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Health Advisory on COVID-19 and Advancing into the Yellow Tier

Although guidance on masking and distancing in informal personal settings, especially among vaccinated individuals, may be changing as the vaccines are now more widely available, the University is currently maintaining a work and academic environment that adheres to the 6 ft. physical distancing, low workplace density, and masking requirements. On-campus events, activities, and in-person work continues to be limited to activities previously approved through the restart process. This will remain in place until Los Angeles County updates guidelines for institutions of higher education and the University’s reviews and issues additional guidelines. Wearing face coverings and remaining physically distanced from others is required on campus. While fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to complete surveillance testing, all USC faculty, university staff and students may continue to access COVID-19 testing with USC Student Health’s Pop Testing sites. If you are planning summer travel, please also be advised of important reminders about California (CDPH) and CDC Travel Advisories.

Continuity of Care for Summer 2021

As we are approaching the end of the spring semester, we remind all students that the Spring Student Health Fee coverage period formally ends on May 23, 2021. Students who would like to continue accessing services (primary care visits, illness/injury visits, immunizations, mental health visits, group therapy, workshops) through USC Student Health over the summer may opt-in for the summer health fee for either one or both summer session periods.

Early Walk-ins Accepted for COVID-19 Vaccination

We are accepting walk-in appointments for USC students and employees between the hours of 8 am – 2 pm. Please go to the Lyon Center at the UPC campus to get vaccinated! Appointments are also available through MySHR. All current USC students (and May graduates), all USC faculty, and university staff are eligible for vaccinations; new appointment schedules are added every week.

USC Athletics to Transition Student-Athlete Care to Keck Medicine of USC

As you may have read from Keck Medicine of USC, the care of USC Athletics sports medicine will become part of USC Student Health’s portfolio of patient care. We have created strong partnerships with USC Athletics, especially as safety of student athletes practicing and competing during the pandemic has been part of the strong work of our teams throughout the past year. This builds on the superb care established earlier with our sports psychology team in Counseling and Mental Health Services.

Wellness and Prevention Programming for Students

As we prepare for the final wellness days of the semester, we are pleased to announce the programs for our last two wellness days, an expansion of our embedded counselor model, and the launch of an education and harm reduction program to address opioids. Counseling and Mental Health Services announces the largest expansion of the Embedded Counselors model, a program that brings Counseling and Mental Health clinicians more closely into specific student communities, based on areas of need. The embedded counselor model was initiated when USC received insight on student’s well-being through an annual survey of student well-being (2019 Healthy Minds data).

Students Educating Students: NaloxoneSC Distribution Program in the USC School of Pharmacy

"Prevention programs such as Naloxone SC are an important aspect of population health for college students," says Dr. Sarah Van Orman, chief health officer and division chief for college health at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "Partnering with the students who created this program is particularly gratifying, as they are familiar first-hand with contemporary issues and norms in college culture. They have put tremendous thought and research into creating this program, and we hope this will educate students and save lives."

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