University Health Services

• Vital Signs: Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Resource for understanding high blood pressure, keeping your blood pressure under control, and making key lifestyle changes, including the DASH eating plan, to lower your blood pressure. Also includes downloadable resources and written education materials available free of charge. 
• Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure with DASH Eating Plan from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

• Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
• American Cancer Society - Cancer information includes cancer facts, prevention and detection, tobacco cessation guides, food and fitness information, and information on getting involved in the fight against cancer.  
• American Institute for Cancer Research - Scientific-based Information and recommendations for cancer prevention through diet and nutrition. 
• National Cancer Institute - Downloadable publications and fact sheets about nutrition and cancer prevention, including high-fiber, low-fat recipes for your favorite foods. 

• Heart Disease Risk Assessment (American College of Cardiology)
• American Heart Association - Assess your risk for a heart attack or stroke and find information about prevention. The site also includes an A-Z reference guide containing topical information and explanations of medical terminology. 
• Stroke Risk Quiz
• Stroke Warning Signs (from American Heart Association)
• National Stroke Association - Comprehensive information about strokes, including the most common signs and symptoms of having a stroke, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery, prevention, and caring for family members who have suffered from stroke. Also includes links to professional resources, clinical trial information, and other prevention programs.

• Prediabetes Risk Test
• Diabetes Risk Calculator
• American Diabetes Association - Nutrition guidelines for those with diabetes, as well as healthy recipes and tips for healthy restaurant eating. 
• Diabetes Digest
• Joslin Diabetes Center - Affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center focuses on the research, care, and education of diabetes prevention and management.
• Some of the UC plans offer resources to reduce the risk of prediabetes or manage diabetes: 
• Health Net – Free, 16-week online program called Omada, which includes a wireless scale and pedometer.
• Kaiser Permanente – Online customized program called Care for Diabetes. 
• UC Care – Free Condition Management Program for Diabetes, which includes one-on-one coaching and support, educational resources and online tools, and a complimentary blood glucose meter for those with diabetes.
• Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention and Management -- educational handout from Be Well at Work -- Wellness Program

• My Family Health Portrait - A tool from the Surgeon General. You can enter your family health history, learn about risks that run in families, print and share with your family or health provider, and save the information. 

National Headache Foundation - Information, education, and research on headaches. 

Recommended online nutrition resourcesto help you address eating well and other nutrition concerns. 

• Foundation for Osteoporosis Research & Education - A non-profit resource center dedicated to preventing osteoporosis through research and education of the public and medical community to increase awareness of risk, detection, prevention, and treatment. Education programs include lectures, conferences, and newsletters, available on this website. The Foundation also provides "state of the art" bone density testing.    
• National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center - The NIH ORBD~NRC mission is to provide patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone diseases, including osteoporosis, Paget's disease of the bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
• National Osteoporosis Foundation - The National Osteoporosis Foundation is the leading nonprofit, voluntary health organization dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health to reduce the widespread prevalence of osteoporosis and associated fractures while working to find a cure for the disease through programs of research, education, and advocacy.   

Recommended online physical activity resourcesto help you build a physically active lifestyle by fitting fitness into your workday.   

Please see our Breastfeeding Support Program page.  

• Sleepiness Quiz
• Healthy Sleep from Harvard
• National Sleep Foundation - information and resources about sleep. 
• Sleep Disorders - MedLine Plus - a comprehensive overview of sleep disorders, tools, research, and news.  

Smoking cessation - a comprehensive list of resources and referrals to quit smoking programs available through a variety of delivery methods including online, telephone counseling, local classes, and links to programs offered through the health plans.