Posts Tagged ‘dal health and wellness’
Making student healthcare more accessible
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Health and Dental Plan Office recently took steps to improve accessibility at Dalhousie University. The office installed a mini fridge: a measure taken to better accommodate students whose prescription medications, like insulin, require refrigeration. Until this change, those who require refrigerated medication had it delivered in a styrofoam cold pack, which is designed to…
Read MoreOne year into Dalhousie’s new “stepped-care” counselling system
At this time last year, Dalhousie University’s counselling services were overburdened. Stressed-out students were trying to book appointments through the centre to help them handle the anxiety-inducing workload of exam season, but they were met with wait times of a month or more – if they were even able to book an appointment, that is. Prior to the change,…
Read MoreDalhousie provides flu shots to students
As flu season begins, so do free flu shot clinics offered by Dalhousie University’s Student Health & Wellness Centre. The clinics start in October when Dal receives the flu vaccines. This year, the clinics will run from Oct 17 to Nov 8 around the Dalhousie and University of King’s College campuses. In Nova Scotia, flu…
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