage young people to get tested and treated, as needed, for STDs and HIV.
- CDC - Sexually Transmitted Diseases: STD fact sheets
- CDC - Human Papillomavirus: HPV facts and brochures
- American Cancer Society: Information about e-cigarettes, vaping and JUUL
- California Smokers' Helpline: Get help quitting smoking.
- California Youth Advocacy Group: The Digital Quit Kit includes guidance for creating a quit plan, tips for quitting, strategies for managing triggers and cravings, and links to free quit resources.
- Smoking and the Body
- The Dangers of Vaping: Why are e-cigarettes in the news right now? What are e-cigarettes? Are e-cigarettes safe to use? Information from LA County Public Health
- Tobacco Cessation and LA County Resources
Emergency: If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately or visit your nearest emergency room: View Crisis Resources