Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Student Programs and Services

Health Services

The University Health Service operates an outpatient clinic and provides routine health care to students while classes are in session. The outpatient clinic is staffed with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and educators. For emergency care of students when the Health Center is closed, the local hospital emergency room is available. The university has a contract to cover the cost of transporting a student to the local hospital for an emergency, if the student's health insurance policy does not include coverage of ambulance services.

In addition to primary medical care including minor surgery, some laboratory tests, and allergy injections, the University Health Service offers a self-care cold clinic and programs in chemical health, health education, wellness, and nutrition counseling. Free transportation to area medical facilities is available.

Students pay a per-semester mandatory student health fee which entitles them to unlimited visits at the Health Center.

Since Fall, 1991, IUP has required documentation of dates of immunizations from new students for the following vaccines: measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus toxoid-diphtheria, and polio. Individuals born after 1956 should receive a second measles immunization prior to entering college. It has always been important to update diphtheria and tetanus immunizations every ten years. The documentation must be included on the Student Health Form and can take the form of

  1. dates of vaccinations by the health care provider who gave them or
  2. date of illness with the disease diagnosed by a physician or
  3. serum antibody level as determined by a blood test
Students will receive a copy of the Student Health Form from the Health Service after they receive notification of admission to IUP. The form must be returned to the University Health Services before starting classes.

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