Campus Health Centre

The Campus Health Centre iscommitted to providing the highest level of service to the students andstaff throughout the year. Whether students or staff have a healthemergency, a concern about nutrition, muscle strains and pains or a badcase of the flu, they can expect care dispensed by health professionalswho are friendly, concerned andaccessible.

The Campus Health Centre is a state of the art healthcare facility, which offers a multi-disciplinary approach to health.The centre provides an on-site pharmacy that dispenses prescriptionmedications, and honours the Student Health Insurance Plan. Staff andfaculty are welcome to have their prescriptions filled and dispensedfrom this independent pharmacy, onlocation.

Alsoprovided within the Campus Health Centre are a variety of alternativehealth care therapies. On-site services offered include physiotherapy,massage therapy, acupuncture therapy, chiropractic services,nutritional counselling, and reflexology.

Healthservices continue to include a medical clinic where students and staffcan receive medical assessment and treatment of illness or injury,annual health exams, gynaecological exams, laboratory testing andscreening, birth control counselling and pregnancy testing,immunizations, allergy injections and a variety of preventative healtheducation services which include resources such as: books, pamphlets,bulletin boards, web resources and health newsletters.

Faculty whoare witnessing students requiring assistance in dealing withrelationship issues, family problems, stress, depression, or otherpersonal problems, a team of health-care and counselling professionalsare available to help them by providing support, discussion, therapyand education, and/or referrals.

The Centre also provides opportunity forstudent placement from a variety of university and college programs,along with a volunteer placementprogram.

Medical Emergency Situations - Staff andFaculty Response Step-by-Step Guide

In order to ensure a prompt,systematic and centralized response to emergency medical situations,faculty and staff are asked to do the following:

• Oshawa campus,call ext. 2400 (Security); All satellite campus users, call 911. In thecase that there is no phone in your immediate area, please rememberthat many students carry cell phones and you should direct one of themonly, to dial Security at 905.721.3111, ext. 2400 (Oshawa Campus) or911 (satellite campus users).
• When you call, give the exact location of theincident and the nature of the medical emergency.
  
• S ecuritywill alert the Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) to assist andrespond.
• Staywith the victim until help arrives.
• Administer first aid/CPR if you are qualified. If notqualified, ask passers-by with this knowledge toassist.
• Askstudents not directly involved in assisting to move out of the area toallow access by medical personnel.
• File an accident and injury report as soon as possibleafter the incident.

We thank you for following this procedure.Please be aware that once the emergency has been dealt with, ifappropriate and given the constraints of confidentiality, we willcommunicate with persons involved as to the welfare of thevictim.  

Connections Handbook -- Identifying and Referring Students who are Experiencing Difficulty

Faculty and staff are often in a position to identify students who are experiencing difficulty. Recognizing signs of emotional distress and responding with interest and concern is a critical factor to helping students resolve problems that may interfere with their academic achievement. Early intervention is the single most important act that a faculty, staff member, security officer or health-care professional can do to prevent students from experiencing difficulty from demonstrating behaviour that may escalate and possibly result in violent acts.

The Health Centre appreciates the concern faculty and staff have for the well-being of students and values the role they play in linking them to campus resources. The following guidelines outline when professional assistance may be beneficial to students and how to make a referral to various campus resources. Information about emergency services and consultations is also provided.

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