[ Wellness Center ]

Student Health Service

Elmhurst's Student Health Service offers compre-
hensive health care to all registered Elmhurst College students and graduate students. To make an appointment, call the Wellness Center at (630) 617-3565.

Routine health services include: physical examin-
ations, evaluation and treatment of illness and injury, health education and wellness programs, referrals, and lab work.

We also offer:

Immunizations
Men's Care Center
Women's Care Center
Allergy Injections
Massage Therapy
Nutrition Counseling
Self-care Area for Colds and Flu
Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing

Immunizations

The following immunizations are available at the Wellness Center. For more information about immunization requirements and recommendations, please see Required Immunizations.

Hepatitis A. A viral infection, which is highly contagious and sometimes fatal. It is found in the stool of persons infected with Hepatitis A and spread through person-to-person contact or through contaminated food and water. A two-shot series (the second shot is given 6 months after the first) offers up to 10 years of protection.

Hepatitis B. College students are at risk for Hepatitis B, a serious infectious disease that attacks the liver and can lead to lifelong infection and even death. The virus is spread when an individual comes in contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person through broken skin or mucous membranes. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/

Flu (influenza). The Center for Disease Control encourages anyone who wants to reduce his or her chances of catching influenza to get vaccinated. Influenza can be a serious disease requiring hospitalization. It causes thousands of deaths each year.

Varicella (Chicken pox). Chicken pox is more than just a childhood disease. While the symptoms are usually mild in children, college students may be 10 times more likely than children to develop serious complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis, and even death.

Chicken pox may spread more easily in a college living environment, and college students are considered to be more susceptible to the disease.

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Allergy Injections
If you need to continue with allergy shots while attending Elmhurst College, we will be happy to accommodate you. Here are a few guidelines:

• You must be currently receiving shots from an allergist.
• The antigens can be shipped directly to The Wellness Center or brought in by you, with a copy of the injection schedule.
• We will schedule a regular time for you to receive your shot(s) and you will need to remain in The Wellness Center for 20 minutes afterwards in case of an allergic reaction.

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Nutrition Counseling
The Wellness Center provides nutritional counseling for students and employees who seek help making healthy eating choices, have concerns about special diets, or have concerns about food choices in the Food Service.  If you need further information or would like to schedule an appointment, please call The Wellness Center at (630) 617-3565.

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Self-Care Area
The self-care area is located in The Wellness Center waiting room (Niebuhr Hall Room 010). Information charts help provide self-help guidelines for a sore throat, temperature, cough and cold. This area provides over-the-counter individual doses of aspirin, non-aspirin, ibuprofen, antacid, Pepto-Bismol, and decongestants. Other products such as antiseptic wipes, band aids, triple antibiotic ointment, hydrocortisone cream, cough drops, salt, and condoms are also available. This area is open during regular business hours. Please take advantage of this helpful service. All self-care items are free of charge.

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Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
STD is a term applied to more than a dozen diseases transmitted primarily through anal, oral, or vaginal sex. Some STDs cause symptoms and some do not. Some are curable, others are not. A Wellness Center provider will help you determine if you are at risk for STD and need to be tested. This screening can include one or more of the following:

• Gonorrhea test
• Chlamydia test
• Syphilis test
• Herpes culture
• HIV

Free HIV testing is available at The Wellness Center on the 2nd and 4th Friday's of each month. Call (630) 617-3565 for an appointment.

Testing is also available at the DuPage County Health Department. DuPage County STD Walk-In Clinic offers the following services:

• Chlamydia and gonorrhea test
• Syphilis test
• HIV test
• Hepatitis B screening
• HPV/Genital warts
• Herpes
• Pap smear

DuPage County STD Walk-In Clinic is located at 111 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, (630) 682-7979, ext.7575.
No appointments taken: walk-in only. Visit may take up to 2 hours. Mondays, 3-7 pm; Wednesdays, 2-7 pm

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