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HIV/AIDS: Medical, Counseling and Educational Services
Tang Center offers the following services that can be of help to students
with concerns and needs around HIV/AIDS. Also see: About
Confidentiality.
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What to Do |
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| Academic adjustments |
See Academic
Adjustments Related to Medical Conditions. |
Appointments:
counseling |
Come to Tang, Room 3300 to make a first-time appointment
in CPS. Individual counseling is available where students can
discuss a full range of issues including those around HIV/AIDS,
relationship and couples counseling, experiences of oppression
and discrimination, grief, loss or abuse issues, stress management,
coming out issues, and academic and career concerns.
If you prefer to talk with a counselor of a particular sex,
ethnicity or sexual identity we will do our best to arrange it.
Simply inform the assistant at the reception desk or write your
request on the form.
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Appointments:
medical |
Call 642-2000 to schedule
an appointment with a clinician for confidential medical evaluation
and care for early HIV infection, as well as AIDS-related care.
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Appointments:
sexual health
peer education |
Trained peer educators are available to talk about HIV testing,
safer sex and how to make it fun, LGBT issues, and any other sexual
health concerns. Individuals and couples are welcome. Call 642-2000
to schedule an appointment.
Also see: Sexual Health
Education Program.
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Appointments:
Social Services |
Call 642-6074 to schedule
an appointment with a medical social worker who can provide confidential
counseling to help students with managing problems that can emerge
from illness such as financial, academic, legal,and family concerns,
as well as provide campus and community referrals. Social workers
also provide support during the initial adjustment period following
a recent HIV diagnosis. |
| Health insurance |
Contact the Student Health Insurance office at 642-5700 for information
on the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) for undergraduate
and graduate students and/or for insurance resources for domestic
partners and dependents.
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| HIV Testing |
See online health topic HIV
Testing for more information. |
| Referrals for the campus
community |
Call Social Services at 642-6074
for referrals to community support groups and drug assistance programs.
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| Resources |
Visit Tang's Self-Care
Resource Center, on the second floor, which has a number of
books, videos, and articles on HIV/AIDS. Some books are available
for check-out.
See online health topic: HIV
Testing.
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| Safer sex supplies |
Condoms and lube can be purchased
at reduced prices through the Tang Center pharmacy. |
| Volunteer opportunities |
Opportunities to make a difference
and give back to the community are available through peer education
programs. See Peer
Education Programs. |
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Withdrawals,
Medical
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See Everything
You Want to Know About a Medical Withdrawal. |
| Workshops for student
groups |
The Multicultural Health Awareness
Peer Program (MAPP) performs a 45-minute play with a
focus on HIV/AIDS awareness and its impact on communities of color.
SHEP peer educators are available to speak about sexual health,
including HIV/AIDS and eroticizing safer sex, to groups in the
campus community, such as residence halls, fraternities, sororities,
clubs, and co-ops.
Call Health Promotion at 642-7202 to request a presentation.
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About Confidentiality
Your appointments with clinicians, counselors and other UHS staff are
confidential. By law, your parents, friends, professors and other school
officials do NOT have access to your UHS records. UHS must obtain your
written permission prior to releasing your health information, except
when we are required by law to release it. For more information, see
the UHS Notice of Privacy
Practices.
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