{"id":268,"date":"2012-03-03T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2022-10-18T18:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:57:32","slug":"health-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/resources\/health-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism works with those that need health resources to give them options in how to get the information they need.<\/p>\n

The CGSA also has free condoms, dental dams, tampons, and pads available to all students!<\/p>\n

Boston University Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Health Services<\/em>
\n<\/em>Provide primary and gynecological care
\nhttp:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/<\/a> or 617-353-3575<\/p>\n

Behavioral Medicine<\/em>
\nProvide counseling, referrals and some medication management
\nhttp:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/behavioral\/<\/a> or 617-353-3569<\/p>\n

Sargent Choice Nutrition Center<\/em>
\nProvide consulting services and information on the Sargent
\nChoice healthy dining program
\nhttp:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nfc\/<\/a> or 617-353-2721<\/p>\n

Boston Area Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood<\/em>
\n<\/strong>This link is for the health center at 1055 Commonwealth Ave which provides a variety of sexual and reproductive health resources for all genders.
\nhttps:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-center\/massachusetts\/boston\/02215\/greater-boston-health-center-3293-90610<\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) <\/em>
\nOnly rape crisis center in Boston that provides a 24 hour hot line, 24 hour medical advocacy, counseling, and legal advocacy
\nhttp:\/\/barcc.org\/<\/a> or 617-492-8306 or 24 hour hot line: 800-841-8371<\/p>\n

Online Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contraception<\/em>
\nTypes of Contraception: Pros and Cons, Successes and Failures
\nhttp:\/\/www.youngwomenshealth.org\/prosandcons.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Bedsider – awesome site focused on birth control & reproductive health (but pretty heteronormative)
\nhttp:\/\/bedsider.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Emergency Contraception – can be purchased at Planned Parenthood, Student Health Services, or any local pharmacy without a subscription by anyone over the age of 17
\nhttp:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-topics\/emergency-contraception-morning-after-pill-4363.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Sexually Transmitted Infections<\/em><\/p>\n

Information fro the Center for Disease Controls (CDC)
\nhttp:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Menstruation<\/em><\/p>\n

Environmental Alternatives to Mainstream Products
\nhttp:\/\/www.youngwomenshealth.org\/alternative_menstrual.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Emotional Health<\/em><\/p>\n

Half of Us – a campaign working to open the dialogue and raise awareness of metal health issues on college campuses
\nhttp:\/\/www.halfofus.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism works with those that need health resources to give them options in how to get the information they need. The CGSA also has free condoms, dental dams, tampons, and pads available to all students! Boston University Resources Student Health Services Provide primary and gynecological care http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/ or 617-353-3575 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4395,"featured_media":0,"parent":25,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions\/1190"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}