BLUE GOLD GUIDE
STUDENT HEALTH & COUNSELING (SHC)
Conveniently located, SHC is inside the Memorial Student Affairs Building (MSAB) in the middle of UNK’s campus. The four offices under SHC are Student Health, Counseling, Loper Mental Health Outreach and Health Promotion office STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES: Student Health is an on-campus, primary medical care clinic for students. The clinic is located in the Memorial Student Affairs Building (MSAB #184) staffed by full and part-time fully licensed and qualified nurse practitioners and registered nurses. On-campus students have automatic access to Student Health through paid fees. Any additional costs are nominal and always discussed. Some of the services offered:
•Evaluating and treating a wide variety of physical and mental health concerns •Minor procedures (simple sutures, removal of ingrown toenail, wound care, nexplanon insertion, etc.)
•Physicals - This includes general wellness, well-woman (including birth control and/or pap smears as needed), sports and study abroad physicals. •Prescriptions and medication management
•Basic laboratory services •Allergy injections •Testing and treating sexually transmitted infections
•Crutch rental • Vaccinations
If you have any health-related concerns, Student Health is an excellent place to start. If your needs exceed what Student Health can provide, they’ll gladly point you in the right direction and help guide you to a proper referral.
VACCINATIONS: UNK requires that all students born after 1956 must provide the month, day, and year of two MMR (mumps, measles [rubeola], and rubella) vaccinations. Students may also prove immunity by presenting a rubeola and mumps antibody titer test result or documentation of physician-diagnosed rubeola and mumps disease. Students must be in compliance with these requirements or they will not be permitted to register for classes. MENINGITIS AND INFLUENZA: The meningococcal and flu vaccines are not a UNK health requirement, however, Nebraska state law requires postsecondary institutions to provide students and parents with information related to meningococcal disease. UNK does strongly recommend students be vaccinated, especially those living in UNK housing. For more information on meningococcal disease and the dangers of meningitis, which the vaccine helps prevent, please visit these links: https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html and https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/index.html .
ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENT HEALTH & COUNSELING SERVICES: All students enrolled in any on-campus credit hours have automatic access to SHC services funded through their student fees. Those taking all credit hours online can choose to opt-in for access. Students are required to present a photo ID to access the services of Student Health & Counseling.
CLINIC HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8AM -5PM WEDNESDAYS: 9AM - 5PM
Memorial Student Affairs Building (MSAB) 184
www.unk.edu/offices/counseling_healthcare/index.php
308.865.8218
To schedule an appointment, call 308.865.8218. Walk-ins are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Scheduled appointments take priority.
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