The NEIU Student Health Service Office wants you to love your body and get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Focusing on sexual health this month, the Student Health Service Office co-sponsors the Love Your Body seminar on Feb. 19 at 1:40 p.m. in room FA203.
The Student Health Service Office offers a variety of general health support. Located in room E-051, downstairs from Beck’s Bookstore, the health service office provides basic first aid, smoking cessation programs, nutrition information and birth control. Nurses perform pregnancy and PAP tests for female students. They also check blood pressure and cholesterol, and test for Tuberculosis, HIV and Chlamydia.
The Director of Health Service, Jessica Lettow says, “We just want students to know where we are and that these resources are available.” She also reassures students of their privacy. “Confidentiality is at the cornerstone of what we practice,” she said
In accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the staff of the health service office maintains the privacy of student health information. “If someone comes down here looking for you, we can’t even tell them if you were here or not,” says Lettow. However, health service officials are required to report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on all cases of communicable diseases.
The health service office is open to all registered NEIU students, even those that opt out of the student health insurance plan. All students pay a health service fee with their tuition so there is no additional charge for services at the office. For more information contact the Student Health Service Office at (773) 442-5800 or visit them online at www.neiu.edu/~healthsc.