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Health Services cares for students, provides education; Dan Martin Dawn Graff-Haight, sex-ed teacher, is "Condom Queen" at Condom Bingo event sponsored by Health Services on Feb. 14. Health Services is in the basement of Neuberger Hall and provides a variety of services for students, from giving out free condoms to having the services of doctors and nurses avail able. Sandi Franz, the Administrative Director of Health Services, says that most of a student's medical needs can be taken care of in the clinic. "We do extremities and chest X-rays, we have women's health care and family planning, we have Norplant (a new contraceptive for women that is inserted below the skin) and we have a nurse practitioner who specializes in women's health," says Franz. Franz says that they also did AIDS testing until recently. "We're not doing that right now because the state was going to charge us for the test, starting i February 15th of this year. At the time, I made the decision * not to do the HIV testing here." Students are now referred to a nearby clinic for HIV tests. Health Services does provide educational seminars and events, such as "Condom Bingo" on Valentine's Day, where bingo was played using colorful condoms as markers. The questions posed in this game were designed to teach students about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. During the regular school year, all students taking 8 or more credit hours are eligible to use Health Services. In Sum mer term, students may either take one credit hour to be eligi ble, or pay on a per-appointment basis, usually $2.50. Allergy and Flu shots are pay-per appointment on a year-round basis. Students taking 8 or more credit hours are covered by basic health insurance, but must pay $19.30 to have this carry over through Summer term. Extended insurance is available for an additional charge, $84.00 for a term in the school year, and $104.00 in the Summer. Health Services also has a dispensary where prescriptions can be filled after seeing a doctor in the clinic. The nurses are on staff full-time, and the doctors are from the community, and each will be available for an allotted number of hours or days each week. For the last couple of years, a measles shot has been required for new students, and Health Services start ed a twice-yearly measles shot clinic. —Casi Massingill 86 iii J
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