Graduate Catalogue - UPRM

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dental care under the supervision of the Health
Service Department dentists.
Psychological services are also part of the
services offered. This includes psychotherapy,
crisis intervention, group therapy and
consultation to other health departmental
professionals. Workshops on various mental
health topics are also available.
The Stress Management Center offers services to
all the university community by previous
appointment. This center specialized in teaching
techniques such as music therapy, visualization
and direct relaxation. The psychologist
coordinates this service. The Center is a practice
center for psychology students from the Social
Science Department.
Through a Health Promotion and Prevention
Program, individual and group orientations are
offered. Some of the areas covered are:
nutrition, sexual health, eating disorders,
sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS,
alcohol and other drug abuse prevention,
counseling on addiction and referral. Secondary
prevention for chronic illness such as heart
diseases, diabetes, asthma and epilepsy, as well
as other health related areas with emphasis in the
promotion of healthy lifestyles and health
maintenance are also part of the program. A
resource library with printed health educational
and informational on material is available to the
university community.
diseases such as Chlamydia and HIV, as well as
education and the availability of anticonceptive
methods supply. A gynecologist specialist
physician is part of this program.
A Traffic Safety Project sponsored by the Puerto
Rico Traffic Safety Commission offers
educational and promotional activities
establishing traffic safety as part of a healthy
way of life among all members of the
community.
The Health Services Department considers social
health as a very important area to look after in a
university setting. Some of the actual health
issues such as alcohol and other substance abuse
are related to social health. This motivated the
development of the project ―Café Colegial La
Cueva del Tarzan‖; a pro-active socialization
prevention project that offer social alternatives
develop and run by students where a positive,
creative and entertainment environment is
present.
A Smoke Cessation Program is available to
student and university staff.
The department also sponsors three student
organizations that advocate healthy lifestyles
among the student community.
Access to Health Services and listings can be
obtained at our homepage: www.uprm.edu/
medical/.
The University, through a private company,
offers the students an insurance health plan in
order to provide more comprehensive health
services. The plan is required, unless the student
provides evidence of other health insurance
coverage. Among the services covered by the
university plan are consultations to specialists,
X-rays and laboratory tests, hospital emergency
room care, hospitalization, surgical procedures,
maternity services including prenatal and
postnatal care. Health plan also offers options on
pharmacy, dental and major medical services.
A Title X Family Planning Program offers
comprehensive sexual and reproductive health
services to all members of the university
community. This program offers evaluation and
medical consultation, health and sexual health
education, guidance in reference to abstinence,
natural family planning, referrals, PAP smears
tests and others tests for sexually transmitted
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Graduate Catalogue 2010-2011