Health
Center Hours
The Health Center is open Monday through Friday from
8:30am - 12:00pm and 1:00 - 4:30pm. Appointments are available
between 9:00 - 11:30am and 1:00
- 3:30pm. Please call us at x7585 to set up an appointment.
Studying
Abroad?
If you are planning to study
abroad there may be some advance medical steps that you need
to take care of. Check here to see what you need to do in order
for the Health Center to assist you in your planning.
Need Help to Quit Smoking?
Free classes are offered through Holland
Hospital’s Center
for Good Health and Zeeland
Community Hospital.
Nausea, Vomiting & Diarrhea -Oh My!
click here to
learn what to do.
Need More Information
on MRSA and other Skin Infections?
click here.
 
Afraid to
Get That Shot?
Check out what the consequences
could be! www.getvaxed.org
Bats!
Need to know what to do if you spot a bat in your
room? Click here
Leaves of three, let it
be!
Check here for information on Poison Ivy.
Worried About Head
Lice?
Everything you wanted
to know but were afraid to ask!
Click here
for more information.
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Weekend Concerns and
the Noro-like virus
If you develop symptoms of this noro-like virus
please report it to: healthclinicvirus@hope.edu.
Include the symptoms you are experiencing along with the date
and time that they started. This information is important so
the health
department can monitor this infection.
Symptoms of noro-like infection could be:
nausea
abdominal pain/cramping
vomiting
diarrhea
headache
fever or body aches
Understand that you may have just one, or any combination of
these symptoms with this infection. Do not assume you have
food poisoning!
If you have this infection and would like to know
what to do click here.
If you want to prevent yourself from getting this infection click
here.
The on-call doctor is available for students who
have urgent medical concerns related
to this virus or other conditions.
DO NOT CONTACT THE ON-CALL DOCTOR TO REPORT THIS DISEASE!
You can find further self-care instructions under the topic Nausea,
Vomiting, Diarrhea...oh my!
Attention
Students!
If you need emergency medical attention regarding the recent
Norovirus outbreak when the Health Center is closed, PLEASE call
our After Hours Physician at
1-888-383-8232
Please do this before contacting
an off campus medical facility.
NOROVIRUS
Intervention
Recommendation & Clean-up
Guidance
The following is a list of interventions to address the outbreak
on the Hope College campus.
Stay home if you are feeling ill. Remember that norovirus is easily
transmitted to others. Avoid contact with others and remain home
for 36 hours after most recent incident of vomiting or diarrhea.
This includes classes, practices, and events.
Promptly disinfect contaminated surfaces, linens, and clothing.
Clean all hard surfaces with a bleach based cleaner or use 1/3
cup bleach to one gallon of water. Leave the solution on the
surface for 20 minutes before rinsing with clean water.
Wash all clothing and linens contaminated with vomit or feces with
bleach based detergent.
If you choose to discard them, contaminated clothing or linens
should be double bagged, sealed, and discarded in a dumpster.
Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly after touching anything
that may be contaminated.
Wet hands with warm water
Wash with soap (scrub hands and exposed wrists for 20 seconds)
Rinse off soap with clean-running water
Wipe hands dry with paper towel (turn off sink faucet handle with
a paper towel)
Personal dorms areas:
You are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing your personal space
and personal items such as: door handles/knobs, computer keyboards,
telephones and cell phones, light switches, chairs, and desks.
Remember: Norovirus can survive for up to 10 days on hard surfaces.
Hard surfaces can become recontaminated. Clean all hard surfaces
with a bleach based cleaner or use 1/3 cup bleach to one gallon
of water. Leave the solution on the surface for 20 minutes before
rinsing with clean water.
Special note to those employed or volunteering in foodservice,
daycare, health care, teaching, and other public service industries:
Stay home if you are feeling ill.
Remain home for 72 hours after most recent incident of vomiting
or diarrhea. This includes classes, practices, and events.
ATTENTION
STUDENTS
We need your help!
This has been and continues to be a very busy year for us at
the Health Center. Appointments fill up very quickly and we
often have to make students wait until the next day to be seen.
Problems arise when we have students who don't show up for
their appointments, or who show up
late. This means that we turn away patients who could have
been seen and then no one shows up, or the late arriving student
throws off the whole rest of the schedule.
PLEASE BE COURTEOUS
TO YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS BY ARRIVING ON TIME AND ALSO BY CANCELLING
APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED.
Hot
Topics!
Flu Vaccine
is now available!
Call now to schedule your
shot, or check out the painless nasal mist! (395-7585)
What can you do to protect
yourself from communicable diseases? • Wash your hands thoroughly before eating, touching your
eyes, nose or mouth.
• Cough into the “crook of your arm” to decrease the spread
of viruses with your cough.
• Use disposable tissues with sneezing – and dispose of them properly.
• Keep your immune system healthy! Get adequate sleep, water and a variety
of healthy foods to help your body develop a strong defense.
What is
the Hope "Out of class" policy? Read
more>
Student
Medical Insurance
Students who have purchased the Hope Collegiate major medical insurance can
obtain a temporary card by setting up an on-line account @ www.studentresources.net
To find a health care provider in your area
go to www.studentresources.com
Click on Find my school's plan
Type in Hope College
Click on Hope College
Click on UnitedHealthCare Options PPO Network
Follow directions from there!
Questions or concerns about your Hope Health benefit
or Hope Collegiate major medical insurance should be directed
to
www.studentresources.net.
Once you set up your account you can access
- your usage and benefits
- print a copy of your card
- ask specific questions regarding your
coverage
Graduated and Need Short-Term
Medical Insurance? Check out these web sites:
www.uhcsr.com
www.getmednow.com
College
Student Health Information
Do you have questions on various health topics, and aren't sure
where to turn? Check out this website for lots of information -
including recipes!
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