HOW TO CHECK OUT WEB SITES AND RESOURCES*:

1. Sign-up and practice the weekly Healthy Computing Email Tips on taking care of yourself. Send an email to healthco@sfsu.edu and request to be added to the distribution list.
2. Install an interrupt program that reminds you to take breaks and avoid immobility:
   --Stretch break: www.paratec.com One of the best programs that guides you through simple stretches. You can take this program for a 10-day test ride. Purchase price is under $50 for a single user.
   --Break reminder www.cheqsoft.com/break.html Download it for free for individual use.
   
3. Read about and implement healthy work-styles, good office set-ups, and home ergonomics. Visit the following websites (remember to take breaks as you read the suggestions).

   http://www.tifaq.com
   The Typing Injury FAQ provides a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries (RSI), resources for dealing with these ailments, and a broad description of assistive products to reduce injury risk and symptoms. Many of the resources provided here also relate well to other work environments.

   http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/healthycomputing
   Superb ergonomic suggestions and illustrations.

   http://ergo.human.cornell.edu
   Presents information from ergonomics research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. They e call their approach Ergotecture. They focus on ways to enhance usability by improving the ergonomic design of hardware, software, and workplaces, to enhance people's comfort, performance and health.

   http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoPROJECTS/Library/library.html
   Specific focus on library ergonomics.

   http://librarysupportstaff.com/jobhelp5.html#ergonomics
   Excellent links for the ergo-minded, which include software suggestions.

   http://lib.ucr.edu/ergolib/
   Excellent tips for healthy computing