Health Care Links

Self-Care Guides

www.gettysburg.edu/about/offices/college_life/health/self-care-guide/?

www.flu.gov

Women's Health

Women Health Examination =   http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/womens-health/pelvic-exam-4306.htm

Pap smear & HPV screening =  www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/womens-health/pap-tests-hpv-tests-19875.htm

Breast Self Examination =  www.acog.org/publications/patient education/bp145.cfm?printerFriendly=yes.

Vaginitis =  http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp028.cfm?printerFriendly=yes  

Women's Nutrition and Eating concerns =  www.youngwomenshealth.org/college101.html http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-resources/women-and-girls.php

Women's Health resources =  http://www.healthywomen.org/

Birth Control Options =  

http://www.arhp.org/Publications-and-Resources/Patient-Resources/printed-materials/Understanding-birth-control

Men's Health

Men's Health Resources = 

http://men.webmd.com/default.htm  

www.health.nih.gov/category/MensHealth

Men's Health Examination = http://www.teenwire.com/infocus/2003/if-20031015p199-gyno.php?print=yes

Men's Nutrition and Eating Concern = http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/food-nutrition/recipe-central/healthy-bites/dining-hall?s_kwcid=ContentNetwork|1000990494

Testicular Cancer & Self-testicular Exam = http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/testicular-cancer-topic-overview

Sexual Health

Birth Control Options  = www.arhp.org/patienteducation/interactivetools/choosing/index.cfm?ID=275

Emergency Contraception = www.go2planb.com/ForConsumers/Index.aspx

Sexual Abstinence Information = www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/abstinence-4215.htm

Sexual Assault Prevention and Teatment = www.4women.gov/FAQ/sexualassault.htm

Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Prevention and tTeatment = www.cdc.gov/std/

HPV (human papilloma/venereal warts) = www.cdc.gov/std/hpv

Sexual identity information = www.youthresource.com/

General Health Issues

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)

Recently the news media have reported on incidents of Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus otherwise referred to as CA-MRSA.  In some cases, CA-MRSA has had schools dealing with cases on athletic teams and in their student populations.  The College Health Service would like to provide links for further information about CA-MRSA, its prevention and when to seek treatment. Below you will find the links that provide this information:

www.cdc.gov/features/mrsainschools

www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca.html

OTHER GENERAL HEALTH LINKS

www.cdc.gov

http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

http://health.nih.gov/

http://www.webmd.com/