Resources

NAU Counseling Services –Counseling services provides short-term individual and couples counseling, group counseling, crisis services, outreach, and consultation about students of concern.

NAU Medical Services— Our fully staffed health center provides a wide array of services from physical therapy, to immunizations, a pharmacy, and medical care.

NAU Campus Dietitian— Your campus dietitian provides individual counseling, grocery store tours, cooking classes, and campus presentations.

NAU Health Promotion–Health Promotion is the preventive branch of Campus Health Services. They support students in making healthy choices to support academic success. The office uses a public health approach to managing student health at a population level. They offer screenings, coordinate events to reduce stress, conduct trainings and presentations all over campus and develop policies to support a healthier campus community.

Campus Recreation–Campus Recreation offers innovative programs and state of the art facilities to support your physical activity needs. They offer group classes, aquatics, personal training, a climbing wall, and much more.

FIT Classes–Take your pick from some amazing fitness classes on our campus, including tennis, yoga, swimming, skiing, and martial arts, just to name a few.

A List of Student Support Programs–And for a complete list of programs on our campus here to support student success and well-being, visit this page.

Love, Food — Registered Dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon responds to listeners’ letters to Food. Food always writes back in this clever podcast aimed at addressing some of our culture’s common beliefs about food and body. This weekly podcast series is for those with a complicated relationship with Food hoping to rewrite their fate.

Food Psych — Registered Dietitian Christy Harrison talks with inspiring guests in the body positive, Health At Every Size® movement. She “calls out diet culture for the life thief that it is, and challenges it in all its sneaky forms—including the restrictive behaviors that often masquerade as wellness and fitness.”

Body Kindness — Registered Dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield talks with people from all walks of life about their journey towards food peace and body acceptance. Her podcasts surrounds the motto that, “health is about being kind to your body.”

Dietitians Unplugged — Registered Dietitians Aaron Flores and Glenys Oyston explore the idea that health and wellness is more than a pants size. Each episode addresses topics that can improve your health, body image and fitness without obsessing on the scale or counting calories.

Budget Bytes — As a foodie and nutritionist, Beth believes, “Good food doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive.” She offers newsletters and recipes galore that won’t break the bank.

Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) — ASDAH is for folks who are passionate about supporting a body positive, non-diet message. There are many useful resources including a blog, webinars, infographics, and ways to get connected with other like-minded folks.

Am I Hungry? — Physician, Dr. Michelle May offers useful resources for those pursuing food peace and body positivity on her website.

Spoon University  — This website includes articles about food and health that are written for college students, by college students.

Intuitive Eating — Dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch wrote this book that helps readers learn to tune into their hunger and fullness cues and allow those cues to guide food choices and timing. This is the perfect book to get started on the journey toward becoming a non-dieter.

Body Kindness — Dietitian and mother, Rebecca Scritchfield struggled with her body image for years. She is now helping others reclaim a full life by embracing the skin you’re in while discovering ways to treat your body with kindness.

Body Respect — Nutrition researchers Dr. Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor address the science behind weight and health, helping readers see the true underlying causes of illness and suffering, which has more to do with chronic stress, poverty, social inequality, oppression and stigma, than body weight.

SELF Weight Issue — SELF is a website that addresses fitness, food, health, love and beauty. Check out a series of articles on the topic of weight, body image, and health.

Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift — For the science-minded folks, this open access article addresses the scientific evidence that supports ditching diet culture.

12 Reasons to Ditch the Diet Mentality — A great overview of the risks of dieting to support you on a journey towards health and happiness.