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The mission of the Student Medical and Counseling Clinic can be succinctly summarized by a couple of sentences. The Clinic is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the physical and psychological well-being of the students at Central Washington University. By providing integrated healthcare services, our goal is to support each student’s academic success, matu-rational development, and responsible citizenship. Although the primary focus is the well-being of the individual student, by caring for the individual student we support the population health of the student body and, as a result, support the learning environment of the university as a whole.

In an effort to continue to improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of care we provide, we con-duct periodic surveys of the students who utilize our services. We will soon be asking students to complete a brief questionnaire focused on their thoughts about billing insurance companies for services. We have no plans to initiate a billing process; we are merely trying to get the input of the students we serve. We look forward to your feedback.

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When the student calls for the appointment, the office staff will ask them to bring with them all records of immunizations, the region of the country or countries they are going to and the length of time they will be there.

The cost for this appointment will be charged to the student’s account, and is $40. This does not include any immunizations given. If the student is referred to the County Health Department for any immunizations (e.g., yellow fever) their costs at the Health Department will be at a reduced rate. The Health Department will waive part of the fee as the student will have received necessary counseling here at the clinic. The travel consult appointment includes the following:

he Student Medical Clinic has just begun a new travel medicine clinic in response to an

increase in students traveling abroad. We have contracted with an online service to provide quality up-to-date medical information on travel anywhere in the world.

If a student wishes to make a travel consult appointment here at the clinic they need to call for an appointment. This appointment will last for about an hour. The first appointment needs to be made preferably 4 to 6 weeks before traveling abroad.

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T1. Assessment of what immunizations are recommended or required for travel to that area. 2. What specific health risks (malaria, etc) the student is likely to encounter in that region or country. 3. Counseling on reduction of health care risks, including preventative medications, etc. 4. Travel advisory information, including crime alerts, political unrest, safe food and water precautions, swimming precautions, rabies risk, traveler’s diarrhea, (precautions and treatment), info regarding altitude sickness, etc. 5. Provide recommended or required immunizations.

People usually don’t need an appointment to the travel clinic if they are going to Western Europe, or the United Kingdom.

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Medical Clinic HoursMonday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMTuesday & Thursday until 7:00 PMMost Saturdays open

http://www.cwu.edu/~shccWebsiteCounseling Clinic Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Visit the Student Medical and Counseling Clinic Website:

Barbara Stanley, RN Celia Johnson, RN Cheryl CampbellPatient Services Representative

Cindy Bruns, Ph.D.Psychologist

Jack Horsley, M.D.Director of Medical Services

Janet NoyesOffice Manager, Program

Support Supervisor II

Janet Powell, LPN Janine McDermott, MT (ASCP)

Kerri Larson, ARNP Kristin Karns, ARNP Linda CoxPatient Services Lead

Marilyn AllredPatient Services Representative

Melissa Anderson, M.A., LMHC

Mental Health Counselor

Pat Cole, Ph.D.Psychologist

Randy Robinette, Ph.D.Sr. Director of the Student

Medical & Counseling Clinic

Rhonda McKinney, M.S., LMFT, Director of

Counseling Clinic

Suzanne LaubMedical Transcriptionist

Meet the Student Medical and Counseling Clinic

Lila Erickson, PA-C

Chanelle GiesyPatient Service Representative

Laura Hoffmann, Ph.D.Psychologist

http://www.cwu.edu/~shcc/

Student Medical & Counseling Clinic400 E. University WayCorner of 11th and PoplarEllensburg, WA 98926-7585

Medical: 509. 963.1881

Counseling: 509.963.1391

Fax: 509. 963.1886

AA/EEO/Title IX Institution. Persons of disability may make arrangements for reasonable accommodation by calling Center for Disability Services at 509.963.2171 or by e-mailing [email protected].

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nfluenza is a viral respiratory illness. “Flu” viruses travel through the air in droplets when someone sneezes, coughs, or talks. You can

inhale the droplets directly or you can pick up the virus from an object that a sick person has touched, such as a telephone, door knob or computer keyboards. The virus can then be transferred by your hands to your eyes, nose or mouth.

Symptoms of the influenza are fever over 101 degrees, muscle ache, headache, dry cough, chills, sweats and congestion. The length of the illness depends on your health, your body’s experience with this virus, how well you take care of yourself while

you are ill and whether you have had a flu shot this year. The length can be as short as five days or as long as three or four weeks.Prevention:• Avoid close contact with people who are ill or

coughing• Wash your hands frequently – especially before

eating; avoid touching your face• The Influenza vaccine is a good way to avoid

the flu entirely or at least significantly reduce symptoms

• Antiviral medications, if taken within the first 48 hours of illness, can reduce the length of illness by a day or two and help prevent more serious problems

Seek Medical Care if you have:• Shortness of breath• Confusion• Production of large volumes of phlegm• Relapse of flu symptoms after 10 to 14 days or

continued substantial illness after 10 days• Fever over 103 for two daysSelf Care:• Rest! This is the single most important thing. If

you are substantially ill, this should be bed rest.

• Analgesics: Take Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) for your headaches, muscle aches and fever. Follow the directions on the packaging , it is a good idea to write down the day and time that you take medicine to insure that you don’t forget taking the medicine and overdose yourself.

• Food and Fluids: When fever is present, the body evaporates water at a much more rapid rate, hence the advice to drink lot of fluids (at least 12 cups or glasses a day). Normal diet is appropriate if you feel hungry. If you are significantly ill, and have no appetite or are experiencing nausea, limit your intake to liquids such as beverages, jello or soup, or if tolerated, soft, bland foods.

• Decongestants: Nasal obstruction and congestion can be treated with decongestants, oral and nasal, and saline nose spray. Follow directions on the packaging.

• Cough: Mild or moderate, nonproductive is a natural part on influenza and may not require treatment. Gargling with salt water can help a cough. Commercial cough syrup with dexotrometrophan (one teaspoon every three-four hours) may be used.

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February, with all its focus on love, romance, and exclusive relationships, can be a painful time for people who don’t have a traditional “Valentine” to celebrate. You may be single, but long for an intimate partnership. Perhaps you are in a relationship but it isn’t all that happy. Maybe you have recently lost your romantic partner either because of a break-up or death. Maybe you’ve never had a “candy and flowers” relationship and you can’t imagine ever having one. All of these situations and more can turn one cynical and depressed while Hallmark rakes in the money. Here are some tips for making it through the Valentine’s Day season: 1. Resist cultural pressures. Our culture tells us how we should feel about our relationships, what the “perfect” relationship should be, and how we should celebrate. These are all myths and just because your life is different, does not mean your life is bad or less than.

2. Acknowledge and accept your own reality and do not lie to yourself or others. It is no use pretending you are happy in your relationship if you are not. It is no use pretending you don’t miss your partner if you do. It is no use pretending you love the single life while you long to share your life with someone. Be honest with yourself and others. 3. Allow yourself to grieve. It is OK to be sad that you have lost the love of your life, or have not found the individual love relationship you want. Or that your current relationship is not what it once was. Allow yourself time with supportive others or alone to grieve if you need it. 4. Look for the positive things in your life. You may not have a relationship in your life that fits the cultural stereotype of a “Valentine,” but chances are good you have people and/or communities

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Love in your life that you love and who love you in return. Or maybe there are some positive things about your current relationship. Do not dismiss them simply because the American culture tells you a romantic partner (and a perfect relationship) is the gold standard. 5. Create your own rituals. Find ways that are meaningful and authentic to you to mark relationships that are meaningful and growth producing. You can also create a ritual to remember a love relationship that is no longer as part of celebrating Valentine’s Day. If your relationship is in trouble, find ways to acknowledge the whole of your relationship—the positive and the difficult. 6. Be your own Valentine. Your most important love relationship needs to be you! Treat yourself especially kindly this month just because you are you. Send yourself a love letter. Take yourself out to dinner. Take time just for yourself and spend it doing something that you enjoy.

7. Reach out to others. The tendency can be to isolate oneself from friends, family, and colleagues who are wrapped up in the sticky sweet romance of February. But isolating yourself only contributes to feelings of loneliness, difference, and shame. Find people with whom you can connect and share your true feelings and who you know will really listen to you. Talk with them about your hopes and dreams, regrets, and longings, and the positive things that are going on in your life. The antidote to isolation is connection. 8. Connect to something bigger than yourself. Whether this is a spiritual connection, a connection to the community through volunteering, or connection to nature or animals, get outside of yourself and create meaningful connections that last.

Respond, repair, reconnect. When a “disconnect” occurs, see if re-connection is possible. Remember: relational pain means something needs to change in the relationship, the relationship needs to move in a new way. Laugh liberally. “We” who laugh, last. Grow together. Good relationships contribute to the growth of both (or all) people in them. They allow us to grow together even as we grow in different ways. Say yes to zest. Relationships deserve our very best energy, and good relationships actually replenish our energy. Zest! Energy! Creativity!...all arise in a healthy relationship. These relationships provide the energy of our lives. (Developed by Judith Jordan, PhD and Linda Hartling, PhD of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College—jbmti.org)

Emphasize empathy. Empathy is the “wireless connection” that creates an empathic bridge between others and ourselves. Listen with love. When we listen with love, we communicate how much the relationship matters to us. Be present. Being present and real in our relationship allows others to be more present and real in the relationship. Your presence can be the best present. Make it mutual. Healthy relationships are always moving toward mutuality—each person affecting the other and being affected by the other—which leads to actions benefitting both people. Build resilience. Resilience is not an individual attribute; resilience grows through engagement in mutually encouraging relationships.

alentine’s Day is the day to celebrate love. Most of our attention on this

day is paid to the love of romantic relationships. But love extends far beyond the container of “romances.” How about friends, siblings, colleagues, teachers, and communities...all those other relationships that keep us going and growing? Can we find a way to honor them, too? Instead of chocolates, let’s think of ways to promote good relationships. Instead of a dozen roses, how about a dozen ways to build better relationships? Think relationship. Move from the “me” and the “you” to the “we.” Honor the desire for good connection.Research shows that people need relationships like they need air, food, or water. Radiate respect. Respect is a gateway to healthy, hopeful connection.

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