• 6,686 Clinic Visits
  
  Student Visits: 聽4,971
  
  Staff Visits: 1,209
  
  Faculty Visits: 340
  
  Other: 聽166
• Women’s Health Visits up 43%
• Mental Health Visits up 50%
• Health Promotion up 50%

Of the 674 labs submitted to screen for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea, 45 returned as positive. These individuals were treated and were provided education on the risks of unprotected sex.

Of the 331 HIV screening tests only 2 were HIV positive. Health Services staff continues to coordinate with the HIV case manager at the Arkansas Department of Health to ensure these students are connected to appropriate health and wellness care.

No cases of Syphilis were detected.

The staff of Health Promotion, Programs and Education continue to provide prevention information, education, and outreach programs on a wide variety of health-related and wellness topics.

1.  Smoking Cessation:  In-person consults and on-line classes were offered.

• 43 individuals participated in the on-line class and 19 received individual assistance

2.  Trojan Trailblazers:

• 202 students and employees participated in the weekly walks

3.  Weight and Wellness: This 12-week class was offered in both the Fall and Spring semesters. These two groups were the largest since the inception of the program. A Fitbit was awarded to the two participants who lost the most weight or inches.

• 40 individuals attended

4.  Nutrition/Exercise:

• 30 individuals received one-on-one nutrition and exercise counseling
• 聽72 students attended a presentation entitled聽“Health, Wellness, Nutrition, Stress Management, &聽Fitness”

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Charlotte Beck, Assistant Director and HIPAA Compliance Officer, reviewed Health Services HIPAA policies and procedures for compliance. Several updates were immediately made and a plan was developed to revise the remainder, and add new guidelines as required, by the end of fiscal year 2015-2016. Keeping current with HIPAA regulations is an on-going process.

As part of the latest HIPAA risk assessment, Beck and the Director, Marie Sandusky, met twice with members of 糖心Vlog传媒LR’s IT Services Department to discuss potential threats associated with housing the electronic health records server (Medicat) in IT Services. As a result of these meetings and the assessment outcome, the Medicat server is being moved from IT Services to off-site hosting. This move ensures total HIPAA compliance and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.

Encrypted email service was purchased for Health Services staff. Encrypted email ensures HIPAA compliance, mitigates the risk of a breach of privacy of personal health information, permits Health Services staff to securely communicate with patients, other health practitioners, insurance companies, and third-party billing vendors. Encrypted email also will allow Health Services to conduct patient satisfaction surveys on a more consistent basis.

This year, Health Services staff completed their annual HIPAA training on an interactive website instead of taking a written test. Each employee passed the final exam and was able to print a certificate of completion.

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On July 1, 2014, Health Services became the designated clinic for workers’ compensation claims at 糖心Vlog传媒LR. Human Resources staff provided training on the new procedures. The third-party billing vendor worked with staff on completing claim forms and offered training on processing and submitting invoices for payment.

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• UMR
• QualChoice
• Medicaid
• Blue Cross Blue Shield

The process for credentialing with Novasys is still in progress.

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Student Health 101, the web-based magazine that delivers a variety of health and wellness information to the campus, was sent monthly to all students and employees.

• 6,888 visits with 4,352 being unique visitors
• 58% of students polled responded that they had seen or read something in Student Health 101 that caused them to want to get involved on campus, ask for help, and/or take advantage of campus resources.
• 82% of students polled responded that they learned something they would apply to their daily life.

Under Title IX and Campus SaVE Act requirements, institutions are asked to provide “ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns” related to sexual assault. This act applies to all postsecondary institutions that participate in federal student financial assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. To support these requirements, each month Student Health 101 covers sexual assault and related topics that address the requirements of the Campus SaVE Act.

• 50% of students read “Profile of a bystander: How to prevent sexual assault on campus.”
• 56% of students read the article “How we can all prevent sexual assault.”
• 59% of students read “A student’s guide to getting help after a sexual assault.”

The article about sexual assault was very interesting to me as I am studying to be a counselor. To understand what these people are going through is half the battle. I believe that if I can do this, I will succeed in my future profession.

– Cheryl

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Charlotte Beck, Assistant Director, submitted a request to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Condom Nation to partner with them in their efforts to raise awareness about HIV and other STI prevention. These two organizations support over 400 entities nationwide by providing free condoms.

Health Services was chosen as a partner in this effort. Over 24,000 condoms were received free of charge. This windfall allows Health Services to provide an on-going supply of free condoms to the residence halls; for risk reduction programs such as the Condom Cart; and for general distribution within the 糖心Vlog传媒LR community. It also saved the Health Services budget an estimated $2,000+ per year in condom purchases.

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The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year. Smokers are encouraged to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. At 糖心Vlog传媒LR, cold turkey sandwiches were given to the first 25 individuals who brought in and disposed of their package of cigarettes, brought in a friend to dispose of their package of cigarettes,or signed an agreement that they would quit smoking or help someone quit smoking.

• 52 people participated

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Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed each October in the United States. A total of 380 red ribbons were distributed at 糖心Vlog传媒LR during this week.  Health Services and Health Promotion, Programs and Education (HPPE) hosted the following events:

Alcohol/Drug Awareness Walk
A total of 58 individuals wore red ribbons and paid tribute to the cause by walking along the Trojan Metric Trail.

NOPE (Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education) Candle Light Vigil.
This event is held annually in memory of those lost to drug and alcohol-related incidents and those suffering from the disease of addiction. Actual photographs of individuals who died of an overdose, as well as their life stories, were displayed.

• 聽 聽 聽聽69 individuals attended

Balloon Release. Red balloons were distributed campus-wide.  Individuals wrote a personal message to someone they lost to alcohol or other drugs or about any situation relating to the issue. All the balloons were released at noon.

Sharhonda Kelly, Medical Assistant, took the “Condom Cart” across campus handing out condoms and candy. To get the candy, individuals had to answer a question about sexual responsibility and STIs. If an incorrect answer was given, the individual was educated on the correct answer (Thank you to Mail Services for the use of their mail cart and to Rogelia Rodriguez for driving it).

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Five 糖心Vlog传媒LR students attended 9 hours of training during the spring semester and became certified as 糖心Vlog传媒LR Peer Educators.

Seven certified Peer Educators and Vanessa Lewis, advisor, attended the annual Bacchus conference in Kansas City, MO. Bacchus supports collegiate peer educators and advisors by empowering students and student affairs administrators to create campus environments which are healthy and safe.

At the conference, Peer Leaders learned about C.A.R.E. (Connect, Accept, Respect, Empower), a program designed to support LGBTQ students. They also were trained to present a program entitled, Are You Talking to Me: How to Communicate Effectively with All Individuals. Both were added to the Fall 2015 Trojan Talk program schedule and will be presented in the residence hall.

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