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 University Health Services

Web Page: http://www.umsl.edu/services/health/

University Health Services, an ambulatory care clinic in 131 Millennium Student Center, offers wellness through care and education. Basic health services include treatment of minor injury and illness, screening exams, women's health care, strep throat testing, pregnancy testing, tuberculin skin testing, flu shots, immunizations, urinalysis, and allergy injections. Care is provided by nurse practitioners and registered nurses. Consultation is offered on nutrition and diet management, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, wellness assessment, and health promotion. Consultation is available to clients with chronic health problems (such as asthma, and diabetes) in assisting with health problem management. Educational materials on a variety of health-related topics are available. Educational outreach programs addressing current health issues and needs are offered. Assistance with referral to medical facilities is provided upon request and when deemed  necessary. To make an appointment, or for further information, call (314) 516-5671.     For a medical emergency on campus, call 911.

The university requests that students born after 1956 provide documented proof of immunity to measles and rubella, through current immunization records or disease documentation by a physician.  Immunization records may be sent to University Health Services, 131 Millennium Student Center.

Information, application, and claim forms for the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan are available at the UHS office. Validation for handicapped parking is handled through UHS upon presentation of signed medical documentation verifying a disability that impairs  mobility. Automobile information and license plates number are also necessary to obtain verification for handicapped parking.

Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program
Pursuant to the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989, the  University of Missouri-St. Louis is required to establish a drug and alcohol prevention program for its students and employees. A biennial review of this program will be done to determine its effectiveness, to implement changes to the program if they are needed, and to ensure that the university's disciplinary sanctions are consistently enforced. The UM-St. Louis Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program is described in a brochure which is mailed to students annually. For information regarding this policy, contact the Coordinator of Alcohol and Drug  Prevention Programming at (314)-516-5414. A variety of resources exist for drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programs. For detailed  information concerning these resources available from the university and/or community agencies, students, faculty and staff  may contact the offices below. Such referrals will respect individual confidentiality. 

Coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programming, 211 Clark Hall, 314-516-5414; Counseling Service, 126 Millennium Student Center (314) 516-5711; University Health Services, 131 Millennium Student Center, (314)-516-5671; Office of Human Resources, 211 General Services Building, (314) 516 -5804.

Smoke-Free Campus Policy of UM-St. Louis
Effective June 1, 1991, smoking is prohibited throughout the University of Missouri-St.  Louis campus.