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ices specifically designed to meet students’
health needs. We are comprised
of more than 100 individuals: medical
providers, nutritionists, disability specialists,
health educators, therapists, psychiatrists,
peer counselors, student personnel,
support staff, and administrative
professionals. Our programs are
arranged in five departments.
Primary Care Medical Services
(PCMS) provides comprehensive care
for routine, urgent, and chronic medical
needs of students. We also provide sexual
health, reproductive, and gynecological
services, travel medicine, LGBTQ
health care, confidential HIV testing,
immunizations, and specialist referrals.
Through our Open Communicator function,
students can make appointments
online and view their primary care provider
information (bios and photos are available
online). When Primary Care is closed, a
clinician-on-call can provide telephone
advice about urgent medical conditions.
John Jay Hall, 3rd and 4th floors.
Counseling and Psychological
Services (CPS) offers short-term individual
and couples counseling for students
and their partners, student life
support groups, medication consultation,
training, and emergency consultation.
Students are encouraged to make
appointments and to select a CPS
clinician (bios and photos are available
online). When CPS is closed, a clinicianon-call
can provide telephone advice
about urgent mental health concerns.
Alfred Lerner Hall, 8th floor.
Alice! Health Promotion Program seeks
to help students achieve their personal
and academic goals by disseminating
useful, current health information in a
straightforward and accessible manner,
connecting students to appropriate
resources, cultivating healthy attitudes
and behaviors that encourage students
to make informed decisions about their
health, and fostering a culture that values
and supports a healthy community.
Alice! provides workshops and programs
for students, and runs Go Ask Alice!, a
health question-and answer Web site.
Wien Hall, 1st floor.
Office of Disability Services (ODS)
coordinates reasonable accommodations
and support services for eligible
students, including assistive technology,
networking groups, academic skills
workshops, and consultation with a
learning specialist. Students seeking
reasonable accommodations or support
services from ODS are required to register
with the office and provide disability
documentation before receiving services.
Registration and documentation guidelines
are available online. Alfred Lerner
Hall, 7th floor.
Sexual Violence Prevention and
Response Program (SVPRP) provides
comprehensive and integrated education,
support, and advocacy about sexual
and relationship violence. Through
innovative programming and community
collaboration, SVPRP empowers students
to heal from sexual violence, make
informed decisions, and take action to
end sexual and relationship violence.
Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 301.
All Health Services programs adhere to
strict standards of confidentiality in compliance
with state and federal laws.
Contact Health Services at
Columbia
www.health.columbia.edu
212-854-2284
On-Campus Emergency Resources
CAVA (Ambulance): 212-854-5555
Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support
Center: 212-854-HELP, 212-854-WALK
Public Safety: 212-854-5555
Off-Campus Emergency Resources
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
Emergency Room 212-523-3335
Psychiatric Emergency 212-523-3347
Your Health at Columbia
Columbia students have access to comprehensive
health care through a network
of on- and off-campus services.
On-campus medical and counseling
appointments are covered through the
Health Service Program. Off-campus
medical services, such as emergency
room visits or prescriptions, are covered
through a student’s insurance plan.
Columbia requires all full-time and residential
students to enroll in both the
Health Service Program and an acceptable
insurance plan. To meet the insurance
requirement, students may enroll in
the Columbia Student Medical Insurance
Plan or provide proof of comparable
insurance coverage.
Health Service Program covers oncampus
services, including routine and
urgent medical appointments, shortterm
mental health counseling, disability
services, educational programs, and
sexual violence services. The Health
Service Program also provides supplemental
coverage for emergency health
care, outpatient chemical dependency
treatment, and outpatient mental health
care. The Health Service Program is
mandatory for all full-time students, and
the fee will automatically appear on students’
E-bill. Students pay no additional
charge for accessing on-campus services.
Columbia Student Medical Insurance
Plan covers off-campus medical services.
The plan has two levels: Comprehensive
and Basic. All full-time students are
automatically enrolled in and billed for
the Basic insurance plan, but may
upgrade to the Comprehensive plan
online. Students may submit a request
to waive the insurance requirement
online by providing proof of comparable
insurance coverage (alternate plans
must meet Columbia’s criteria for comparable
coverage, available online). The
Columbia Plan includes local, national,
and worldwide health coverage, and
discounts on dental and vision care.
Part-time students are encouraged
to enroll in the Columbia Plan. Enrolling
in the Columbia Plan will automatically
enroll students in the Health Service
Program, as the two plans are meant to
work together to provide comprehensive
medical care.
Immunization Requirements All students
must fulfill two New York State
public health immunization requirements
before registering for classes.
Students must document immunity to
measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
and make an informed decision about
receiving the meningitis vaccine. The
Columbia MMR documentation form is
available online—complete the form,
then mail, fax, or bring it to the
Immunization Office. Students record
their meningitis decision online.
Directions for completing each requirement
are available at our Web site.
Insurance and Immunization
Questions
www.health.columbia.edu
E-mail: hs-enrollment@columbia.edu
SEAS 2009–2010