| Additional Health and
Welfare Services for Visiting Scholars & Postdocs |
| Breastfeeding education and support |
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs and their dependents
are eligible for the services offered by the Breastfeeding
Support Program including breastfeeding classes, breast pumps
(discount off retail) and lactation rooms on campus. |
| Crisis/mental health counseling |
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs are eligible for services offered
by CARE Services, the
Employee Assistance Program. Call (510) 643-7754, Monday - Friday,
8 am - 5pm. Confidential messages may also be left with CARE Services
24-hours a day. A counselor will respond on the next business
day.
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| Elder care needs |
Individual counseling and national and
local resource links available through the Elder
Care Program. |
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Medical care at
the Tang Center
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Visiting Scholars and Postdocs should
seek medical care through their primary care providers. Visiting
Scholars may use the Tang Center on a fee-for-service basis. We
do not submit claims to your insurance.
If you are injured on the job, see work-related
injury or illness. |
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Support services
|
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs are eligible
for most of the support services provided to faculty and staff.
See Faculty/Staff Services A-Z
for the comprehensive list of services. |
Self-care; staying
healthy while at Cal |
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs are eligible for services offered
by Health*Matters,
the worksite health promotion program.
Visit the Self-Care
Resource Center, Tang's onsite library to find a variety of
health resources.
Also see Online Health
Topics A-Z.
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| Travel planning: immunizations & health care advice |
Call (510) 643-7177 for an appointment with International
Travel Care. This is a fee-for-service. |
| Twelve-step meetings (AA, etc.) |
See Twelve-Step
Programs On or Near Campus for the current schedule of meetings. |
| Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs Program |
See UC Berkeley's
Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs Program for more resource
information. |
| Workshops and training |
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs are eligible
to attend the workshops and training offered for faculty and staff.
See Workshops
and Training for the current schedule. |
| Work/Life balance |
See Work/Life
Program. |
| Work-related injury or illness |
For emergencies, call 911.
For urgent treatment of a work-related injury or illness, come to
the Tang Center, Urgent Care at 2222 Bancroft.
For non-urgent medical care for a work-related injury call (510)
642-6891 for an appointment with the Occupational Health Clinic.
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