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	Home Hours / Appointments / Location Meet the Staff Services Contact Us Links and Resources Forms Frequently Asked Questions			Please find helpful links to various topics below. (This page is a work in progress) Georgetown University Resources Online Health Programs Self-Care Guide Screenings Assessments Local Resources Resource Link for Parents General Mental Health Links Helpful information on various college and health topics can be found at Suite101.com and in the Virtual Pamphlet Collection at the CC Village. Additional valuable educational material can be found at Georgetown University's very own http://be.georgetown.edu. Healthy Living be.georgetown.edu's Self-Care Guide Georgetown University Resources Follow this link to be.georgetown.edu for a list of the various campus resources GU has to offer for students. Online Health Programs HealthMedia® Online Health Promotion Programs Nourish® is an online nutrition health improvement program. This program simplifies the task of healthy eating decisions and helps modify unhealthy eating behaviors. Breathe® is a smoking cessation program that identifies each participants primary motivations for quitting smoking, the factors favoring success, and the barriers to quitting. Relax® provides a stress relaxation program designed for adults to help them effectively cope with everyday stress resulting from work, family, and personal issues. The program helps to improve stress-coping skills, reduce stress levels, and manage the consequences of chronic stress. Succeed® is a health behavior assessment that evaluates key health-related behaviors such as nutrition, weight, physical activity, stress, and injury prevention. Care For Your Back® is an online health management program. This program incorporates individualied, instructional videos to help you prevent and manage back pain. Care For Your Health® is an online health program that can create a plan to help you successfully manage your health conditions, including useful tools like a prescription refill reminder and a goal setting tool. To register for any Healthmedia® programs: Go to http://my.healthmedia.com/index.html?au=GTW26513895 to register. Click on "Get Started Now." Type in GTW26513895 as the access code. Please write down the access code prior to selecting the website link so that you can easily input it when needed. Aerobics and Fitness Association of America--This site features a "Exercise Gets Personal" section that helps you create a customized exercise program just for you! Mystudentbody.com--Provides useful information about alcohol and drug use. Click on unregistered user. If you are a student enter school code HOYA. If you are an administrator enter HOYAADMIN under school code. Self Care Guide HealthyLife® Students' Self-Care Guide--Provides information on a variety of self-care issues. Screenings Eating Disorder, Alcohol, and Depression Screening--type "mentalhealth" in the box labeled "Keyword." Then click "login." The screening takes only a few minutes and returns results and referral information to you right away. The screening is provided so that you may find out - in a few minutes - whether or not professional consultation would be helpful to you. While overall data is available to Health Education, no specific information about individuals is released. Do I need Therapy? assessment Screening for Adult ADD (Attention-Deficit Disorder) 42-question Eating Attitudes assessment Assessments Shape Up America Fitness Assessment--provides assessments including activity level, strength, flexibility, and an aerobic fitness test. Tracking Your 5 A Day--Provided by the National Cancer Institute, "'Tracking Your 5 A Day' is an interactive personal trainer which can help you rate and improve your health habits, especially when it comes to eating more fruits and vegetables and getting enough exercise." Know your BMI--Body mass calculator provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Stress Assess--Provides a questionnaire to assess the stresses in your life. The National Sleep Foundation--provides information on sleep and sleep disorders, as well as an excessive sleepiness assessment and a sleep IQ test. Test your Emotional IQ--provides a test to determine your emotional intelligence. Positive Thinking vs. Mental Misery: Empower Yourself test--provides a test to determine your self-esteem. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment--provided by The National Institute of Mental Health. Local Resources Using GU Student Health Insurance for Local Referral s Center Clinic A low-fee provider of mental health services in Foggy Bottom. Meyer Treatment Center A low-fee provider in Friendship Heights. Wendt Center for Loss and Healing Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders DC Department of Mental Health Arlington County Behavioral Health Services for Arlington County Residents without private health insurance. Kolmac Clinic Outpatient Treatment for Chemical Dependency Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington For Parents Resource Page with informational pamphlets, links, and books. Academic Success Tips for Reducing Test Anxiety, and article by CAPS clinican, Dr. Wayne Hurr. Prentice Hall's Student Success: Academic Skills Mindtools: Time Management Skills Depression be.georgetown.edu's webpage on Depression. College Depression Fact Sheet Depression Screening, a confidential online screening tool. Book Reviews: Depression International Students Crossing Cultures: Adjusting to your New Community Cultural Differences: International Students coping with Culture Shock Understanding Culture Shock Article: Acculturation www.abroadplanet.com: This is online community of international students studying in the USA. The site where students help students to survive and thrive during their stay in America. Books: Culture Shock! USA, by Esther Wanning Crossing Customs : International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture, by Andrew Garrod and Jay Davis Accent of Success, The: A Practical Guide for International Students, by Eric Shiraev, Gerald Boyd Beyond the Answer Sheet: Academic Success for International Students, by William Badke Medication Website: Safemedication.com will let you look up a specific medication, with information on why it is prescribed, how it should be used, special precautions, and side effects. Website: WebMD has a comprehensive drug database, and includes newer information than most other sites. Psychotherapy How to find help through Psychotherapy Book Reviews: Psychotherapy Sexual Assault be.georgetown.edu's webpage Stress and Relaxation be.georgetown.edu's Stress page, which includes an Online Stress Relaxation Program Website: Mindtools: Stress Management Techniques Website: About.com: Relaxation Techniques Website: Stress and Stress Management Links Pamphlet: Stress and College Students Pamphlet: Stress: How Can I Cope Pamphlet: Managing Stress Pamphlet: 52 Proven Stress Reducers Substance Use and Abuse be.georgetown.edu's webpage on Alcohol and other drugs Suicide Prevention be.georgetown.edu webpage on Suicide Depression Screening, a confidential online screening tool. SPANUSA.com website for the Suicide Prevention Action Network, USA. Suicide FAQ webpage from NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) In Harm's Way: Suicide in America, a webpage overview of suicide statistics and prevention, from NIMH. 2004 Fact Sheet on Suicide: Adolescents and Young Adults, a PDF form from NAHIC (National Adolescent Health Information Center) Trauma (including Hurricane Katrina) Webpage: on Natural Disasters (by APA - American Psychological Association) PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) be.georgetown.edu webpage Various PSTD links CAPS is also offering a support group for those affected by the hurricane. Click here for more information.			Announcements Georgetown Recycles STIs: What every student should know Students' Self-Care Guide (STIs/HIV) Calendar No events listed.