Tang Basics
- All enrolled UC Berkeley students can use Tang
- University Health Services is open seven days a week during the academic year; see hours
- Get Health Care including resources when we are closed
- Go Tang Guide to Getting Started
- Welcome to UHS video
- Sample Fees
- Special population resource pages
Berkeley SHIP (Student Health Insurance Plan) & SHIP Waiver
- All students are enrolled in Berkeley SHIP, unless they waive out by July 15 (August 15 late waiver)
- Dependent and After Graduation plans (Voluntary)
- SHIP coverage August 1 - July 31
- SHIP benefits
- SHIP FAQ
- SHIP how to use
- SHIP waiver
Mandatory Immunization & TB Screening Policy
- Per UC policy, all incoming students (graduate and undergraduate) who are spending a Fall and/or Spring semester on campus must complete mandatory immunization and TB screening prior to beginning classes.
- For 2018-19, enrollment blocks will be placed for Spring 2019 for those who have not completed the deadline for Fall 2018.
Mental health and emotional well-being
Resources for students
- Short-term counseling appointments (individual, couples, career, academic stress, psychiatry or specialized needs) with longer-term off-campus referral coordination with community providers
- Specialty counseling through Social Services (nutrition, gender identity, sexual violence/assault, pregnancy, alcohol and other drugs, chronic illness)
- Drop-in urgent or casual “Let’s Talk” counseling options
- Satellite counseling on campus
- Workshops and groups
- Health coaching
- Be Well
- Look for the Signs of depression for yourself and your community
- Rest Zones
- Pet Hugs
Resources to assist students
- Gatekeeper training Question, Refer, Persuade (QPR) + Psychological First Aid
- Mental Health Handbook for faculty, staff and GSIs
- Depression Online Training
- Assisting Distressed Students Guide
- Consult with a CAPS counselor
- Outreach requests
- CAPS response to campus crisis
Resources for staff
Employee Assistance (formerly CARE Services) is the campus faculty/staff program providing free, confidential problem assessment and referral for UC Berkeley faculty and staff. See more Be Well at Work resources below.
Be Well at Work resources for yourself
Be Well at Work Faculty/Staff Health Programs improve employee health and well-being. See the recent workshop flier.
Disability Management
Disability Management provides employees and departments with a full range of disability-related assistance and consultation, including workers’ compensation, injury prevention, return-to-work, transitional work, reasonable accommodation, and departmental training.
Employee Assistance
Employee Assistance (formerly CARE Services) is the campus faculty/staff program providing free, confidential problem assessment and referral for UC Berkeley faculty and staff. It is also the employee assistance program for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Elder Care
The Elder Care Program offers confidential, free assistance to UC Berkeley Faculty and Staff who are caring for or concerned about an elder or dependent adult. We also provide services to employees of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Ergonomics
The Ergonomics Program (formerly Ergonomics@Work) promotes healthy campus work environments through workshops, consultation and coordination of the campus network of departmental computer workstation evaluators. Our goal is to help fit jobs to people.
Occupational Health
Occupational Health provides a full scope of services for employees at the University of California, Berkeley including treatment for work-related injuries, screenings for occupational needs, and information concerning health-related occupational hazards.
Wellness
The Wellness Program (formerly Health*Matters), in partnership with several campus departments, strives to foster a healthy work environment and to provide tools and resources to enhance and support the health and well-being of faculty, staff and their families.
Work/Life
The Work/Life Program identifies and recommends policies and benefits, and develops services and programs that enable faculty and staff to be productive members of the campus community while meeting personal and family obligations.