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Health Services

The Health Services office offers both wellness and prevention services for students and staff at Green River Community College.

College life is full of challenges, one of which is keeping healthy during your educational experience. Our health educator is committed to helping people make informed, voluntary, health- promoting behavior changes. We pay attention to the whole person and can help you learn more about wellness and health issues that have a direct impact on your success at Green River. Health Services provides campus-wide health education to individuals and groups on a variety of issues.

How can Health Services help me?

Our office offers many services:

If your need to find a clinic, doctor or resource in the community
Over the counter medication is available for aches, pains and colds.
To learn how to change a health behavior such as:
- Quitting smoking
- Nutritional advice
- Starting or increasing an exercise program
- Networking to other services on campus
- Stress management
- Drug and Alcohol information and education
- STD prevention education and referral
- Minor first aid
- Help with health behaviors that can affect your study skills.

Resources

Low Income Community Health Care Centers

Reproductive and Sexual Health

STD Specific

For Teens

Dating Violence

Sexual Assault

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (Local Information)
Harborview Medical Center - Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress (Local Information)
RAINN

For Parents

My Last Dip - Smokeless tobacco cessation project

Anonymous Online Assessment

Want feedback on your use of alcohol? - Take the survey.

Public Health Concerns

What I need to know about the Swine Flu

Free H1N1 Vaccination Clinics

What I need to know about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

What I need to know about Chicken Pox?

Student Health Insurance Plans

Students who are enrolled in 12 credits or more at a Washington State Community College are eligible for Student Injury and Sickness Plan. You may pick up a form and make payments at the Cashiers Office in the LSC (providing it has been within 20 calendar days from the beginning of the quarter). If you would like to inquire or register after that point you can contact the insurance company directly at: 1-800-955-1991.

If you are an international student you are required to have health insurance.

Other resources include:

Contact Us

Counseling Services
Lindbloom Student Center, LC 231
Phone: (253) 833-9111 ext. 2460

Health Services
Lindbloom Student Center, LC 227
Phone: (253) 833-9111 ext. 2430

Emergencies

If you have a life threatening or medical emergency, please call 911.

If you would like to talk to a counselor and cannot wait until the first available appointment, you can call the King County Crisis line at 866-427-4747.

How do I make an appointment?

To make an appointment for counseling, call ext. 2460 or come by the LC-231 office. (We are in the same building as the cafeteria and next to the Financial Aid office on the 2nd floor.)

To make an appointment for health services, call ext. 2430 or 2460 or just stop by. We are in LC-227.

Counseling Services Hours

Note:
Walk-in (no appointment needed) hours will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.

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Heath Services Hours

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Fitness Center Hours

Note:
You are required to sign in and have usage policy and health history on file before using the Fitness Center. You must also wear athletic attire.

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Weight Room Hours

Note:
You are required to sign in and have usage policy and health history on file before using the Fitness Center. You must also wear athletic attire.

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