Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs

www.quitnet.com/q_corp/helpingsmokers.html -Helping Smokers Quit.

www.factsontap.org - Alcohol Info for College Students.

www.health.org - National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information.

www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

www.nida.nih.gov/ - National Institute on Drug Abuse.

http://www.barnard.edu/asap/ - Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program at Barnard.

Body Image and Eating Disorders

About-Face - An all volunteer, San Francisco based site "awards" media ads that portray women's bodies in negative ways. Makes the connection between eating disorders and media influence.

Mirror-Mirror.org - Excellent site for information, referrals, and help with eating disorders. Topics of interest to college women include helping a friend, self-injury, self-tests, and more.

www.anred.com/toc.html - General Eating Disorder Info. 

www.edap.org - National Eating Disorders Association.

http://www.foodaddictsanonymous.org/ - Food Addicts Anonymous.

Contraception and Safer Sex

Birthcontrol.com - Complete and up-to-date information on every method of birth control you have ever heard of and several more. Always check with your health practitioner before starting on any method of birth control.

Not-2-late.com - Need emergency contraception and you are away from Barnard? This site will provide accurate information about emergency contraception and give a directory of clinicians in your area who provide EC.

www.managingcontraception.com - Contraceptive Information and Q&A. 

www.go2planb.com - Emergency Contraception: Information and Providers.

www.managingcontraception.com - Contraceptive Information and Q&A.

www.go2planb.com - Emergency Contraception: Information and Providers.

www.malecontraceptives.org - Project of the Male Contraception Coalition. Information on current and developing male contraceptives.

General Health and Wellness:

http://www.barnard.edu/health/ - Barnard’s Health Services website.

www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/ - Columbia University’s Health Q&A Internet Service.

www.glma.org/ - Gay & Lesbian Medical Association.

www.blackwomenshealth.org - Empowering African American women to be educated health care consumers.

www.webmd.com -Trustworthy, credible, and timely health information.

www.mayoclinic.com - Reliable health information, and includes a Women's Health Center.

http://www.healthywomen.org/ - National Women’s Health Resource Center provides general information on a variety of women’s health topics.

http://www.nawho.org/ - National Asian Women’s Health Organization focuses on Asian Women’s health concerns.

http://www.womenshealth.org/ - Women’s health forum.

Government Sites

www.womenshealth.gov - Women’s Health Info from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

www.health.state.ny.us/ - New York State Department of Health.

www.cdc.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HIV/AIDS

www.thebody.com - HIV/AIDS Resource.

http://www.gmhc.org/ - Gay Men’s Health Crisis has programs and information regarding HIV/AIDS.

http://www.nmac.org/ - National Minority AIDS Council has programs and information focusing on minorities and HIV/AIDS.

http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/ - Up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS policy, treatment and prevention from the University of California San Francisco.

Immunizations

http://www.immunizationinfo.org/ - Up-to-date information on vaccines and the diseases they prevent.

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ - Travel immunization information.

Mental Health

http://www.nmha.org/ - Mental Health America Resource Center has information, help resources on mental health, disorders, treatments, and medication.

http://www.freedomfromfear.org/ - Freedom from Fear has information on depression and anxiety.

http://www.barnard.edu/counsel/ - Rosemary Furman Counseling Center Website, Barnard’s own counseling service.

http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/ - Website provides information on suicide, anxiety and depression.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Navigator- This site is an online rating review guide for those seeking nutrition information. Very useful - screens out unreliable sources for you. Highly respected.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest publishes the excellent Nutrition Action Letter. This non-profit education and advocacy organization posts the latest information on food safety, rates diets and diet books, and offers self-assessment quizzes.

www.eatright.org - American Dietetic Association. 

www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/ - Harvard School of Public Health’s Nutrition Site. 

www.mypyramid.gov - United States Department of Agriculture: Current Dietary Recommendations. 

www.vrg.org - The Vegetarian Resource Group.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm - Aim for a Healthy Weight has BMI, portion, and menu planner tools.

Research Resources

www.womenshealthnetwork.org - National Women’s Health Network provides analysis of health issues while working towards health care programs that address the needs of women of all background. Articles and fact sheets.

http://guttmacher.org/ - Plenty of publications, reports and statistics on world-wide HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and STIs. 

Sexuality

http://www.sexuality.org/ - Provides links and information on sexual pleasure and practices.

http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/index.html - Information and links covering a vast array of sexuality issues.

http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php - Information on asexuality.

Sexual and Reproductive Health

www.plannedparenthood.com

www.ppnyc.org - Planned Parenthood of New York City.

www.siecus.org - Sexuality Information and Education Council for the US provides general information on sexuality and sexual health.

www.mysistahs.org - Information on sexual and reproductive health especially for women of color.

Sexually Transmitted Infections

www.lesbianstd.com - STD Info Especially for Queer Women.

www.ashastd.org/ - American Social Health Association: Sexually Transmitted Infection Information.

Violence, Rape and Abuse

www.nycagainstrape.org - New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault provides information on sexual violence and strategies, policies and responses that work prevent sexual violence.

www.ndvh.org - National Domestic Violence Hotline. 

www.rainn.org - Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). 

http://www.avp.org/home.htm - Anti-Violence Project works to end violence especially towards LGBTQ communities.

http://www.safehorizon.org/ - Safe Horizon offers resources and information on violence.

http://www.911rape.org/home - Santa Monica UCLA Rape Treatment Center provides safe and anonymous ways to get help, and learn about rape and sexual violence.

If you have questions, please call 854-3063 or email us at wellwoman@barnard.edu.

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