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
- A Call For Change Helpline https://acallforchangehelpline.org
- 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.