The goal of the Health Service is to assist you in maintaining an optimal level of good health in hopes that you will reach your full potential as a student and get the most out of your college experience. It is not our intention to replace your family doctor but rather to provide assessment and treatment that is both convenient and cost effective thus allowing you minimal time away from your campus activities.

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Health Tip

Four important ways to stay healthy and avoid catching or spreading the flu:

• Practice good hand hygiene. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Practice respiratory etiquette. The main way flu spreads is from person toperson in droplets produced by coughs and sneezes, so it’s important to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder rather than your hands.
• Stay home if you are sick. Stay home for at least 24 hours after you no long have a fever.
• Talk to your health care providers about whether you should be vaccinated. Students, faculty and staff who want protection from the flu are encouraged to get vaccinated for seasonal flu. Also students, faculty, and staff who are at higher risk for flu complications from the 2009 H1N1 flu, should consider getting the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available. People at higher risk for the 2009 H1N1 flu complications include pregnant women, people who live with or provide care for children younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency medical services personnel, people between 6 months and 24 years of age, and people from 25-64 who are at higher risk because of chronic medical conditions such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes, or a weakened immune system.

UPDATE:  H1N1 Vaccine

For more information and updates, please visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ or www.flu.gov.