Student Health and Wellness Center

Location:

Second Floor Wayne Hall

Hours:

During fall and spring semesters:	Monday - Friday, 8 am - 8 pm Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm
During summer sessions and holidays:	Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm

Phone:

Health Center: 610-436-2509
Wellness Center: 610-436-3276

The Student Health and Wellness Center offers medical care and health promotion services to students by appointment. The Health Center staff includes physicians, nurses, certified nurse practitioners, and administrative staff. Clinical services include primary care and gynecological visits; allergy clinic; HIV testing; tuberculosis testing; immunizations; contraceptive counseling and prescriptions; STD screening, treatment, and counseling; pregnancy testing; annual gynecological exams; laboratory services; and health education resources. The Student Health and Wellness Center also provides students with opportunities to assess their own health needs and to become active participants in the health recovery and maintenance process.

All students are required to pay a health service fee at the beginning of each semester. Medications and supplies are available at a nominal fee. In addition, a separate fee is also charged for each office visit.

The Health Center does not provide absence notes due to federal confidentiality guidelines. Students are encouraged to speak directly to faculty concerning absences due to illness.

Insurance Programs:

It is important to remember that the student health fee does not provide for the cost of referrals to off-campus specialists or to local hospitals for surgery or serious illness. Because of the unpredictable nature of such medical and surgical emergencies, all students are encouraged to be protected by a health insurance program. Information on the student health insurance program is sent to students prior to registration or may be obtained from the Health Center or the Web site; http://www/wcupa.edu/_services/stu.inf/.

Insurance requirements are mandated for intercollegiate athletic participation and some specific departments. Refer to the appropriate section in the Undergraduate Catalog for further information on these requirements.

For liability insurance requirements for students majoring in nursing, please see the Department of Nursing.

Student Health Form and Immunization Record:

The Student Health Form and Immunization Record is required for all entering new and transfer students. The Student Health and Wellness Center reserves the right to request an annual physical examination by the family physician for any student suffering from a chronic illness. Specific majors or athletic programs may also require a student physical exam.

A current negative tuberculin test and/or chest X-ray showing no active tuberculosis is mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for all student teachers and all students participating in field experiences in the public schools. The TB test is given at the Student Health and Wellness Center for a nominal fee.

All students born after 1956 must submit evidence of two doses of measles/ mumps, rubella immunization or blood work showing immunity to these diseases. Meningitis vaccine is strongly recommended for all undergraduate students. Meningitis vaccine is required by Pennsylvania state law for students who reside in University housing.

All new and transfer students are required to submit a complete immunization form. A hold on registration and grades will be applied to students who have not submitted the complete Student Health Form and Immunization Record to the Health Center.

The Health Center will provide free plastic sharps containers for the disposal of needles and syringes for any student taking medication by injection.