On-Campus Health Services

Students registered in the programs listed below must complete medical forms and submit it to the Campus Health Centre before the start of regular classes in September. Provincial regulations require students in the following programs to have the form completed. Immunization records must be up-to-date and complete. Failure to submit a completed health form can result in your withdrawal from the program.

Human Services

• Early Childhood Education
• Social Service Worker
• Indigenous Wellness and Addiction Prevention

Health Sciences

• Bachelor of Science Nursing
• Community and Justice Services
• Dental Hygiene
• Mental Health and Addiction Worker
• Personal Support Worker
• Practical Nursing
• Respiratory Therapy
• Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant

Mandatory Immunization Forms

The Campus Health Centre provides quality services and health care delivery by a licensed physician and nurses. Some of the services included, but are not limited to:

• Illness
• First Aid
• Injuries
• Sutures
• Injections (incl. Allergy, Depo Provera, B12)
• On-Site Laboratory (Bloodwork)

Hepatitis A Vaccine - protects against Hep A which is a strain of virus that causes an infection in the liver

Consider the Hepatitis A vaccine if you answer yes to any of the following:

• Intravenous drug use
• Chronic liver disease, including Hepatitis B & C
• Men who have sex with men

Hepatitis B Vaccine - protects against Hep B which is the most common strain to cause an infection in the liver

Consider the Hepatitis B vaccine if you answer yes to any of the following:

• Multiple sex partners
• Men who have sex with men
• History of sexually transmitted diseases 
• Household or sexual contact of chronic carrier or acute case
• Intravenous drug use
• Chronic liver disease, including Hep B & C
• Have had a needlestick injury in a non-health setting
• Awaiting a liver transplant
• Renal dialysis or a disease requiring frequent receipt of blood products 

Gardasil Vaccine - protects against up to 9 types of HPV, also known as Human Papillomavirus. These types cause about 90% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts

For more information about adult immunizations please visit the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit's Website

The Campus Health Centre also offers a range of sexual health services including: 

• Low cost birth control (many are also covered under the Student Health Plan)
• Pap smears
• STI testing
• Vaccinations 
• Free male and female condoms
• Free dental dams

Sexually Transmitted Infection Information:

• Regardless of age, gender or sexual orientation any person who engages in sexual activity is at risk for contracting an STI
• Untreated infections can result in serious health consequences including infertility and life threatening infections
• Many STI's will show absolutely no symptoms. Up to 75% of females and 50% of males infected with Chlamydia don't show any signs or symptoms. 
• The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested any time you put yourself at risk (multiple sex partners, unprotected oral, anal and/or vaginal sex)

Common STI Signs and Symptoms:

• Abnormal vaginal or penile discharge (foul odour, thick, milky white)
• Swollen testicles
• Abnormal bleeding between periods 
• Pain with intercourse
• Pain with urination

STI Testing:

• Most cases involve a simple urine test or a simple swab - the process is quick, painless and completely private

Leave The Pack Behind (LTPB) is a smoking cessation program that offers young adults smoking and quitting information, personalized support, and quitting resources such as patches and gum-  Free of cost!

This program is available on Campus for all students!

For more Information visit the Campus Health Centre or visit https://www.leavethepackbehind.org