We Care About You!
We here in Chemistry & Chemical Biology strive for a proactive and preventative approach towards wellness in our community. On this page, you will find a list of resources focused towards the main wellness areas of our lives.
Need to reach out to someone and not sure who? You can reach out to us at ask@cornell.edu and we will connect you with the correct people.
Emotional Wellness
Emotional wellness involves the ability to successfully handle life's stresses and adapt to change.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Bystander Initiatives
- Caring Community
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Cornell Health
- Cornell's Military Community
- Cornell Minds Matter (CMM)
- Domestic Violence Resources
- Empathy and Referral Services (EARS)
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
- Let's Meditate
- Let's Talk
- Office of the University Ombudsman
- Sexual Harassment and Assault - Response and Education (SHARE)
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Environmental Wellness
Environmental Wellness involves what surrounds you each day in your home, work, or community that affects your health.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Care@Work
- Cornell Composting
- Cornell Healthy Eating Program (CHEP)
- Cornell Sustainability
- Cornell Waste Management Institute
- Green Your Event
- Green Your Lab
- Green Your Office
- Parenting Resources
- Residential & New Student Programs
- Sororities & Fraternities
- Student Organizations
- Students with Families
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Financial Wellness
Financial Wellness involves learning how to successfully manage your finanical expenses.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Adoption Assistance
- Child Care Grant Program
- Educational Funding
- Emergency CARE Fund
- Faculty Dependent Care Travel Fund
- Financial Tools for Staff
- Financial Aid
- Flexible Spending Account
- Funding for Students
- Navigating Personal Finances and Debt
- Student Employment
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Intellectual Wellness
Intellectual Wellness involves engaging in activities to expand your knowledge and skillset which in turn will help you to live a stimulating and successful life.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Career Services
- Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
- Cornell Concert Series
- Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion
- Faculty Institute for Diversity
- Graduate School
- Human Resources, Our Culture and Diversity
- Inclusive Excellence Academy (IEA)
- Ithaca Events Calendar
- Johnson Museum of Art
- Knight Writing Institute
- Library System
- Learning Strategies Center
- Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI)
- Office of Faculty Developoment and Diversity (OFDD)
- Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE)
- Office of Postdoctoral Studies
- Public Service Center
- Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
- Student Organizations
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Occupational Wellness
Occupational Wellness includes two ideas. That you are working in a safe and comfortable working environment and that you are pursing a career that is interesting, satisfying and meaningful to you.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Alumni Connections Program
- Career Services
- Center for Teaching Innovation
- Cornell Employee Degree Program
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Lynda.com
- Student Disability Services (SDS)
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Physical Wellness
Physical Wellness promotes proper care of your body and encourages the balance of physical activity and nutrition.
Resources within the Cornell Community:
- Cornell Health
- Cornell Healthy Eating Program (CHEP) for Students
- Group Nutrition Programs
- Healthy Living Program
- Intramural Sports
- Fitness Centers
- Fitness Consultation for Staff
- Nutrition Consultation for Staff and Faculty
- Outdoor Education
- Physical Education Classes for Students
- Pool Hours
- Recreational Services Wellness Program
- Student Wellness
- Wellness Outreach
Resources outside of the Cornell Community:
- Alcohol and Drug Recovery
- Cayuga Medical Center
- Finger Lakes Physical Therapy, PC
- Ithaca Trails
- Island Health & Fitness
- Nutritional Wellness Center
- Physical Wellness Toolkit
- Planet Fitness
Applications and websites (originally gathered by Cornell Recreational Services Wellness Program)
Exercise
- NTC Fit. Cost: free from iTunes store. Your personal trainer anytime, anywhere. This app includes 90 + drills under four categories (get lean, get toned, get focused, get strong).
- Instant Heart Rate. Cost: free. Uses the camera to estimate your heart rate from your finger.
- Gym Finder. Cost: free. Useful for finding a gym while traveling.
- Tabata Pro. Cost: $2.99. Can be used for many kinds of interval exercises.
Breathing
- BellyBio. Cost: Free. Uses the motion sensor to aid in deep breathing. Very relaxing. Nice choice of music that rewards you for consistent, slow breathing. Provides a graph estimating your level of calmness.
Food and Fitness Tracker
- SparkPeople. Cost: free. Also available in the iTunes store, search for sparkpeople. Food and calorie tracker, fitness tracker, weigh in page and lots more. Available for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android and Blackberry. They also have a great website and have a mobile version for any internet capable phone.
- My Fitness Pal. Cost: free. Set a calorie limit and then track food daily. You can also track fitness using this app.
- LoseIt! Cost: free. Works offline, synchs with online website as well.
Food Information
- Fooducate. Cost: free. Uses barcode scanning function of camera on iThing. Requires a network connection. Provides nutrition information, suggests healthier alternatives, etc.
Food Tracking/Calorie Counting
- CalorieCount.com. Cost: free.It doesn't work offline, but it is free.
- Calorie Counter powered by FatSecret.com. Cost: free. It syncs with your computer, tracks a lot of info (workouts, meals, daily weight, even has a barcode scanner to identify food).
- Health & Water. Cost: free. Amusing free app that tracks your 8 glasses of water per day.
Menstrual Cycles
- P Tracker. Cost: free for "lite" version. Tracks your cycle and predicts when it will start again. Graphs are given and the ability to track symptoms is available.
Weight & Body Fat Tracking
- FatWatch. Cost: $4.99. Based on the weighted moving average popularized by The Hacker's Diet; tracks both weight and % body fat with a smoothing algorithm that helps you mentally through plateaus and temporary water gains. As long as your weight is below the trend line, it's going down, no matter what the fluctuations are.
- True Weight. Like FatWatch but does not include % body fat. There is a "lite" free version too.
Spiritual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness encompasses exploring your sense of purpose and pursuing the meaning of life. While doing so, you will develop values and beliefs that make the world a better place and help you through difficult times.
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Social Wellness
Social Wellness involves learning how to interact with others, self expressment, engaging in healthy habits, and participation in different communities.
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