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The academic year can bring many challenges to students, and navigating healthcare shouldn’t be one of them. University Health and Wellbeing (UHW) offers some prepaid primary care and no cost mental health options for students that we want to ensure you are aware of.

Students feeling under the weather? Through UHW Campus Health Services, enrolled MSU students are eligible for three prepaid primary care visits with each academic year.

The medical providers at Olin have expertise in caring for college students and are knowledgeable about the many campus resources available. You can encourage students to achieve their academic best by using these visits for preventive care, chronic condition management, or when they’re feeling unwell. Appointments are available online at UHW’s website and often next-day.

Students struggling with stress, anxiety, or other adjustment concerns? UHW’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) offers a few options for students to get support.

• Though CAPS, eligible enrolled students receive three lifetime psychiatry visits.
• CAPS Connect provides a place for students to talk about concerns during a brief, free, confidential conversation available to enrolled students. You can have a mental health professional listen to you and offer support, or you might prefer to receive expert suggestions about solutions and resources.
• Togetherall is a free, anonymous, peer-to-peer mental health platform available to all MSU students. Encourage students to join for round-the-clock support, moderated by licensed clinicians.

As of March 14, there have been over 300 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S., including one reported case in Michigan. To date, there have been no cases reported on campus.

Transmission

Measles is a highly contagious virus that can lead to severe complications. If one person is infected, up to 9 out of 10 people nearby will become infected if they are not protected. It is spread through coughing, sneezing, and via infected surfaced and can live for up to two hours in an airspace after an infected person leaves the area.

Symptoms

Symptoms may show up 3-14 days after exposure, including high fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes, tiny white spots inside the mouth, and flat red spots on the skin. There is no specific treatment for measles, other than comfort measures like bed rest and treating symptoms.

Prevention

Luckily, it’s easy to protect yourself by ensuring you are up to date on your MMR vaccine, a combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.

• Students can contact Campus Health Services at 517-353-4660 to schedule an appointment to get vaccinated. Remember, all students are eligible for 3 prepaid appointments each academic year.
• If you think you may have measles and seek medical attention, please call ahead so that proper isolation strategies can be put in place.
• Not sure about your immunization status? If you were immunized in Michigan, you may be able to download your immunization record through the Michigan Immunization Portal.
• Learn more about measles and stay up to date with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.