Student Health Services

FIU Pharmacy Closing, What Happens Now?

Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director Those who use the FIU pharmacy are scrambling with less than a week left to fill their prescription needs. The pharmacy, located in the center of Modesto A. Maidique campus, provided quick access to the university’s medications, leaving “little interruption to your class or work schedule,” the website states. […]

BBC Healthy Living hosts breast cancer event

Douglass Gavilan//Contributing Writer One in eight women will contract breast cancer at some point in life, according to statistics from Breastcancer.org. To prepare for breast cancer awareness month next week, the Department of Healthy Living and Student Health Services will host a kickoff. Nurses will walk students through performing their own self examination. “The nurses […]

Students: You’re not alone when dealing with stress

According to a study by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State, more than 100,000 students nationwide at 140 colleges and universities were surveyed having sought help at campus counseling centers.

University to hold event promoting safe sex

Jonathan Lopera said college is a great place to mingle, and that makes it more important for students to check for sexually transmitted diseases.

For students at BBC new health plan includes referrals for clinical health services

An aspect of the plan is to refer students who need ongoing care to FIU Health or off-campus providers. While students at the Modesto Maidique Campus have access to FIU Health clinics, BBC students would have to leave campus for their chronic medical conditions if the plan, approved by the Board of Trustees, moves forward without any changes.

Editorial: Health services integration goals remain unclear

It is difficult for us, The Beacon’s editorial board, to have an opinion either way about an idea that goes back several years, because there is still so much ambiguity. It is still unclear what inspired the idea for the University to merge the clinical components of SHS with FIU Health.

Health Services celebrates national health week with sexual virus lectures

In preparation for it, the University’s Student Health Services is planning five themed days to educate the community on different aspects of their health.

Wellness Center hosts ‘Whiskey Business’, safety tips for spring breakers

Student Health Services will host an event on Monday, March 2 to get students ready for a safe spring break.

‘Yoga by the Bay’ offers best air and people, says yogis

On Friday, Feb. 6, students and faculty will meditate alongside the Biscayne Bay.

Pizza and popcorn: Health Services’ campaign for healthy lifestyles

The Student Health Center at the Biscayne Bay campus serves pizza and popcorn at their annual open house for yet another year -- hoping to promote "healthy lifestyles."

University Board of Trustees, health insurance and fairgrounds

Plans regarding student health requirements at the University and decisions on the fairgrounds expansion were brought forward on the Sept. 10 Board of Trustees meetings.

Week of Welcome sparks insight on fire safety

Adrian Suarez Avila / Staff Writer Living on campus his freshman year, Gordon Kingston was tired of being woken up by fire drills. “They would have fire drills at three in the morning,” said Kingston, a senior history major. “If they [had information sessions on fire safety] and didn’t wake us up in the morning, […]

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