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Healthy Resources

Campus:
Center for Health Education and Wellness   941-4253
Student Health Services   941-7667
Counseling Center   941-7620
Jane Kopas Women's Center   941-6194
Campus Ministry Office   941-7419
Multi-Cultural Affairs   941-7680
University Ally Program   941-7680
Public Safety   941-7888
Emergency:   x7777

Community:
Women's Resource Center   346-4671
Mercy Hospital   348-7100
Moses Taylor Hospital   340-2100
Community Medical Center   969-8000
Wyoming Valley AIDS Council   823-5803
PA Department of Health   963-4567
Scranton Police   911
348-4141
Web  
Alcohol  
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board www.lcb.state.pa.us
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov
Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
www.madd.org
Students Against Destructive Decisions www.sadd.org
   
Body Image
Body Positive www.bodypositive.com
 
Cancer
The Skin Cancer Foundation www.skincancer.org
The Cancer Project www.cancerproject.org
The Testicular Cancer Resources Center www.acor.org/TCRC
National Breast Cancer Foundation www.nationalbreastcancer.org
 
Conflict Resolution
Resolve www.resolv.org
 
Contraception
Abstinence Edu www.abstinencedu.com
 
Cultural Competency  
National MultiCultural Institute www.nmci.org
Office of Minority Health www.omhrc.gov
Youth Resource (Advocates for Youth) www.youthresource.com
   
Diversity
The Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development www.amcd-aca.org
 
Drugs
Street Drugs www.streetdrugs.org
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.clubdrugs.org
 
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. www.anred.com
The National Eating Disorder Information Center www.nedic.ca
Overeaters Anonymous www.overeatersanonymous.org
 
Finances
Family Credit Counseling Service www.familycredit.org
 
Gambling
National Council on Problem Gambling www.ncpgambling.org
 
Harassment  
CMU's Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (SAPA) www.sapa.cmich.edu
   
Health Issues
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
 
Healthy Relationships
Domestic Violence & Incest Resources Center www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/index.htm
 
Leadership
University of Maryland Leadership Development www.umuc.edu/prog/nli/nli.html
University of Rhode Island Leadership Styles www.cba.uri.edu/Scholl/Notes/Leadership_Approaches.html
Leadership Style Survey www.hslc.org/~bmacgibeny/AdminLeadStyleSurvey.htm
   
Mental Health
Campus Blues www.campusblues.com
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
 
Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
Calorie Control Council www.caloriecontrol.org
The Vegetarian Resource Group www.vrg.org
   
Physical Wellness
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports www.fitness.gov
 
Safety
Safe Within www.safewithin.com
Security on Campus, Inc. www.campussafety.org
 
Sexual Assault
Women’s Resource Center www.womensrescenter.com
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape www.pcar.org
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network www.rainn.org
   
Sleep
National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org
 
Spirituality  
Spirituality in Higher Education www.spirituality.ucla.edu
   
Stalking  
The National Center for Victims of Crime Stalking Resource Center www.ncvc.org/src
Stalking Victims' Sanctuary www.stalkingvictims.com
Safe Horizon www.safehorizon.org/page.php?page=stalking
   
Stress
The American Institute of Stress www.stress.org
 
Sustainability  
U of S Task Force on Sustainability www.scranton.edu/sustainability
U of S Jane Kopas Women's Center www.scranton.edu/jkwc
America's Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org
   
Tobacco
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Pennsylvania www.tobaccofreepa.org
Tobacco Facts www.tobaccofacts.org
 
Violence
National Youth Violence Prevention Resources Center www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp
 
 

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The information contained on this website is for University of Scranton students, parents, faculty and staff.  Within the site are links to a number of external sources that contain information related to health topics discussed here.  However, unable to examine or control all links on the Internet, we do not necessarily endorse the information on these websites and cannot be responsible for their content.  If you have questions or concerns about your well-being, please consult a health care professional.

 

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