Student Health & Wellness Center
Student Health & Wellness Center
Please note the following changes to our usual hours due to the holidays:
Dec 6: 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m.
Dec 14: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. *last Saturday of the semester*
Dec 23: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dec 24 – Jan 1: *CLOSED*
Jan 2: 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m., closed 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
The Student Health and Wellness Center provides high quality, confidential health care to eligible students of the Homewood and Peabody campus communities.
Our health care staff consists of board-certified physicians, nationally certified nurse practitioners, a licensed dietitian, registered nurses, medical assistants, and a women’s health nurse practitioner.
Services offered include:
- Acute and chronic illness care
- Alcohol and other drug problem assessments; smoking cessation counseling
- Allergy injections
- Concerns about eating behaviors, weight and nutrition
- International travel consults and related immunizations
- Physical exams and routine immunizations
- Reproductive health care (contraceptives, confidential testing for sexually transmitted/HIV infections, emergency contraception)
- Specialist referrals when needed
The SHWC is accredited through the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Privacy Policy
Student health information held by the Student Health and Wellness Center is protected by federal and state laws, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Maryland Confidentiality of Medical Records Act.
These laws protect the privacy of students’ health information and prohibit its disclosure without appropriate consent, except under limited circumstances.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of our patients’ medical records in compliance with all applicable laws.
PDF Document: HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices for SHWC (PDF)
News & Announcements
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CNN: STDs are sexist, and women are the losers. Here’s why…
America is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it’s hitting women the hardest. Why is that? Simply put, because “STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels,” said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD who has studied sexually transmitted diseases for 40 years. “Women bear the largest burden of these diseases,” agreed Dr. Edward Hook, co-director of the Center for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Continue reading on CNN…
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The Dangers of DNP: A Weight Loss Drug
Despite the numerous adverse effects associated with the consumption of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP), this illegal drug continues to be marketed as a rapid weight-loss aid. Students should be cautioned that this drug is highly dangerous and is unfit for human consumption.
To learn more, check out these articles:
2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP): A Weight Loss Agent with Significant Acute Toxicity and Risk of Death
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The dangers of vaping
Joanna Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, talks about the recent uptick in illnesses and deaths linked to vaping
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A 'riveting' account of opioid addiction
Travis Rieder draws from experience and research to explore the opioid crisis in America
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SmartGuitar prototype prevents injury by telling musicians when they exert too much force on the strings
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Measles outbreak is the worst in U.S. in 20 years
Experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health discuss the dangers of the virus, why it's spreading so rapidly, and what health officials can do to stop it