Self-Care Resources: Physical Health
Health Services provides self-care information and guidelines on various diseases such as colds, flu, influenza, etc. These are guidelines only and if for any other reason you feel that further attention is necessary, contact Health Services at 519-824-4120 x52131.
- What To Do If Your Roommate Is Sick
- Crisis Intervention
- Colds and Flu
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Healthy Living in Residence
- First Aid Information
- Gastroenteritis
- Prevention of Ear Wax Build-up
- Your Immunization Records
- Sexual Assault Support and Information
- ILI (Influenza-Like Illness)
- UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
- Build Your Own Medical Kit
Additional resources for LGBTQ2IA+, sexual health, sexually transmitted infections and birth control (including the emergency contraceptive pill and intra-uterine devices)
- Sexual Health Ontario - Find a clinic, chat and access resources
- Sex & U
- Sex Fluent
- SHORE Centre
- University of Guelph, Student Experience
- Gender Affirm Guelph
HIV and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), see the above resources and:
For information on transitioning and trans health care, please see Sherbourne’s Guidelines for Gender Affirming Primary Care with Trans and Non-Binary Patients and
- Rainbow Health Ontario
- Arch Guelph
- Fenway Health (American)
Self-administration of hormone therapy:
- Fenway Health Hormone Injection Guide
- Please know that we have all supplies you need for safe IM/SC injections at no cost available at Student Health Services – call x56277 to pick up/drop off
Additional helpful health-related resources:
For information on Influenza, Covid-19, opioids/naloxone, vaccinations, travel, tobacco/e-cigarettes, cannabis, beauty and body art, animal bites/rabies, ticks/lyme disease, Mpox, sexually-transmitted infections and birth control, please see the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health website