Healthy Living Guide
This page is for students to be able to access information about good health practices that will decrease their chances of getting sick. Students have reported that being sick can have a negative impact on them academically, but we’re here to help.
If you would like to learn more about how to stay healthy in residence and tips to not get sick during school, check out our top tips below!
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Top Tips for Staying Healthy in Residence
Keeping Your Space Clean
On this page, you can learn about how often you should be cleaning your room to make sure you get rid of nasty germs, as well as our tips for the areas that you should be focusing on the most to keep your space clean and healthy.
Also, check out some of our recommendations for the essential cleaning products we think you should have in Residence.
Safe Food Handling
Clean, cook, chill, separate!
For many of you, this is your first time away from home, and possibly the first time that you are cooking for yourself. To help you stay safe and healthy in the kitchen, we’ve compiled some top tips about how you can avoid getting ill from your food.
Click here to learn more about safe food and cooking practices!
Myth Busting Vaccines
As the cold weather sets in and your stress levels rise as exams draw near, your immune system struggles to keep up. This is why it is important to get your annual flu shot! Remember to protect yourself and protect those around you.
Hand Washing Guidelines
Hands are a great place for bacteria to grow and thrive.
Do you ever stop to think about who just sneezed into their hand and is now touching that bus railing? In this section, you can learn more about the steps of handwashing, when to wash your hands and the common routes that bacteria can enter your body through.
Healthy Habits for Flu Season
Self Care is important!
With socializing, studying, assignments, and work, it is important that you still make time to take care of your mental health, and to get enough sleep and exercise when you can! Having an imbalance in any of these areas could create an opportunity for bacteria and viruses to invade your body.
Click here to learn more about some self-care practices as well where you can go to some extra help.
Bye Bye STIs
Did you that Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are on the rise in Canada?
Check out our Bye Bye STIs page to learn more about where to get tested for STIs, when to get tested, and why you should get tested. We’ve also included some safe sex practices to help you have the best sex of your life.
About the Healthy Living Guide
This Healthy Living Guide was created and written by JamieLee Clark, Emily Schmidtke, and Sulma Sairally. JamieLee, Emily and Sulma were 4th year Nursing Students assigned to Algonquin College Residence for their placement in 2019. Click here to read more about the vision behind this guide.
Looking for information about Mental Health?
Check out our Mental Health & Wellness Guide for more of our top tips for staying healthy in Residence.