Student Health Services are an important asset on college campuses because they support the academic success of students and often serve as the primary or only place where students can seek health care.
We at EC’s Health Center recognize the important link between mental health, physical health and student achievement. In our role as campus public health experts, we take the task of ensuring students remain in school seriously.
Our goal is for students to utilize medical services, workshops and community outreach programs sponsored by Student Health Services throughout the academic calendar year (currently not open winter and summer sessions) to maintain optimum mental and physical wellness during their coursework at EC.
What do students actually get for their $17 Student Health Fee?
Student health services offer many free/low cost primary care services, such as chiropractic services, physician/nurse practitioner services, psychological counseling, seminars/workshops, referrals and Chlamydia/ gonorrhea/ HIV testing.
In addition, we also offer low cost lab testing, medications and immunizations.
We are involved campus wide through classroom visits, participation in health fairs, workshops, STD/AIDs testing, and preventative health measures.
We serve the needs of the students and campus/community in several ways. We offer students a shorter wait in the Health Center (5-15 minutes) opposed to waiting in a county facility 10-24 hours to receive the same/similar services.
We keep our commitment to the community to be part of the community by not impacting the county system, in a time when resources are already limited and budgets are tight.
Student Health Services is a referral into the county system when needed.
A direct referral when appropriate expedites possible months of waiting by the student to get an appointment within the county system.
Upon completion of their course of study at EC, the goal is that students will understand and utilize references/resources provided by Student Health Services.
Our goal here at the Health Center is to keep students healthy, both physically and mentally, to help them reach their education goals and to become productive members of the community.
The Health Center is located between the Pool and South Gym. Hours of operation vary during the week. Consult the EC Web site for updated information on the Health Center. For further information on the various services offered, contact the Health Center at (310) 660-3643.
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