Health Promotion Resources - Overview

Resource Center

SHAC Health Promotion strives to be a resource for students in every aspect of health. They have educational brochures, materials, and resource guides in their office to inform or assist students. If you are in need of any of the materials mentioned below, please complete our Outreach Request Form, and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Educational Materials

• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Fitness and Nutrition
• Smoking Cessation
• Men's Health
• Women's Health
• Sexual Health
  • We recognize not all UNM students are sexually active. Therefore, our department provides information for students in every topic of sexual health including abstinence, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual assault.
    
    

Resource Guides

• Diabetes Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for local diabetic clinics and glucometers.
  
• Fitness Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for local Gyms, Personal Trainers, etc.
• Life Skills Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for professional organizers, career services, skill building, etc. 
• Food Assistance Resource Guide: A listing of contact information for local food pantries and programs that offer hot meals throughout the week.
• Eating Disorder Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for local eating disorder support services.
• Lobo Balance Wellness Journal: This journal that can not only assist with your organization skills, but also positively contribute to your mental health. 
• Nutrition Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for local Dieticians. See also:
  
  • Eat More Fruits and Veggies! Learn more at www.FruitsandVeggies.org.
  • Use a Healthy Food Vending Machine at UNM. Find one at Snack Smart for a Healthy U.
  • Build a healthy plate. Learn more at  http://www.choosemyplate.gov.
  • Are you vegetarian? For tips, information, and resources, visit http://vegetariannutrition.net.
    
    
• Sexual Health Resource Guides:
  
  • STI Testing Sites
  • Sexual Health Resource Guide (Female and Male Annual Exams, Pregnancy Testing, Etc.)
  • Sexual Assault and Abuse Resource Guide
  • Beyond the Pill Educational Materials - Univ. of California San Francisco
    
    • How Well Does Birth Control Work? - English
    • How Well Does Birth Control Work? - Spanish
    • Oops! Emergency Contraception: Birth Control that Works After Sex - English
    • Oops! Emergency Contraception: Birth Control that Works After Sex - Spanish
    • Need Birth Control that Works After Unprotected Sex? - English
    • IUDs and the Implant: Birth Control that Really Works - English
    • IUDs and the Implant: Birth Control that Really Works - Spanish

• • Sleep Hygiene Resource Guide: A listing of contact and program information for workshops, support services, providers, etc.
  • Smoking Cessation Resource Guide 
    See also:
    
    • SHAC Tobacco Cessation webpage
    • American Lung Association - Teen Tobacco Cessation Resource Guide
      
  • Stress Relief: 
    Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide by the World Health Organization is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques. The guide can be used alone or with the accompanying audio exercises. Available in English and other languages.

Online Resources

• • After-Hours & Other Resources Links
  • Psychological / Psychiatric Links

For more information, contact us:

(505) 277.1074
peerhelp@unm.edu

Student Health & Counseling, Plaza Level