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National Institutes of HealthCollege life involves excitement, along with new challenges, risks, and responsibilities. You are meeting new people, learning new things, and making your own decisions. It can sometimes be stressful. You have to deal with pressures related to food, drink, appearance, drugs, and sexual activity.
There are steps you can take to stay healthy and safe while you're in college:
- Eat a balanced diet
- Get enough sleep
- Get regular physical activity
- Maintain your health with checkups and vaccinations
- If you decide to have sex, practice safe sex
- Make smart choices about alcohol and drugs
- Get help if you are stressed or depressed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
Start Here
- College Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Going to College(Nemours Foundation)
- Health Care for College Students(American Academy of Pediatrics)
Overviews
- Six Tips for College Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Some Common Health Problems at College(Children's Hospital Boston)
Latest News
- College Dorm Preparation(08/22/2014, American Red Cross)
- Education Linked to Activity Levels During the Week(08/19/2014, HealthDay)
- College Alcohol Violations Often Draw a Slap on the Wrist(07/17/2014, HealthDay)
Prevention/Screening
- Preteens and Teens Still Need Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Nutrition
- Beating the Freshman 15(Nemours Foundation)
- College Eating and Fitness 101(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Food Safety Tips for College Students(Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
- Healthy Dining Hall Eating(Nemours Foundation)
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Specific Conditions
- Abusive Relationships(Children's Hospital Boston)
- College Depression: What Parents Need to Know(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- College Drinking
- College Health for Young Women(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- College Health: Alcohol and Drugs(Children's Hospital Boston)
- College Health: Survival Tips for Young Men(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Depression and College Students
- Eating Disorders(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Get the Facts: Prescription Drug Abuse on College Campuses(National Council on Patient Information and Education) - PDF
- In the Wake of Trauma: Tips for College Students(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities(National Center for Learning Disabilities) - PDF
- Managing Food Allergies at College(Food Allergy Research & Education)
- MedlinePlus: Underage Drinking
- Also available in Spanish
- Meningococcal Disease: Community Settings As a Risk Factor(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Meningococcal Disease: Information for Teens and College Students(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Mental Health(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Off to College with Allergies and Asthma(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) - PDF
- Sexual Health(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- Six Smart Things College Students Should Do for Their Eyes(American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- T1D in College (Type 1 Diabetes)(JDRF)
- Transitioning to College and Managing OCD(International OCD Foundation)
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Related Issues
- College Students with ADHD(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- First Aid Supplies(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Also available in Spanish
- Getting Exercise in College(Nemours Foundation)
- Health Services and Health Care Providers(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Immunizations(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Starting College with a Psychiatric Illness(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Transitioning from High School to College with a Psychiatric Illness: Preparation(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Young Adult
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- ClinicalTrials.gov: Health
Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Also available in Spanish
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Statistics
- Major Depressive Episode among Full-Time College Students and Other Young Adults, Aged 18 to 22(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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