Health Services has primary responsibility for addressingpublic health issues impacting the UNH community. Thisresponsibility includes:

• Promoting and addressing the health needs of ourcommunity
• Surveillance, prevention and response tocommunicable disease outbreaks and otherthreats to health
• Serving on university and localemergency response groups
• Working closely with the NewHampshire Department of Healthand Human Services to ensure the publichealth of the UNH community

If you have questions, please contact Judy Stevens, community health nurse. 

Public Health Topics 

This page includes infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi that can be spread from one person to another.  You will also find information on illnesses which are spread by insects (lyme disease, lice, bed bugs) and spores (anthrax).  We want you to get the facts about preventing illnesses which may be seen in the UNH community and how to stay safe. 

The following contains information on what these diseases are, how these diseases are transmitted and most importantly how to prevent them.

Anthrax

• About Anthrax (CDC)

Bed Bugs

• Frequently asked questions about Bed Bugs
• About Bed Bugs (Mayo Clinic)
• Bed Bug Protection Tips for Travel

Colds

• Colds (CDC)
• Preventing Colds and Flu
• Germs at UNH: Let's Not Share Too Much (Health Services)
  
• Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work (CDC)
• Sore Throats and Respiratory Issues (Health Services)

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

• About EEE (CDC)

Flu 

• Seasonal Flu/Influenza (CDC)
• Seasonal Flu at UNH (Health Services)
• Preventing Colds and Flu
• Germs at UNH: Let's Not Share Too Much (Health Services)

H1N1

• Frequently Asked Questions About H1N1 (Health Services)
• Frequently Asked Questions About the H1N1 Vaccine (Health Services)
• Managing Your Anxiety About H1N1 (American Psychological Association)
• Self-Care of Suspected Cases of H1N1
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Novel H1N1 Flu and You
• What to Do If You Get Flu-Like Symptoms
• Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home
• Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
• Flu Attack! How a Virus Invades Your Body

Hepatitis

• About Hepatitis (CDC)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

• Human Papillomavirus (CDC)
• HPV/Genital Warts (Health Services)
• Males and HPV (Health Service)
• Females and HPV (Health Services)
• HPV Vaccine Questions and Answers (CDC)
• Genital HPV Infection (CDC)
• HPV: Common Infection. Common Reality

Lice  

• About Lice (CDC)
• Lice

Lyme Disease

• Lyme Disease Self-Care (Health Services)
• Learn About Lyme Disease (CDC)

MRSA

• College Students and MRSA at UNH (Health Services)
• Questions and answers about MRSA (CDC)
  
• Be Savvy About Staph (Health Services)
• Fact Sheet on Staph Skin Infections (NHDHHS)

Meningitis

• About Meningitis
• Information Letter on Meningococcal Disease from the Medical Director
• Fequently Asked Questions about Meningococcal Disease
• Meningococcal Vaccine

Mumps

• About Mumps (CDC)

Salmonella/Salmonellosis

• About Salmonella/Salmonellosis ( CDC)
• Salmonella Questions and Answers (USDA)

Scabies  

• About Scabies (DHHS)
• About Scabies (CDC)
• Scabies Self-Care Sheet (Health Services)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Gonorrhea
• Hepatitis
• Herpes
• HIV/AIDS
• HPV/Genital Warts
• Molluscum
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Pubic Lice (Crabs)
• Syphilis
• Trichomoniasis

Tuberculosis

• About Tuberculosis (CDC)

West Nile

• About West Nile (CDC)