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Why Visit Campus Health?


 

Campus Health and Wellness offers a variety of services to students on campus and in residence. Health services are provided by qualified Nurse Clinicians and referrals are made to other qualified health care providers and agencies in the community as needed.

Free & Confidential service for all students at Okanagan College. Nurse Clinicians are student centered and non-judgemental.  Drop in - No appointment is necessary. 

Check out our self help pamphlets covering a wide range of health and social topics.  Access to a variety of translated material is also available for International students.

Why Visit Campus Health?

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Physical Illness

Sexual Health

Emotional Health

Smoking

Drugs or Alcohol

Nutrition


We can provide assistance if  you: 

  • Have physical, emotional, or social concerns
  • Want a health assessment for an illness or injury
  • Feel overwhelmed by school, relationships, or life in general
  • Need sexual health counselling or supplies (free condoms, pregnancy testing, STI testing)
  • Want to know more about nutrition, fitness, alcohol, drugs, or communicable diseases (e.g., chickenpox or meningitis)
  • Need support for quitting smoking, making lifestyle changes, or managing a chronic disease
  • Require help with an emergency situation or crisis
  • Are concerned about the health of a friend or loved one
  • Need a referral (nurses, doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, massage therapists, counsellors, etc.)
  • Want ideas or resources for health-related classroom projects
  • Are interested in student employment or volunteer placements

    
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Access to Health Information

No time to drop-in? Ask the Nurse: campushealth@okanagan.bc.ca
This email is checked Mondays and Thursdays, not including holidays.

If there is an immediate need for medical consultation , please check out www.HealthLinkBC.ca or phone the HealthLink line by dialing

8-1-1

Any time of the day or night, every day of the year, HealthLink BC is as close as your phone or the web 24/7.