The
Student Health Fee funds all of the
following FIU services:
NOTES:
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The
Student Health Fee is not an insurance
policy and only covers medical
and mental health services rendered
on campus at the Health Care Center
or the Counseling and Psychological
Services Center.
It
is strongly recommended
that all students possess
health insurance coverage
to help pay for services
which may be needed outside
of the scope of services
provided on campus (e.g.,
specialty care, diagnostic
testing, hospitalization,
or services provided
when the Health Care
Center and the Counseling
and Psychological Services
Center are closed).
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The
Student Health Fee is paid at registration
by all students taking at least
one class at a Miami-Dade county
campus. This required fee provides
for the accessibility of primary
medical care and mental health
services for one Semester (16 weeks)
as well as many university programs
such health education, peer educators,
victim advocacy, and disability
services available to all students
designed to promote wellness.
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Students
may utilize these services regardless
of the number of credits taken or
when classes are scheduled, including
weekend and mini-semester classes.
HEALTH
CARE CENTER - SERVICES
- Two
ambulatory care centers to serve you
- one located on the first floor of
the University Park University Health
Services Complex and one at the Biscayne
Bay Campus.
- Provides
students with free, accessible, confidential,
and unlimited medical office visits
to see a physician, nurse practitioner,
or registered nurse.
- Services
include primary care for illnesses
and injuries; women's health including
pap exams, breast exams, and family
planning services; physical exams;
personalized medical counseling; allergy
tests; HIV tests; simple office procedures
and screening tests; and many more
services.
- There
is a nominal charge for vaccines, lab
tests, pap tests, EKG's, medications,
and certain office procedures. The
charges for these services are much
lower than the charges for the same
services at other medical facilities
in South Florida, as the Student Health
Fee helps subsidize these costs.
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The
Health Care Center provides immunization
consultations and measles and MMR
vaccines to prospective students
to assist them to comply with the
state mandated pre-registration requirements
for measles and rubella immunity.
The
Medical Director provides professional
medical consultations for the university
concerning public health policies
to ensure the health and welfare
of the FIU community.
THE
WELLNESS CENTER - SERVICES
- Locations
at the University Health Services
Complex on the University Park campus
and the modular building on Biscayne
Bay campus.
- Provides
an extensive variety of health promotion
programs throughout the year.
- Sponsors
several student health organizations:
Student Health Advocates of Peer
Education (SHAPE), BACCHUS, Generation
Safer Sex HIV/AIDS Peer Educators,
the Student Health Advisory Council
(SHAC), and others. Peer health educators
are recruited and trained each semester
and provide group and classroom presentations
on a variety of health topics.
- Services
include health awareness workshops,
class presentations, health fairs and
special health theme weeks, health
screenings, Microfit computerized fitness
assessments, Dine Healthy computerized
diet analysis, personalized and group
nutrition counseling, and more.
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The
Wellness Media Center provides an
educational resource for students
to check-out books, health journals,
audiotapes, and videotapes as well
as utilize the computerized stress
management, nutrition, alcohol 101,
and health risk appraisal programs.
COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES CENTER
- Professional
offices located on both the University
Park campus and the Biscayne Bay
Campus.
- Provides
free professional office visits for
students to receive confidential
mental health counseling by licensed
psychologists and mental health counselors
for individuals, couples, and groups.
- Provides
free mental health educational programs
and workshops for student groups
and academic classes designed to
increase awareness of mental health
issues.
- Provides
biofeedback and neuropsychological
tests for students by referral.
- Provides
a variety of support groups.
- Provides
a contract with a consulting psychiatrist
to provide referred students with
the first three visits free of charge
and subsequent visits at a low cost.
- Professional
staff consult with faculty and staff
on pertinent issues relevant to the
general student body.
Official
Web Site - Counseling & Psychological
Services Center
THE
VICTIM ADVOCACY CENTER
Official
Web Site - Victim's Advocacy Center
Information
OFFICE
OF DISABILITY SERVICES
Official
Web Site - Disability Services Center
Information
MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICES
- Contract
for ambulance services to transport
students needing urgent care from
the Health Care and Wellness Center
or the Counseling and Psychological
Services Center to the nearest emergency
room or crisis intervention center.
- Medical
Director consultations for medical
withdrawal requests from the Office
of the Registrar
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