News and Announcements

To our Hofstra Community;  welcome back from a great Holiday Season.  Happy New Year!!  Here are some resolutions that you may want to consider for the new year.  Stop smoking, Eat Healthier, take care of your  Health by using our services and Health resource sites, Get the flu vaccine,  Get a Physical, ask us for outreach presentations.  All students are encouraged to come in and meet the staff and use our services. Remember,  we are here for you 

• Be Wise Immunize: We Have the 2011-2012 FLUVAC (Flu vaccine) come in and get immunized
  Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic [PDF]
• Flu Clinic [PDF]
• Keep yourself Healthy against many Viruses and Germs:
• WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY & USE HAND SANITIZER IN BETWEEN
• Wash your hands often.

  

• Click on link below to start on your way to a healthier smoke free life
  • http://www.smokefree.gov/

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  • Please use our Resources Tab for Valuable online links to trusted medical websites to answer some of your medical questions (FAQ) including the CDC website and NYDOH (New York Department of Health).
  • Safe Tips for traveling pdf with CDC web Sites(FAQ):
    Travel Abroad [PDF] 
  • Check out Student Health 101 for a lot of current student health information and upcoming health events:
  • http://readsh101.com/hofstra.html
  • Feeling Wiped Out? Lack of Sleep? TEN TIPS for a Good Night Sleep:
  • Ten Tips for a Good Night Sleep [PDF ]
  • Click on website for National Eating disorders Questions:
  • http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-resources/general-information.php#terms-definitions
  • Click on Website for Sexual health information:
  • Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
  • Click on Website for national safety guide. Review Literature on staying Healthy:
    http://healthfinder.gov/prevention/
  • HIV CONSENT FORM [PDF]

• ∞∞ The Health & Wellness Center will provide a sharps container to any student who needs one for the disposal of their  Screening and Prevention devices (i.e. syringes, finger stick apparatus, lancets etc).  We will be happy to properly dispose of your used sharps that have been placed  in a hard plastic container.

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  **The Health and Wellness Center is offering all students the opportunity to be tested for HIV. Please give us a call @ 516-463-6745 and come in and have a health care provider explain all the options for testing that is available to you.**

  Open HIV CONSENT FORM below, in order to comply with NYDOH STATE LAW MANDATE:

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