Adam Smith College Students' Association

Advice & Support - leaflets & booklets

Health
Title
Further information
Quantity
When should you call NHS 24?
Info on NHS 24 including card for purse/wallet with telephone number
10
What you need to know about Meningitis
Meningitis UK leaflet
20
Meningitis and Septicaemia symptoms cards
100
Guide to glues, gases and aerosol abuse
Lee O'Brien Solvent Trust leaflet
20
Prostate Cancer
Booklet from The Prostate Cancer Charity
2
The Prostate Gland
Booklet from The Prostate Cancer Charity
2
A rough guide to TB
+ve publication
Union copy can be borrowed
Healthy Men
NHS
40
Treating breast cancer
Breast Cancer Care booklet
10
Breast awareness
Breast Cancer Care leaflet
10
Mouth Cancer
Cancer Research
20
Ovarian Cancer
Cancer Research
15
Bowel Cancer
Cancer Research
10
Prostate Cancer
Cancer Research
15
Skin Cancer
Cancer Research
20
Smoking and your heart
British Heart Foundation booklet
3
Wishing you could give it up?
Cancer Research leaflet about smoking
30
Smoke free homes
NHS leaflet on protecting your family from tobacco smoke
5
Smoking facts for women
GASP leaflet
4
Silent killer - passive smoking
NHS Scotland
2
Young people's guide to being smoke-free
NHS
8

Sexual Health
Title
Further information
Quantity
Enjoy sex responsibly
Family Planning Association leaflet highlighting how you can cut the risk of pregnancy and STIs when you mix drink with sex  
30
Can you really afford not to carry a condom?
Global AIDS Rainbow leaflet
15
Your guide to contraception
Family Planning Association leaflet to help you choose the method of contraception best for you
20
Your guide to contraception
Family Planning Association leaflet to help you choose the method of contraception best for you
20
Your guide to male and female condoms
Family Planning Association leaflet
7
Your guide to emergency contraception
Family Planning Association leaflet
8
Your guide to the progestogen only pill
Family Planning Association leaflet
20
Your guide to the combined pill
Family Planning Association leaflet
20
Your guide to the contraceptive patch
Family Planning Association leaflet
20
Your guide to the contraceptive implant
Family Planning Association leaflet
20
Your guide to contraceptive injections
Family Planning Association leaflet
5
HIV & AIDS - Know the facts
Facts card on HIV and AIDS
20
Know the facts - HIV transmission and testing
National AIDS Trust leaflet
30
Information for travellers on HIV and sexual health
HEBS booklet
50
HIV: Let's get talking
Facts leaflet about HIV by the National AIDS Trust
30
A beginner's guide to sexually transmitted infections
Family Planning Association booklet
10
What do you know about gonorrhoea?
NHS Scotland leaflet
15
What do you know about vaginal discharge?
NHS Scotland leaflet
30
Chlamydia
Family Planning Association and NHS leaflet
20
A rough guide to STIs
+ve publication
Union copy can be borrowed
A rough guide to Hep B
+ve publication
Union copy can be borrowed
A rough guide to Hep C
+ve publication
Union copy can be borrowed
A rough guide to HIV
+ve publication
Union copy can be borrowed

Mental Health
Title
Further information
Quantity
To maintain positive mental health
NHS
10
Talking about stress
NHS Scotland
5
Understanding anxiety
Mind
10
How to cope with panic attacks
Mind 
10
How to deal with anger
Mind
10
How to cope with sleep problems
Mind
5
How to improve your mental wellbeing
Mind
5
I'm a person. Just like you
Information about the ‘see me' mental health campaign
30
See me.  I'm a person, not a label.
Information about the ‘see me' mental health campaign
50
Samaritans contact details - credit card sized
20
Need to talk to someone?
Samaritans leaflet with contact details
50
Samaritans be there
More information about the Samaritans and how to become a volunteer
30

Healthy Eating
Title
Further information
Quantity
Food 4 life
Booklet containing info about healthy eating and recipes
30
Men and food
Food Standards Agency
70
Bugs like it hot
Food Standards Agency
100
Food labels - more informed choices
Food Standards Agency
25
Preventing food poisoning - good hygiene at home
Food Standards Agency
30
It came from the chopping board
Food Standards Agency
50
Food allergy - what you need to know
Food Standards Agency
50
EatWell - your guide to healthy eating
Food Standards Agency
6
EatWell postcard
Food Standards Agency contact details and websites
85
How to eat less salt
Blood Pressure Association guide to lowering your blood pressure by reducing the amount of salt you eat
3
Salt - facts for a healthy heart
Food Standards Agency
40
The little book of salt
Food Standards Agency
40
Clued up on food labels
Fife Council Environmental Services leaflet includes handy card to calculate the amount of fat, sugar and salt in your food
20
Food Hygiene Information Scheme
Food Standards Agency leaflet explaining food businesses' hygiene inspections
40

Alcohol
Title
Further information
Quantity
You can't calculate your alcohol limit - so don't try
Think Road Safety leaflet about drink driving
30
Students & booze - all you need to know
Alcohol Focus Scotland leaflet
70
About alcohol
Clued Up leaflet
10
Alcofacts - a guide to sensible drinking
NHS Scotland booklet
30
Food and alcohol guide
Health Promotion Fife
20
Responsible drinking guidelines explained
Drink Aware
25
Food and alcohol - what you need to know
All Round Care
15
Sensible drinking
Healthier Scotland
10
Discussing drinking with your children
The Portman Group
5
Your first steps to taking control
Fife Alcohol Support Service
20
Alcohol Support Group
Fife Alcohol Support Service
25

Safety & Security
Title
Further information
Quantity
Top 10 crime reduction tips for students
40
Bogus Callers
Fife Constabulary leaflet
8
Gas Safety in rented accommodation
CORGI advice for landlords and tenants
50
Prevent a fatal mistake
CORGI advice on gas safety and carbon monoxide in the home
50
Your Guide to Fire Safety
Fire protection advice within your own home
100
Fire kills, you can prevent it
Scottish Fire Service on Fire Safety in the home
15
Steer clear of car crime
Security tips for motorists
200
Keep it safe, keep it hidden, keep it locked
Home Office advice on keeping your belongings safe
30
Plan for your personal safety: a guide for women
Fife Community Safety Partnership advice to women on personal safety
5
Don't advertise yr phone 2 thieves
Advice on how to keep hold of your phone
200
To protect it, register it
Info about registering your mobile phone at immobilise.com
30

Housing
Title
Further information
Quantity
Housing Investigation Team
Info pack from Fife Council about solving your neighbour problems
10
Noise Awareness
Fife Council information on how to deal with noisy neighbours
50
Housing Energy Management Services
Fife Council advice on energy management and how to be greener
30
New Rights for private tenants
Scottish Executive advice on private landlords
50
Houses in multiple occupation: a guide for neighbours
Scottish Executive advice on house sharing
40
Keep your home free from damp and mould
Scottish Executive advice on how to deal with and keep clear of mould
6

Miscellaneous student publications
Title
Further information
Quantity
Adam Smith College Disability Advisory Group
Information leaflet
25
Stagecoach Unirider
Info and application form for 09/10
130
Studying with pride
Guide for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in Scotland
5
Talking LGBT Equality Further and Higher
Info on discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and learners
20
Delivering for students
An Introduction to the National Union of Students Scotland
30
Student tax advice
HM Revenue & Customs
500
Helping you meet the costs of learning and training: Your guide to funding 2009-2010
Learndirect advice on student funding
50
Student wellbeing
NUS Scotland's wee book
5
Student life
NUS Scotland's wee book
5
Student money
NUS Scotland's wee book
5
Guide to Liberation Campaigns
NUS Scotland
5
What does this mean for you as a student?
Information leaflet about sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland)
20
Student survival guide
Home Office publication
500
Got a complaint?
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman newsletter student edition 09/10
80
Student A-Z of Fife Council Services
10
International students
Helpful information about insurance in the UK
40

Local Support Groups/Organisations
Title
Further information
Quantity
Fife Gingerbread
Advice on their services and how to join
50
Is life becoming too much?
Fife Gingerbread advice to single parents if they are struggling
150
Dads - on your own and bringing up children?
Fife Gingerbread services and membership leaflet
50
Fife Men Project
Info about the project and its services
30
Domestic Abuse, there's no excuse!
Telephone numbers for Women's Aid and the Domestic Abuse Unit
100
Fife Rape & Sexual Assault Centre
Information about FRASAC and its service
80
Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project
Info leaflet about KASP and their services
30
Practical and emotional support for victims of crime
Victim support leaflet on their services to support victims of crime
20
Going to Court?
See me.  I'm a person, not a label.
Victim support leaflet for witnesses and victims going to court
Information about the ‘see me' mental health campaign
40
50
Samaritans contact details - credit card sized
20
Need to talk to someone?
Samaritans leaflet with contact details
50
Samaritans be there
More information about the Samaritans and how to become a volunteer
30
Alcohol Support Group
Fife Alcohol Support Service
25
Money Advice
Info about how Citizens Advice and Rights Fife can help you with your debts and contact details
40
Fife People's Panel
Info about the People's Panel in Fife
5
Scottish SPCA
Becoming a volunteer
10
What volunteering can do for you
Info from the Volunteer Centre Fife about becoming a volunteer
50
Volunteering for 16 - 25 year olds
Info about volunteering and Millennium Volunteer Awards
60