Stay Healthy This Semester - Avoid the Flu
ASU students can keep these key points in mind during flu season to avoid getting sick:
- Pay attention to basic hygiene. Wash hands frequently with a 60-percent alcohol-based hand cleaner. Or, if a hand cleaner is not available, wash hands with soap and warm water for at least 15 seconds – about the time it takes to sing “Row, row, row your boat.”
- Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissues or your sleeve, never your hand. Flu and colds spread from the hand, not the mouth.
Flu Prevention Tips
Wash your hands frequently
- Use a 60% alcohol-based hand rub
- Wash for at least 15 seconds
Cover up when you cough or sneeze
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue every time you cough or sneeze and throw the tissue away after one use
- Wash your hands
- If you don’t have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve, not your hands since germs spread more easily through hands
When around sick people
- Disinfect surfaces such as phones, keyboards, doorknobs and faucets frequently
- Wear a face mask when in close proximity to people with the flu and avoid close contact
Keep a supply of flu medicines available
- Cold/Flu kits may be purchased at the Campus Health Service Pharmacy and at the Resident Hall stores
Watch the Health Services website, State Press, and My ASU Announcements for the upcoming H1N1 vaccination clinics on the ASU campuses! Seasonal Flu Mist is also available at Campus Health Service.
Campus Health Service - South
Campus Health Service has expanded its’ services and is providing an additional location to receive medical care. This will be especially convenient for students living in the south neighborhood.
A new health clinic, located in the Sonora Residence Hall, is open Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last patient accepted for a walk-in/appointment is 5:30 p.m.) to meet your medical needs.
This clinic has been made possible through collaboration between Campus Health Service, Residential Life and USG (Undergraduate Student Government).
Affordable Dental Coverage
Vital Savings is a discounted dental plan offered through Aetna Insurance. For an annual rate of $25 you can enroll in this plan and receive a discount on your dental services.
To learn more about the program visit www.aetnastudenthealth.com
Click on the heading School, Click on “Find Your School” and enter ASU. Choose Dental Discount Plans under Plans and Programs Available to You. Review DocFind R to find dentists in your area and enroll online! Note:
You do not have to be a member of the Aetna Student Health Insurance to participate in the dental discount program.
Feeling Blue?
As with any emotion, periods of sadness are normal and most people feel better within a few days. 75.2% of ASU students felt very sad at some time during the school year.*
*American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment: Arizona State University Spring 2008. Baltimore: American College Health Association; 2008. (n=1,689)
Counseling and Consultation
November is here and the end of the fall semester is coming into view. This time of year brings unique challenges and may be stressful for some students. Below are some of the stressors students may face during November.
*Tobacco
83% of ASU students do not smoke cigarettes*
89% of ASU students do not smoke marijuana*
*American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment: Arizona State University Spring 2008. Baltimore: American College Health Association; 2008, (n=1,689).