Group items tagged

This is the website for the UNCW health services. This website can be very helpful for anyone who needs to visit a doctor, counselor, or just want to become more educated about the health world. Health Promotions is a great service through UNCW Health Services that helps educate the campus on everyday health, nutrition, etc.

I chose this article because it is simple to relate to at any point in your life that seems a little stressfull. It is all about the "glass-half-empty" Type of personality that may have bad effects on your personal health. It also goes over ways to help relax and retrain their thought process to become more "glass-half-full" type of personlities.

This website has a directory of health schools and health care degrees, as well as information on some not as well known careers in health like massage therapy and phlebotomy (click on it to find out what that is!)

This organization is a government sponsored organization, so technically it is said to be a credible source. This site offers information about controversial issues in health education like sexual education. It also has information about NIH itself, about obtaining grants for research, and about news in the health field.

As an aspiring nurse in addition to a community health educator, this site is important to me as I can find medical facts and policies to support other health points I am making. You can look up the Nursing Code of Ethics which can often be cross-referenced when writing almost any health/medical paper. Not to mention, it includes tabs for the health care reform, credentialing, occupational and environmental affairs, and other hot topics.

This a list of the top games that will not only improve senior health but will improve anyone's health. They are a good choice for children who would rather play inside than out.

This site lists statistics and other information about Cyber bullying which is a very modern healthful living issue, primarily in the middle and high school systems. This is a controversial issue in our field and health educators do not know how to tackle this mental and social health issue.

This site includes everything you should know about health, well-being, sex, and more. Most of the information in this website is interesting and informational.

This is my peer tutorial on "My Health Tracker". It is an application used to help people stay on track with a weight loss regime and keep track of other aspects of health and wellness. It's very simple to use and very beneficial to those who take advantage.

This website is an on campus organization that I am apart of. This website is a way for students to see when our programs are and some of the future things we have planned. We deal with things such as, but not limited to, stress, nutrition, sexual health, and sun safety.

This is an article that talks about how art therapy can benefit those who have mental health issues.

APNA is the largest professional organization of mental health nursing and wellness promotion, prevention of mental health problems and the treatment of those with psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric nursing is what I might want to do. This website provides a lot of information about the details of psychiatric nursing and their organization.

Headaches seem to be a common ailment among college students, and professors.I figured this would be helpful for anyone looking for a "cure". It seems logical to me!

Tidal Creek Co-Op is a local organic and health foods store located off of Oleander. You can pay a membership fee which gives you an opportunity to earn money back at the end of the year based on how much you have spent at this store and based on the store's over-all profit, and sometimes you get an extra discount at the register when you check-out. However, you do not have to have membership in the Co-op to shop there. This is a great resource in the community not only for purchasing healthy foods, but also for health and wellness programs.

This website is about health in traveling. This site offers many different links to assist travelerls and their health care providers to prevent any illness' and injury while traveling. This site is important to me, being a travel and tourism major, because it keeps me up to date on recent vaccines, medications and illness' while traveling. This is a personal interest for me.

I chose this article because of the "allergy season." This article discusses what happens when you come in contact with allergies and treatment for it. I have pretty bad allergies and thought this would be interesting, plus it is realated to wellness and our physical health.

This article by CNN Health gives an idea that the bottled water that we drink everyday may not be the safest. It explains that some "big" brand name companies are least likely to share where their water comes from and what they contain. It gives a few tips on how to make sure the water you drink is safe.

This article explains the current controversy about nutrition in cafeteria food. It's interesting to see how they are trying to change the policy so children learn to eat healthier foods.

Since many of us are interested in health, this website offers tons of information about nutrition. It can even give you a personalized plan specifically for your body's needs.

This is the official website for dietary and fitness guidelines for Americans. You can use this website to create your own plan, and to get more information on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

This websites gives tips for eatting healthy while traveling. It tells you how to get the proper nurtrients and how to prevent illnesses that are food related.