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Wellness
The Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) Wellness Center is a collaboration of the Associated Students Aztec Recreation and SDSU Student Health Services. The Wellness Center offers ARC members and SDSU students a vast array of information on topics ranging from nutrition to violence prevention. All services are FREE to SDSU students and selected services are provided FREE to non-student ARC members. Wellness services offered include:
- Nutrition Information
- Meditation Classes
- Spinning® 8-Week Weight Loss Program
- Wellness Workshop
- Family Pact
- HIV Information & Testing
- Women’s Health Seminars (GYN Orientations)
- You can also check out SDSU's Student Health Services website to learn more.
Peer Health Education
SDSU students can actively promote wellness on campus by becoming Peer Health Educators (PHEs). PHEs present dynamic workshops to their SDSU peers that focus on various health topics and issues that affect the lives of students. In order to be a Peer Health Educator, you must successfully complete the Peer Health Education Training class. Students have the option of receiving course credit for participating in the PHE Program Training and for active participation in the PHE Program thereafter. please check this link for more information about the Peer Health Education Program and then call 619-594-4133 to join the team.
Call 619.594.1800 for more information or visit the ARC Information Services Desk.
Family Pact
Family PACT is a state program that provides free family planning services to low income men and women. The program's purpose is to provide the services you need to establish the timing, number of children, spacing of your children and to help you maintain reproductive health. These services are available here at SHS and at other clinics (e.g. Planned Parenthood) that are Family PACT program participants. You must be enrolled in the Family PACT program to receive free services and all services are completely confidential.
To see if you qualify for the program, visit the Information Booth on the 1st floor of Calpulli Center, or call (619) 594-4133.
Smoking Cessation
The Health Promotion Department & ARC Wellness Office offers FREE individual tobacco cessation counseling to all SDSU students for smoking and chewing tobacco. Counseling starts with a meeting with a trained Health Educator with an emphasis on behavior modification techniques for quitting. Students will receive a Quit Kit with supplies to help them quit. The Health Educator will follow up with the student to assess success, and to see if the student needs additional resources. Pharmacological treatment options are also available for those who desire them, but students should first meet with a Health Educator for an initial screening session. Each session lasts 45 minutes. To get started, complete this form Smoking Cessation Intake (pdf attached). Return the form to the ARC Information Services or the SDSU Health Promotion Office, 3rd floor, Calpulli. Once we review your form, we'll call you to set an appointment that works with your schedule, or call 619-594-1800 for more information.
HIV Information & Testing (Visit the Student Health Services website)
We offer confidential HIV testing. This session covers testing procedures, facts and information regarding prevention of HIV. If you are interested in HIV testing visit the Health Promotion Department (3rd Floor, Ste. 3201) during our scheduled testing times. It takes about 15 minutes and your results will be available in 4-10 days. You can also be tested at a regular appointment with one of our health care providers.
*Schedule is subject to change during school breaks, holidays and finals week. Please call the HP office 619.594.4133 for times.
Women’s Health (Orientation Schedule)
Our GYN Orientations are comprehensive sessions that discuss Pap smears, birth control, breast exams and other women's health topics. Sessions specifically for lesbian women (LGYN) and their particular health issues are also available.
Sessions last approximately 45 minutes and are required for women who have never had an annual exam and/or wanting to start on a birth control method for the first time. No appointments are needed, just show up at our scheduled times.
*Schedule is subject to change during school breaks, holidays and finals week. Please call the HP office 619.594.4133 for times.
Last update: 5/23/13
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