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HIV/AIDS: Medical, Counseling and Educational ServicesTang Center
offers the following services that can be of help to students with concerns and
needs around HIV/AIDS. Note: Mills students should contact the Mills
Health & Counseling Office. Also see: About Confidentiality.
| Request | What
to Do |  |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
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. |
| 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. | | 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. | | 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. | |
Withdrawals,
Medical | 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. | 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. Back to Student
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