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General Health Tips

Your health is your responsibility. How you live and what you do is now up to you.

Stay Healthy--enjoy your college years which are filled with choices, challenges and achievements.
Do Not Neglect Your Body--even when you are so involved with the academic and social life of college. Even with the best of care, you may be "under the weather" at some time in your college years. More often than not, you can successfully treat yourself.

Use this booklet as a guide for self-help treatment and also as a reference tool so you will know when to seek professional medical help. Please understand that the purpose of the following document is to give you guidelines by which you can begin to assess your injury or illness and begin treatment. When in doubt or whenever you have a question, please come in to the Health Center to be seen, or at least call us. We want to help.....

"The only dumb question is the one you don't ask"....so ask us!!

Health factors you can control

  • Well-balanced diet
  • Regular exercise
  • Proper amount of rest
  • Stress management
  • Adopt a positive attitude
  • Drop bad habits
  • Don't smoke
  • Limit alcohol use
  • Avoid illegal drug use

Over-the-counter medications to keep on hand

  1. Pain relievers: Tylenol or Advil
  2. Cleansing solution: Hydrogen Peroxide, soap and water
  3. Antibiotic ointment: Neosporin
  4. Decongestant: Sudafed (caution: high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, anxiety can be side effects)
  5. Antihistamine: Actifed, Chlortrimeton, Dimetapp, Benadryl
  6. Cough suppressant: Delsym (no alcohol), Benalyn, Robitussin DM
  7. Throat lozenges: Sucrets, Chloraceptic, hard candy (i.e., lemon drops)
  8. Bandaids
  9. Oral thermometer

Using a thermometer

Thermometer of choice, use as directed.

Note: Avoid taking a temperature for 15 minutes after a bath, hot or cold drink, meal or cigarette.

A final word: Please let us know if this book has been helpful or if there are any additions, deletions, corrections, etc. you would like to see made. We would like this book to be a source of information on health issues and wellness.