Health
Services
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Students enrolled
at Reedley College pay a health fee which provides on-campus accident insurance and Health Services as described below. The Health Services Office, located in the Student Services building (extension 3328), is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening students may call 638-0328 for an appointment.
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Services provided
by the Health Services Office (HSO) include:
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1. Nursing assessment
for acute or chronic health concerns, which may result in patient education, over-the-counter treatment and/or recommendations, or referral to appropriate health care providers or community agencies. The HSO utilizes a wide variety of resources throughout the county to assist students with limited resources. All services are confidential.
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2. Health and Psychological counseling is available regarding access to health care, diet/nutrition, exercises, immunizations, prevention and treatment of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, mental health problems, reproductive health, diet/nutritional information, substance abuse, smoking cessation, domestic violence prevention, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infection and HIV.
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3. Psychological
Services are available as eight, one-hour confidential counseling sessions per semester at no charge to Reedley College student. This care is provided by a licensed clinical psychologist and supervised graduate interns. Smoking cessation, eating disorder, alcohol abuse, anxiety and depression screening and counseling is available through this program.
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4. In addition to the accident policy provided to enrolled students, medical and extended accident coverage is available through Student Insurance at reasonable rates.
NOTE: This accident insurance policy (provided by Reedley College) is secondary to a student's family policy and it is the student's responsibility to report all injuries to his/her instructor and to follow up with the claim process. The HSO may assist with this process, but the students is responsible for all his/her medical expenses.
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5. Health and wellness education is available. You will find current materials including videos, journals, books, pamphlets and internet access to a variety of websites available for students.
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6.
Testing includes vision, hearing, hemoglobin, urine, blood sugar, and the tuberculin skin test.
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7. Sports physicals are provided in cooperation with the Athletic department. Blood donation is available quarterly. Blood pressure screening is available daily.
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GREAT LINKS FOR
HEALTH INFORMATION!
National Institute
for Mental Health -
http://www.nimh.hih.gov/
Center for Disease Control -
http://www.cdc.gov/
American Red Cross - american.redcross.org/fresnomadera
Health
Coordinator: Patricia Jackson, PHN, CNS, PNP, MSN
College Nurses : Sharon Kaprielian, PHN, SN, and Sherri Scott-Hunter, FNP
Psychologists: Dr. Brian Olowude and Dr. Gareth Houghton
Department Secretary : Paula Ramos
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