Resources + On-Campus Supplies

Read on for wellness resources and on-campus supplies.

Additional Resources

The following sites offer information and resources. Obtaining health information online is a useful accompaniment to face-to-face consultations with professionals, but it should not be used to selfdiagnose or treat problems. If you are experiencing a problem, we encourage you to access Babson Health Services, Colony Care or another provider. Neither Olin College nor our affiliated providers endorses the following agencies/providers/organizations or the professionals who may be affiliated with them. 

General Health and Fitness

• American Council on Exercise www.acefitness.org/default.aspx
• American Heart Association www.heart.org
• National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org
• World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/

Mental Health and Emotional Wellness

• Mental Health and Depression www.Halfofus.com
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
• The Jed Foundation www.jedfoundation.org
• The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

Nutrition and Body Image

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics www.eatright.org
• Choose My Plate www.choosemyplate.gov
• Fruits and Veggies: More Matters http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
• Multiservice Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) http://www.medainc.org
• National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
• The Body is Not an Apology https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Rethinking Drinking https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
• Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org
• DrugFree https://drugfree.org/
• Make Smoking History http://makesmokinghistory.org/
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://www.samhsa.gov/
• What Alcohol Does to your Body https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/alcohols-effects-body
• Responsibility Grows Here https://responsibilitygrowshere.com/

Sexual Health

• AIDS United www.aidsunited.org
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
• Go Ask Alice www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
• Oh Joy Sex Toy https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/
• Planned Parenthood www.plannedparenthood.org
• Scarleteen www.scarleteen.com
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States https://siecus.org/

Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence

• Boston Area Rape Crisis Center https://barcc.org/
• Jane Doe Inc. http://www.janedoe.org/
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center http://www.nsvrc.org
• REACH Beyond Domestic Violence https://reachma.org/
• The Network/ LA Red www.tnlr.org
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) www.rainn.org

LGBTQ Resources

• Fenway Health https://fenwayhealth.org/
• Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center https://fenwayhealth.org/info/locations/the-borum/
• Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• PFLAG https://pflag.org/
• MA Transgender Political Coalition https://www.masstpc.org/
• LGBT National Hotline https://www.lgbthotline.org/

Supplies on Campus

There are some health-related supplies provided for free on campus. These resources are not intended to provide each student with a full supply of these items, but if you have an occasional need, you can find the following items:

First Aid Kits: First aid kits are available in multiple locations across campus. 

Milas Hall 

• Norden Auditorium LL 
• 1st Floor Admissions Kitchen 
• 2nd Floor Kitchen near 250 
• 2nd Floor Kitchen near 212 
• 2nd Floor Custodial 225 
• 3rd floor Faculty Lounge 
• 3rd floor kitchen near 302 
• 3rd floor kitchen near 323

Academic Center

• Rm 107 
• Rm 117 
• Rm 204/205 
• Rm 207 
• Rm 213 
• Rm 218 
• Rm 220 
• Rm 226 
• Rm 228 
• Rm 314 
• Rm 318/319

Campus Center

• Rm 332 
• Physical Plant

Automated External Defibrillators

Automated External Defibrillators can be used in the event of sudden cardiac arrest and are available in the following locations: 

• East Hall: First floor main entrance lobby 
• West Hall: First floor main entrance lobby 
• Milas Hall: First floor lobby near elevators 
• Academic Center: First floor near elevators, Third floor near elevators 
• Campus Center: First floor near elevators 
• Edison House: Main entrance 
• Project Building: next to fire alarm panel

Safer Sex Supplies: External condoms are available free of charge in dispensers located in the laundry room in each residence hall. Latex and non-latex varieties are available. You can also obtain safer sex supplies from R2s and PAs.

Menstrual Supplies: Tampons and sanitary pads are available free of charge in Women’s and AllGender restrooms.