Learn about various health resources including cold and flu, sexual and reproductive health and recommended medical items to bring with you to college.
Cold and Flu
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Flu Information
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID Information
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Cold versus Flu information
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Reproductive Access: Birth Control Across the Gender Spectrum
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Recommended Medical Items to Bring to College
- Hand sanitizer
- Insurance card (we recommend you keep a picture of your card on your cell phone)
- Thermometer
- Medications
- Your prescribed medications
- Don’t forget your inhalers and/or Epipen, if prescribed
- Over-the-counter medications
- Fever/pain reducers
- Cough and cold medications
- Allergy medications
- Gastrointestinal medications
- Locked box to store your prescription medications
- Your prescribed medications
- First Aid Supplies
- Bandage strips and "butterfly" bandages in assorted sizes
- Adhesive tape
- Elastic wrap bandages
- Nonstick sterile bandages and roller gauze in assorted sizes
- Instant cold packs
- Cotton balls and cotton-tipped swabs
- Petroleum jelly or other lubricant
- Scissors and tweezers
- Hand sanitizer
- Antibiotic ointment
- Sterile saline for irrigation, flushing
