Director, Health Services: James Hicks, MD, ext. 3146
Manager, Health Services: Ingrid Goll, RN, ext. 3622
E-mail: <igoll@wlu.ca>
Office Location: Upper floor, Student Services Building
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and Monday to Thursday evenings until 7:30 p.m. when classes in session
Web Site: < http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwhs/>

A full range of medical services is offered (including health counselling and allergy injections). Physicians are available daily, by appointment. Urgent problems can usually be seen the same day without an appointment. Massage therapy and chiropractic care are available by appointment. Laboratory services are available three times per week.

After hours, weekends and holidays, physicians are available at the Urgent Care Clinic (745-2273), or by calling Dr. J. Hicks at 578-8050. For more serious problems, students may use the Emergency Department at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. If students wish to use a physician or dentist who is off campus, Health Services has a list of those taking new patients.

Every student must have medical insurance to register at Laurier. Ontario residents must have an Ontario Health Card. If the student is from another province, that province's health insurance is accepted as equivalent. According to new Ministry of Health (governmental) regulations, health cards must be presented at every visit to Health Services, or any other medical facility.

Visa students are not eligible for Ontario Health Insurance coverage. When non-Canadian students arrive in Ontario, they must register in the university's Business Office and enrol in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) designed for foreign students. This plan is compulsory at time of arrival. Students may, with proper documentation, apply for a waiver, but should be aware that these are rarely granted. Information regarding this plan may be obtained at the university's Business Office. (See Financial Services chapter).

Health Promotion: Karen Ostrander, RN, ext. 2860
E-mail: <kostrand@wlu.ca>
Office Location: Lower level, Student Services Building, (Student Health and Development Centre)
Office Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Health promotion is a division of Health Services. It is dedicated to health education and promotion of healthy lifestyles for students at Laurier. The Wellness Education Program provides outreach education including residence education programming, Health Carnival, displays and campus-wide promotional activities, resource development and a newsletter.

Students can research various concepts and approaches to the improvement of their overall health. The centre provides a resource area with displays, print resources, interactive computer modules, CD ROM, video/DVD and audiotapes covering all aspects of self-help information on such topics as: depression, body image, nutrition, spiritual growth, men's and women's health issues.

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DRAFT electronic version updated at 1:45 p.m. January 30, 2003

M. Watson, Editor Course Timetable