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Social Health

Social Health encompasses connecting with community, family, friends and co-workers in ways that enrich your life and the lives of those around you.

Positive social connections are very valuable in bringing balance in one's life. This site provides insightful information about healthy relationships and building social skills.  Various entertainment and involvement options are presented.

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  • Social Connections Assessment

    The college experience can be an exciting time of opportunities and challenges. For many students, one of the most important tasks is to develop an effective system of social support that helps deal with stress and enhances the enjoyment of the experience. The following quick social connections assessment is a great way to check how easily you connect with others in various areas of your life.

    The anxiety assessment is a questionnaire that helps assess the symptoms related to anxiety and panic attacks, as well as phobias. Free, self-help programs are available based on the results.



    General Information

    Transitions to University Life...
    Are you having the time you expected?

    Get involved on campus.
    Getting involved is more important than you may realize!

    Being nervous in an awkward, social situation is normal. Some, though, find it extremely hard to be part of social situations. For more information, check out social anxieties and phobias



    Healthy Relationships 101

    Healthy relationships bring happiness and contribute to our well-being. Studies have demonstrated that individuals who are in healthy relationships tend to have more happiness and less stress.

    Find out if your relationship passes the test.

    Discover and learn what it takes to have a healthy relationship.

    Worked yourself into a frenzy regarding the big "D"- dating that is? Check out Dating Do's & Don'ts for the unwritten rules of dating.

    Ever wondered what it would take to have a healthy relationship? Read this information!

    Search Go Ask Alice's Q & A database that houses numerous relationship related questions and answers. Alice is produced by Columbia University's Health Education Program.



    Campus and Community Involvement Opportunities

    There are numerous ways to get involved and have fun at Boise State University and around Boise.



    Campus Resources

    Counseling Services - Feeling socially isolated, having relationship difficulties or just need someone to listen? Counseling Services is here for you. Call for an appointment at 426-1601. Counseling Services is located in Taylor Hall, Suite B103.

    Student Activities - Looking for ways to become involved at Boise State? Search this site to find out about different groups and organizations or check out the campus and community involvement site.

    The Boise State Women's Center provides a variety of educational programming about women's concerns, contributions and potential. Check out the Returning Women's Discussion and Mentoring Program or Single Parents Club.

    The Cultural Center provides a safe, open, friendly, home-away-from home atmosphere in which students are able to create relationships on campus and ease into the adjustment of university life.

    Campus Recreation offers diverse recreational, social and instructional leisure-oriented programs.



    Social Health Websites

    Anxieties.com has a host of assessment and self-help information for people who suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias.

    Visit Discovery Health if you are searching for information about relationships or enhancing current ones.

    The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Center has developed an incredible web site with information and resources on healthy relationships.

    Go Ask Alice's Q & A database houses numerous health-related questions and answers. Alice is produced by Columbia University's Health Education Program.

    Students Helping Students is a web site created by recent college graduates as a way to pass on lessons learned and share strategies for making the most of your college experience.

    The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Counseling Department has compiled a comprehensive list of strategies for working with others and great information about social health.