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Your campus health center is so much more than vaccination shooters and prescription banks. You can go there for a diagnosis when you're sick, 411 regarding your health concerns, and emotional counseling. Even better, campus health centers are revamping their operations and offering nontraditional services like these...

Om'ing on Campus
Green Mountain College (Poultney, VT)
The Bozen Wellness Center at Green Mountain College offers an array of fitness programs that contribute to students' physical and mental health, such as Aikido, crystal healing, herbal remedies, meditation, peer mentoring, relaxation groups, sound healing workshops, tai chi, yoga, and more. The college even holds an annual wellness fair equipped with an herbal stand and juice bar.

Instead of Hitting the Spa...
Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington, MN)
The school's campus health center offers students chiropractic care, acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and massage therapy. All services are free except for massage therapy, which costs $20 per hour.

Homeopathy U
Farmingdale State University of New York
Students here are encouraged to escape their busy schedules, relax, and manage their stress through yoga and meditation. The school's campus health center also provides acupuncture, massage therapy, aromatherapy, chiropractic, and herbology services to current students. And like most colleges, the school is staffed with alcohol and substance abuse specialists, as well as nutrition and wellness counselors.

Fitness and Nutrition 101
Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
Free fitness assessments (body fat analysis, strength and flexibility testing, blood pressure gauging, cardiovascular endurance testing) are accessible to students through the campus health center at Indiana University, Bloomington. And should a student require additional services, nutrition counseling, smoking cessation counseling, massage therapy, physical therapy, and a "Healthy Weight"class are also available. While nutrition and smoking cessation counseling are free, other services require a small fee.

You Don't Have to Be a Celeb
University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
At the school's Robins Wellness Center, students have the opportunity to get a free certified personal trainer. Although he or she won't make house (or in this case, dorm) calls, services are just a speed-walk away at the college gym.

Bring-Your-Dog-to-School Day
Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA)
When college-bounders leave home to go to college, many miss their pets. As a result, the Susquehanna Counseling Center has implemented "Dog Days." The program, in which school faculty and staff bring their dogs to campus to interact with students, attempts to diminish the adverse effects of homesickness, increase student retention, and promote academic and personal well-being.

Worried about who's going to take care of you now that mom and dad are miles away? Stop fretting and make sure to check out the campus health center at the colleges you're considering for your continuing education.


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