Student Health Services Updates

Dear Students, Student Health Services, in partnership with Hendricks Pharmacy, is offering flu and COVID vaccine clinics on campus for undergraduate students. Don’t miss out on this chance to get vaccinated conveniently on campus. Flu Vaccine Clinics – Register Here Oct. 16 | 2:00-6:00 PM | CMC’s McKenna Auditorium Oct. 17 | 2:00-6:00 PM | Tranquada Student Center Oct. 21 | 12:00-4:00 PM | Scripps’ Balch Auditorium Oct. 22 | 12:00-4:00 PM | Pitzer’s Gold Multipurpose Room Oct. 23 | 1:00-5:00 PM | Pomona’s Edmunds Ballroom Oct. 25 | 1:00-5:00 PM | HMC’s Green Room COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic – Register Here Oct. 18 | 1:00-5:00 PM | Pitzer’s Broad Center Prizes and Giveaways Register today for a chance to win AirPod Pros, courtesy of Hendricks Pharmacy, and other exciting prizes donated by the campuses and community partners. Stay protected and make it easy—register today to get vaccinated conveniently on campus.

As part of our ongoing commitment to your health and well-being, free COVID tests are available for undergraduate students at Student Health Services (SHS), Campus Safety and Health Education Outreach (HEO). Here’s how you can get tested: Lab Visits: Schedule a lab visit through My Health Portal or call SHS at 909-621-8222. Test results will be posted to your My Health Portal within an hour after your visit. Please note that appointments are required, but walk-ins will be accommodated if there are open slots. 24/7 Access: Self-administered COVID tests are available to pickup 24/7 at Campus Safety, located at the Administrative Campus Center at 101 S. Mills. Monday-Friday, 1 pm – 6 pm:  Self-administered COVID tests are available to pickup at Health Education Outreach (HEO), located at 330 E 8th St. Thank you for prioritizing your health, and we wish you a joyful and healthy fall semester.

Dear Students, Student Health Services (SHS) has an important update regarding COVID-19 testing procedures. Effective immediately, rapid antigen tests are now exclusively accessible through a SHS Lab Visit. Schedule a Lab Visit via My Health Portal or call SHS at 909-621-8222. Results will be posted to your My Health Portal within an hour after your visit. Appointments are required; walk-ins will be accommodated in open appointment times as available. Please be advised that the COVID test kit vending machines, previously stationed, are no longer available. All undergraduate students at The Claremont Colleges can receive COVID tests for free exclusively at Student Health Services. The health and well-being of students remain SHS's top priority, and your attention to this transition is greatly appreciated. Wishing students a joyful and healthy spring semester.

We hope you had your share of summer fun! Student Health Services (SHS) looks forward to supporting you and your health needs throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. Please check out our Introduction to SHS Slides for an overview and introduction to services at SHS.   SHS kicks off the Fall Semester on August 14, 2023. You can call to make an appointment for all your health needs, including physicals and immunizations. Our number is 909-621-8222.   You can upload medical records using this Box link or directly to your Online health portal here.  SHS is open Saturday, August 19, from 8:00am to 1:00pm for our Move-In Immunization Clinic. Please call to schedule an appointment. And remember, if you are on campus and need an immunization, please call to schedule an appointment during one of our regular weekday clinics.  SHS is excited to join many 5C orientation events over the next several weeks. We look forward to meeting you and your families.   See you soon!  Dr. Stephanie Long  Director, Student Health Services 

Dear 7C Community, I wanted to share with you that effective Monday, March 13, 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) has updated its isolation and close contact guidance. Accordingly, we are also updating some of our campus procedures. On campus, effective Monday, March 13, 2023: COVID-19 cases in isolation can end their isolation after five days (so, on Day 6) WITHOUT any antigen testing needed as long as: Symptoms are not present or are mild and improving, AND The case has been fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of any fever-reducing medication) Wearing a well-fitted mask will continue to be required around others, even after isolation ends, especially in indoor settings, for ten days. If fever is still present, isolation continues until 24 hours after the fever resolves If symptoms, other than fever, are not improving, isolation continues until symptoms are improving or until after Day 10 This shorter isolation period will lead to fewer academic and workplace disruptions and has been anxiously awaited in Los Angeles County since CDC updated its isolation guidance. Close Contacts are still strongly recommended, but no longer required, to: Wear a well-fitting mask indoors around others through Day 10 [...]

Student Health Services (SHS) at The Claremont Colleges is committed to providing culturally competent and inclusive services to all students under our care. As part of that commitment, our leadership team continually looks for opportunities to improve and expand our current suite of services. As such, SHS is pleased to announce the availability of gender affirming care services in our clinic, starting in January 2023 when students return for the spring semester. Trained healthcare providers at SHS will be able to prescribe most of the common gender affirming hormonal regimens. They will also be able to provide information for, and referrals to, local resources for complicated hormonal regimens and non-hormonal gender affirmation services. Students who are interested in starting their gender affirmation process, and even those who have already begun this process with an outside provider, are encouraged to contact SHS starting in January for a consultation with one of our trained healthcare providers. See details and learn more by visiting our Gender Affirming Care webpage.