Online Health Resources
Home Care Treatment Tips
Isolation vs. Quarantine (CDC)
Progressive Diet for Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
Influenza (Flu) Home Treatment
Cold, Congestion and Cough Home Treatment
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health: Do I Need Help?
Student Counseling Services, For crisis debriefing, mental health and well-being supportive services, 515-294-5056
Student Assistance, For support with academic needs, connections to campus and community resources, or unsure where to start, 515-294-1020
Thielen Student Health Center, For mental health and well-being support, 515-294-5801
Crisis Text Line, text “ISU” to 741741 (available 24/7)
Personal safety tips and resources, including the ISU Guardian App and Safe Ride
If you are in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741)
Online Healthcare Resources Recommended by Student Health Providers
These are some of the available online resources that will provide useful and accurate health information related to a variety of conditions.
Family Doctor.org
Maintained by the American Academy of Family Physicians. A wide variety of information on illness and preventive topics.
Health Finder.gov
A general health site maintained by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Go Ask Alice!
Health information in a question and answer format.
Mayo Clinic
Provided by the professionals at the Mayo Clinic.
Center of Disease Control and Prevention
Is a major operating component of the Department of Health and Human Services. Wide variety of information on illnesses and preventive topics.
Reliable Resources for:
Tuberculosis Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tuberculosis Information
Mayo Clinic Tuberculosis Information
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Tuberculosis Information
American Lunch Association Tuberculosis Information
World Health Organization Tuberculosis Information
The difference between latent TB infection and TB disease
Story County Public Health Website
Ebola Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ebola Information
Flu Mist Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Votes Down Use of Flu Mist 2016-17
Measles Information
Thielen Student Health Center – Measles Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Measles Information
Meningococcal Information
GSK Pharmaceuticals – Vaccine Campaign
Mumps Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Mumps Outbreak Q&A
Zika Information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Zika Information
Other Resources:
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