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Show UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002 |Wellness Center offers | [fix for student illness BY LIBERTY CASE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The SUU Wellness Center provides health services, clinical counseling, alcohol and drug education programs and campus recreation for students in need of these : services. Craig Forman, director of the Wellness Center, said health services on campus are often misunderstood. He said the center occasionally receives requests from students for emergency treatment. “People don’t realize that we are not an emergency response team,” Forman said. } % Instead, he said, the Wellness Center | functions as a clinic to students by providing the most basic of health services. i “We... can do anything other than X-rays ‘ ‘ ‘ | in advance, Forman said. . Health services and clinical counseling are even more in demand during midterms and finals. “There should be one counselor for every 1,500 students,” Forman said. “At SUU there is one counselor for all 6,000 students.” alleviate some of Hill’s workload. Students are allowed 12 counseling sessions per semester free of charge, and all subsequent appointments are $10. Appointments may be made by calling the Wellness Center at 586-7718. The Wellness Center also oversees the ‘wedging us in between [classes]. Students who receive treatment at the Wellness Center must pay a one-time $10 fee, plus the cost of any additional medical supplies or lab tests. Forman said the center provides “low cost health services to students,” including those who do not have insurance and need treatment for illnesses such as strep throat. “The money we collect from the students doesn’t go to health care providers,” Forman ' alcohol and drug education prevention program, which is designed to educate students about alcohol and drug-related issues. , “[We] focus on prevention rather than a cure,” Forman said. \ Although it is not housed in the Wellness Center’s Sharwan Smith Center office, campus recreation is considered part of the Wellness Center. It allows students to participate in intramural sports that include Clinical counseling is another service provided to students. counseling psychologist, “can deal with any problems a student may have.” He added that students may have a difficult time scheduling an appointment with Hill because the demand for counseling is high. They typically must make an appointment two and-a-half weeks 10 hours each week counseling students to “We really try to cater to the students,” ‘Forman said. “We know that they are said. sexual issues or marital/relationship problems. Forman said that Curtis Hill, A part-time psychologist spends about and suturing,” Forman said. Wellness Center staff are aware of students’ needs and are willing to work around a student’s schedule. They work hard to stay on schedule so that students aren’t late for class. | Most students seek counseling for problems such as depression, anxiety, JAMIELEE PARRISH/JOURNAL | | } [ (www.suu.edu/wellness/clinical) reads. flag football, basketball, softball, indoor and ' outdoor volleyball, tennis and racquetball. “The goal of counseling is to enhance your ability to make decisions and to create Students who would like more information about campus recreation desired changes in attitude and behavior,” should contact Kenneth Nielson, campus the Wellness Center’s Web site Kay Messerly of the SUU Wellness Center records the blood pressure of student Tara Carter, a junior English major from Las Vegas. recreation coordinator, at 586-7774. Hinton: ‘High food quality a priority at Circle’ (continued from page 1) to many students, especially international students. Campus food services, which also includes the T-Bird Grill, Country Store and “International students who are not otherwise allowed to work are given that opportunity with on-campus campus catering, provides more than 70 students with part-time employment. Cox employment,” Cox said. “I'm pleased to said that on-campus employment is crucial B e RO R rmee T 8 see that so many students are offered G018 BB T s @ p i i g B i i ¢ i i i i ; i B i i § f i § Must show student ID 3-month membership required B 3 i i i i 3 Briv e v THIS AD & GET HALF OFF THE HM‘I MONT i B A i i F i ! &| employment through food services.” Amanda McDonald, a junior nursing major from Heber City, Utah, lives off campus and said that she enjoys the convenience the Thunderbird Circle offers. “It’s easier to eat here,” McDonald said. “I don’t have to do dishes and there’s food already made when I get here. 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