The Millstone Times August 2018

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iPlayAmerica.com/AllSeason | Freehold, NJ | 732.577.8200 Taking Care of Yourself at College

As a new college student, one of your responsibilities is taking care of your health. So be sure you bring to college a plan to eat well, sleep enough, continue your exercise, safer sex plan and stress management plans. All of this can prevent illness. Here are some items that will be important to help you. • Bring your insurance card and know your coverage. • Know your allergies, medication doses and health history. • Bring a copy of your immunization record. • If you have a chronic illness from asthma to diabetes to an eating disorder, consider sending in medical records to help our providers know what treatments/ medications you’ve been on so that we can continue caring for you. • If you are under 18, make sure you have sent in a parental consent so that you can receive treatment at Health Services. Assemble a health care kit: • Thermometer • Elastic/ Ace Bandage • Band-Aids, different sizes • Hand Sanitizer • Heating Pad/ Ice Pack • Sunscreen-SPF 15 or higher • Tissues • Tweezers

• Pain and Fever Medications like Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Ibupro- fen (Motrin, Advil), Naproxen (Aleve) • Antacids (Tums, Zantac) • Anti-diarrheal (Imodium, Pepto) • Antihistamine for itching or allergies (Benadryl, Zyrtec) • Antibiotic ointment (Bacitracin) • Decongestant (Sudafed) • 1% hydrocortisone cream for itching • Cough drops Don’t forget to manage stress. More stress can relate to more illness. It is important to find at least a few minutes every day to relax and de- compress. Some students find this to be a very challenging achievement during college. However, learning what strategies work to decrease stress for you could be one of the most important skills you acquire in college! Exercise, talking to a friend and journaling are some strategies that work for many people.

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The Millstone Times

August 2018