Health Promotion & Educational Materials General Health Web Based Resources

UCO Campus Health Resources State & Local Community Resources

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Health Promotion and Educational Materials

Brochures, pamphlets, books and other health education materials can be requested from the health promotion staff or be picked up from the Wellness Center administrative offices, 2nd floor.

The Wellness Center offers materials that cover a wide range of topics including sexual health, tobacco, alcohol, stress management, heart health, dating/healthy relationships and more!

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General Health Web Based Resources

The Wellness Center strives to link UCO students and employees to a variety of health information via the web. The following links are supplied by the Wellness Center as sources of information, but their inclusion does not constitute an endorsement from UCO.

General Health Information resources include:

National Health Information Finder

Health Finder

National Women's Health Information Center

MedlinePlus

Centers for Disease Control A-Z Index

2012 National Health Observances

2012 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

Healthy People 2020

2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Physical Activity Guidelines

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UCO Campus Health Resources

The Wellness Center strives to link students and employees to a variety of health resources on campus.

UCO Wellness Center, Sports & Recreation 

UCO Sports & Recreation provides opportunities to the UCO and the surrounding community to participate in an active lifestyle. Programs and services include outdoor recreation, intramural, club sports, and adaptive sports programming.

For more information, visit the Sports and Recreation website.

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Wellness Center, Health & Fitness 

UCO Health & Fitness gives all UCO and the surrounding community the ability and know-how to become a healthy individual. The Wellness Center can help you mentally, physically and spiritually reach the health and wellness goals you set for yourself. Programs and services include: medical services, health promotion & education, and fitness.

For more information, visit the Health and Fitness website.

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Student Counseling Services 

The Student Counseling Center offers time-limited individual, couples, and group counseling free of charge to currently enrolled UCO students. The center offers counseling to students with a wide range of concerns including but not limited to life transitions, grief, depression, career choices, anxiety and stress.

For more information, visit the Student Counseling Center website.

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Violence Prevention Project 

The Violence Prevention Project has two main focuses on educating members of the UCO community to make choices that lead to healthy relationships. In addition to providing educational outreaches, the program will work with the entire campus community to create an environment at UCO that will not tolerate violent crimes. The project also works toward establishing and maintaining a cohesive response system so that, when these crimes occur, survivors can easily and confidentially receive assistance and perpetrators will be held accountable.

For more information, visit the VPP website.

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Disability Support Services 

The Student Counseling Center offers time-limited individual, couples, and group counseling free of charge to currently enrolled UCO students. The center offers counseling to students with a wide range of concerns including but not limited to life transitions, grief, depression, career choices, anxiety and stress.

For more information, visit the Disability Support Services website.

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Employee Assistance Program 

The Employee Assistance Program offers confidential short-term counseling for concern. Services include: Crisis intervention; Telephone consultation; Face-to-face meeting with a lawyer for legal issues; Free telephonic financial planning services; Web-based services including work-life assistance and resources; eCounselor (electronic confidential consultation); Coordination with insurance, if longer term or specialty care is needed; Convenient office locations and appointment times; and no cost & no co-pays for EAP services.

For more information, visit the Employee Assistance Program website.

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State & Local Community Resources

University Health Service strives to link students and employees to a variety of health resources in the community and state. The following links are supplied by University Health Services as sources of information, but their inclusion does not constitute an endorsement from UCO.

Oklahoma State Department of Health

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitative Services