Health Service Counseling Service Access to Care Privacy Rights of Students

Preparing for College Health Learning to let go… Help your student understand the importance –Physical & Mental Health care –Sleep –Exercise –Nutrition You may have your student set up a pre- college health exam. It can help summarize current health status and transition students into assuming personal responsibility for their health care.

Tough Choices Students will need your cooperation and support; start talking now… –Discuss situations Underage drinking Relationships drugs –Discuss responsibility Give help without criticism Seek professional advice

Recommended Readings When Kids Go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships by Newman Letting Go: A parents' Guide to Today's College Experience by Coburn and Treeger Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years by Johnson and Schelhas-Miller How To Survive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown, by Robert Lauer, 1999 Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College, by Patrick Pasick, 1998 Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College, by Andrea Van Steenhouse & Johanna Parker, 1998

Independence and Confidentiality Issues Students under 18 years old require parental consent form on file in HS; CSL may differ Students over 18 years old may give medical consent for treatment and are encouraged to discuss their medical decisions with you The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) addresses the security and privacy of health data

Immunizations Illinois Register Department of Public Health Title 77 Immunization Code 695 requires Tetanus Diphtheria –TD within the past 10 years is required –TDaP now available as a booster vaccine Measles Mumps Rubella –A series of 2 is required if born after 1956 SIUE recommends all students consider Meningitis (1 shot) Hepatitis A (series of 2 shots) Hepatitis B (series of 3 shots)

Services Offered Included in Student Health Fees Medical Care –Physician visits (scheduled) Acute care treatment Initial diagnosis –Nurse visits Triage Education Mental Health Care –Counseling visits (scheduled) Acute care treatment Intake and individual sessions Psychiatric consultation Health Education –Group programs –Community Outreach Offered at Discounted Fees Women’s Health Visits –Routine or problem Immunizations and Injections –Required &/or recommended –Allergy shots with Internist’s oversight Laboratory Testing – HS or outside MD Pharmacy Supplies –HS or outside MD

Health Insurance If your student has your Insurance –Make sure they know the type of coverage –Carry current insurance card An option is Academic Health Plan –Brochures are available in Health Service office –Recommend obtaining insurance if not covered by parent’s plan –

Medical Emergency Care During Office Hours (8am – 4:30 pm) –Health Service – walk in –Counseling Services – call Emergency Department –Anderson Hospital –Gateway Regional Hospital –Hospital of the student’s choosing Call 911 –Police Dispatch and First Responders –Call Staff

Health Service Located in Rendleman basement Room 0224 CALL for Information or Appointments Telephone Fax

Counseling Service Located at northeast corner University Drive and Lewis Road CALL for Information or Appointments Telephone Fax

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