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Health, Fitness, and Well-Being
UMass Boston is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its
students each and every day of the year. In addition, services are available
to address the health and fitness concerns of the UMass Boston Community.
Here's some information about what services are available to you:
Department of Public Safety
Located on the Plaza next to the Quinn Administration Building, UMass
Boston's police officers are responsible for helping to provide
a safe and secure environment in which the students, faculty, staff and
visitors will be able to learn, teach, work and visit. Police officers
have the same training and authority as police officers throughout the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The department is committed to a community
based policing philosophy to accomplish this goal. Here are some of the
many services that they provide:
- At any time, anywhere on campus, the Department of Public Safety
will provide escort services to and from all locations at no charge.
- It happens to everybody--you lock your keys in the car or leave
your lights on and drain the battery. If this happens to you, call the
Public Safety and they'll provide free motor vehicle assistance.
- If you call ahead for an appointment, the department's secretary
will assist you in the capacity of Notary Public.
- The Institutional Security Unit are security guards who wear brown
uniforms and perform basic security services to the University, such
as unlocking and locking of office doors, fire watch patrols, building
security patrols and remain alert for public safety and security concerns.
They are in constant radio contact with the Uniformed Police Patrol
Division.
- The Special Services Division provides services such as Domestic
Violence Prevention which assists any person who is a victim of domestic
or family violence.
- The Bicycle Patrol Unit was designed to create a more approachable
police officer, and to ensure that those places inaccessible by vehicle
on campus could still be patrolled.
The Beacon Fitness Center
Located on the 1st floor of McCormack Hall, the Fitness Center offers
a friendly, healthy environment for workout participants at all levels.
Staff is highly trained and routinely sponsors clinics and instruction
on personal fitness and health concerns. Programs offered include personal
training, aerobics classes, massage therapy, orientations and fitness
assessments among other services. Here's some of what you can take advantage
of:
- Fitness Consultations
- Fitness Assessments
- Personal training
- Step and Tone
- Yoga Stretching
- Pilates
- Muscle Conditioning
- Total Upper Body
- Cardio Kickboxing
- Low Impact Step
- Power Box
- Ab Blast
University Health Services
Located on the 2nd floor of the Quinn Administration Building, Health
Services is supported by required health fees for all students who are
part time or higher. Comprehensive programs are aimed at promoting optimal
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
- Walk In Episodic Care- Treatment and evaluation of
minor injuries and illness (no appointment or co-pay required), such
as strains, sprains, abrasions, insect bites and stings, skin infections
and rashes, cold and flu symptoms, gastritis, urinary tract and other
genitourinary infections, minor lacerations and foreign bodies, minor
burns.
- Primary
Care - The department offers evaluation and treatment of
general health problems; early detection and referral of chronic conditions
and illness; physical examinations. Other services include: Health promotion
and disease prevention, health education and counseling, nutritional
counseling, Immunizations, and referral to other UHS programs.
- Medical Services- Services include an onsite laboratory,
which performs a variety of tests on site as well as coordinates and
reports results that require an outside laboratory referral.
- Women's Health - Women's health services include
annual examinations and PAP smears, birth control counseling, emergency
contraception, sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention methods,
pregnancy testing and counseling, evaluation and treatment of infections
including sexually transmitted diseases.
- Men's Health - Services include annual examinations,
evaluation and treatment of infections including sexually transmitted
diseases, birth control and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention
methods, medical specialty services.
- Dermatology- By appointment, dermatology can treat
you for acne, skin lesions Biopsy/minor surgery, acute and chronic skin
conditions.
- Internal Medicine- Internal medicine services can
assist with many problems, including endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal
problems, blood & autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular & respiratory
disorders.
- Counseling
Center - The Counseling Center provides services to any
and all registered students without regard to the status and type of
medical insurance. Services are provided by an interdisciplinary clinical
staff, and by graduate and doctoral trainees functioning under direct
supervision of licensed faculty and staff. Services are customized to
meet the needs of the individual, the group, the family, or the couple,
depending upon the need. Some of the common difficulties the staff can
help address include:
- adjusting to student life
- balancing responsibilities
- dealing with depression and/or anxiety
- coping with life-stage dilemmas
- resolving relationship issues
- recovering from trauma
- managing self-destructive patterns
- Travelwell
Services- Travelwell services can help you with the following
travel services: Destination Planning, General Health and Safety: Altitude,
Accidents, Crime, Jet Lag, Motion Sickness, Emergencies, Food &
Water Precautions, Insect Precautions, Immunizations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis
B, Polio, Yellow Fever, Typhoid Fever, Tetanus, MMR, Varicella, Post
Travel Follow Up, Travel Medical Kits
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