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CAMPUS HEALTH AND WELLBEING IS HERE FOR YOU Sponsored by CAMPUS HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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ampus Health and Wellbeing (CH&W) is here for Cal Poly students during the COVID-19 pandemic and year-round. We are here to support each student’s health and well-being. CH&W views students’ needs in a holistic way to foster healthy ways to live life to the fullest. Students can access services for mental health, physical health, crisis support and advocacy, as well as our food pantry. In an effort to comply with local and state public health guidelines and mandates, there are updated processes to keep the students safe. Temperature screening, face coverings and de-densifying the building are a must. For each student’s safety and to reduce wait time, students should call ahead to make an appointment. There’s a dedicated team of board-certified physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and other healthcare providers available to you in Building 27 (the Health Center). During the COVID-19 pandemic, health services are offered in-person and via telehealth. Many of the services offered are included as part of the quarterly health services fee. Health insurance is not required to receive service. In addition, there is a pharmacy with prescription and over-the-counter items, a high-complexity laborato-
We are here to support each student’s health and well-being. CH&W views students’ needs in a holistic way to foster healthy ways to live life to the fullest. ry and an X-ray department. Other services offered are immunizations, orthopedic supplies and sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing. Counseling Services offers many services for mental health. During the pandemic, Counseling Services transitioned their full range of services to a virtual, HIPAA-compliant format. Individual therapy, couples therapy, triage and crisis appointments are being provided by phone and HIPAAcompliant Zoom. Group therapy, emotional wellbeing workshops and other drop-in services are offered via HIPAA-compliant Zoom. In addition, our Counseling Services team has developed virtual support spaces for
There’s a dedicated team of board-certified physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and other healthcare providers available to you in Building 27.
pandemic-specific issues and for our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students. In-person services are also available as appropriate and in accordance with Public Health coronavirus guidelines. Wellbeing Services spans the areas of Health Education, Basic Needs and Food Security, Gender- and Power-Based Violence response and prevention, Collegiate Recovery and the food pantry. Wellbeing Services has professional Health Educators and Peer Wellness Programs, which provide student-to-student outreach and education on a wide range of topics like alcohol and other drugs, nutrition, mental health and healthy relationships. Our Safer team offers holistic services for survivors of gender- and power-based violence in our Cal Poly community. Our Advocacy Staff directly supports survivors by offering confidential crisis support and advocacy services, including crisis intervention, accompaniments, referrals and more. The team at Campus Health and Wellbeing is working hard to ensure the safety of everyone on campus. The measures that are put in place are done in consultation with state and local health experts, as well as the team of doctors and other medical providers right here at Cal Poly. For more information, go to chw.calpoly.edu.
