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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1995)
Service Now and Then The Student Health Center is 77 years old By Ellen Tone-Breslln i diversity oi Oregon students arc pm tiered to have uve of tin* Student Health Center Indeed, few American uni vervitiev have such a resource. On live vs cst coast, only l Vv and l ( Berkelcv have comparable services. Like ihc I ugene (.’link, ihc Student Health Center is an accredited ambulatory clinic, Unlike the fugene Clink, however, the SHC pro vide* care even to uninsured students a true non-profit organization. To insured and uninsured students alike, the Health Center pros ides tree basic pbysii al. men tal and health services, and visits to stall phvsii ians arc only $5 for live fust visit each term. The Health Center is a unique bn Mti as physk al iberapisi Nan y Cogan s;iul. "1’hysn tans and st.dt are working toward tlx* same goal to pros ide a serv ice to the students.M Founded In 1918 Today, tfiesc services are used by many students. Not many realize that the Health Center can l<*>k h.xk on a remark able history In 19IX, forty two years after the University of Oregon was cstab lished. a dispensary (outpatient clinic) ami infirmary opened in the men's dormitory, friendly Hall. Lhcac were organized to :^r*?aaag Volcanology? Guess again! This university archive photo shows the Student Health Center Building In the late 1930s. provide "student and faculty health ami sanitation " In 1918. antibiotics were rare while epidemics such as inllucn/a ami measles were frequent l.vcn (trough it is nor necessary (inlay, the infirmary helped in dealing with these problems when the Health Center opened. For only SI stu dents could use these new sersiccs t at ulty paid S4 The old budding, however, soon became obsolete throughout the l92tH, the Oregon Mothers Club comluctcd a fundraising campaign for a new Student Health Service It was not until the advent of Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WPA) that the goal was re* bed Fortunately, a delegation of Fugene medics lobbied to have the funds appropriated, ami in I9k6 the WPA approved the funds necessary for a new building While public funds sponsored a new building, tfvc money raised by the Mothers Club went toward new equip ment to be used in this 26-bed infirmary and dispensary. A penthouse was later added atop the building to accommodate Protect yourself and others HIV Testing at the Health Center By Becky Prim Chris and Jean met at a party on a .Saturday night After a few beers, the two of them gi>t to know each other As the night passed on ami the darts started io ilic, Chris and Jean decided to go home together Once at borne, oik* thing led to a not tier In the morning, Chris awoke to an empty bed and to the realization that they had not used any protection and who knows what Jean might have had ’ I sen though Chris' story is fabricated, situations like this do occur For U of O students, tin- Student Health Center offers a valuable service HIV testing I he pro ictlurc is quite simple. In order to get test cd, call the front desk (346 2770) and make an appointment 11k lirsl visit Mill lake approximately thirty minutes. This tune allosss you to ask any questions or talk about consents you might base regarding HIV risks Anonymous Test At this point, you may choose whether you Mould like your test to Ik confidential or anonymous In orsler tor the test to tv anonymous, you must pay a fee of Si 2 up front in sash 'Hits assures you that y.Hir name sc ill not he pi as cd anywhere on the blood sample or on any of the papers, il you i hose to have the testing ts*c billed to you! Oregon Malt bill, the results will tv confulential Hits means that the results w ill he in your file, but nobods will have assess to them except your health care pros ulcr At the end of the f irst visit, you give a small blood sample to be tested In order to get yotir results about two weeks later, return to the Health Center for a second s isit At this time, the staff at the Health Center will answer any last nunute ques lions and give >ihi the results. live unknown can be exciting, but when it comes to your life and the hses of those you arc intimate with, it is no laugh mg matter I he most important fact to remember about HIV ami AIDS is that you can protect yourself. HIV is transmit led by unprotected sex where body fluids are in contact, ami by sharing needles, bach of us must take the responsibility to Ik aw.ire of these dangers Anyone who engages in risky behaviors can acquire the HIV virus or AIDS It is up to cm h of us to protect iHirselses and others. the director of the Health Service. Dr F red Miller, and his wife. Dr Marian Hayes lire two were thus able to provide around the-clock medical attention. At this time it was decided that health service personnel were to be restricted from has mg an off campus practic e, and other changes were made for the students' hen of it You i an still find this building on campus What onc e housed the Student Health Center is called Volcanology today. Finally, in 1965, the existing brick building on the comer of I 1th and Agate was erec ted today's Student Health Center. When the building first opened, a 40 bed infirmary, an isolated wing, and a kitchen were situated upstairs On the main floor w as an outpatient dime large enough to accommodate 10 physicians as well as pharmacy, lab, and an x-ray department Much like Unlay, downstairs hmised physical therapy, sports medicine, and a library . By 1981. very few of the 40 beds were filled at any given time, si' the infirmary was replaced by the counseling center, the women's clinic, and urgent care clinic at which a physician and nurse arc even today on duty until 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 (XI p.m. on weekends. The addition of the dental dime in 1987 and the intro duction of a program designed to support all-around wellness (health educ ation) in 1988 added all tin* services that the Health Center still offers today. COLD These are only a few aspects of staying safe and warm while exercis ing during the oncoming months. I wish not to scare people away from these exciting outdoor activities, hut instead hope that you will be aware and become more informed about the risk-taking factors accompanying them. To get more information on keep ing yourself safe during winter activi ties and for treatment for any injuries sustained during the next few slip pery months, come by the Student Health Center. There are many good practitioners to help with any treat ments and questions you may have, and if you just can't shake the blues, the counseling center offers free counseling u> any students. STAFF I Director of Health Education: Joanne Frank j Peer Health Educator Coordinator: Arm* Oochnant i Nutrition & HIV Counselor: Kristen Otmos. R 0 i Cholesterol Educator Tatiana Isotov Editor of Well Now. And Jansen Outreach Coordinator: Naghmeh Mosthaer Salesperson: Kersey WeU*M Production: Dehtia McCoOD Co-Editors: Traci Mitiiren and April OHftner Second Term Peer Health Educators: Jess Knox. DanseHe WcConaga Traci MtJtren. Apr*! Qttwr. Rebecca Prim. Cass*? Safewste. Ellen Tone-0resim First Term Peer Health Educators: Heather Brartund. Jeff Corwnt Megan Foster Caroline Henry, Kefsea Lockhart. lisa Petersen, Jennifer Ries, Jennifer Schoeppe. V«Ja Tatedt. Erin Teruya. Natalie Thamen. Dwne WeWs. Andrew Winge. Kristen Wonacost The Wet Mow « a newsletter sponsored by the Student Health Center and produced by the Health Education staff with the assistance of the Oregon D&ty Emerald for more information, call the Student Health Centet at 3 4 6-4 4 S6 Look Into John Frick. Ph D IhC QiaWIlUCMan, Hcfoo. Healing. honor. Hurt Huor1 Deerfield Beach, F lorida Ffeatth Communications. 1991 Laurel Robertson. Carol Flinders. Bronwen Godfrey UUISfo ftUnca.A Handbook. lai. .yegeiaiian CuoUefy -LIsL^iUlLLUll NewYc'. Be-’.turn Books. 1982 Pamela E Butler Idling la YQufieit. learning me Language af Self Support New York Harper & Row. 1983
