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USC Student Health, which provides comprehensive health care to USC students, participated in the survey for the second time and joins a select group of college health care providers in receiving the leader designation. Student Health recently celebrated 10 years of gender-affirming care for students, and continues to provide comprehensive specialized medical and counseling services tailored for LGBTQ+ students, including gender-affirming care….Continue Reading Healthcare Equity Index 2024: Keck Medicine and USC Student Health recognized for LGBTQ+ support

Join us for SAAMLAND activities on April 10 from 12 noon – 3 PM in Alumni Park! This event engages in topics around consent, healthy relationships, and community building to create safer, more supportive environments for all. Giveaways and prizes for participants! Read other spring event news.

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New Year, New Ideas — Welcome to 2024! Our spring semester “Great Read” explores trauma-informed practices, and helping students build resilience to pursue their best lives. We’ll be using “What Happened to You” by Dr. Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey as a discussion framework. Save the date for monthly blood drives, “All of Us” study participation, the upcoming Student Well-being Index Survey, and other programs this semester.

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Meet Dakari Quimby, PhD, newly appointed as Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention Services at USC Student Health’s Counseling and Mental Health unit. Most people on campus who know him call him by the more informal title, Dr. Dakari. As one of the newest members of the team, his goal is to make mental health support on campus as common as a coffee run.

Originally from Maryland, Dr. Dakari completed his undergraduate degree at Washington University and earned his Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. After working at Children’s Hospital in L.A. for three years, he served as the embedded counselor at the Black Student Cultural Center at USC for three years….Continue Reading Meet Dakari Quimby: Champion of Change in USC’s Mental Health Outreach Team

We are pleased to share with you a December update of activities from 2022-2023. We continuously strive for best-in-class care for you, and to advance the health and wholeness of all of our students and campus communities. This has been another gratifying year of service, ongoing quality improvement projects, and working with our student populations….Continue Reading A look back: 2022-2023 Annual Report

The Department of Public Health (Public Health) is asking for assistance with sharing this advisory information with families. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a health advisory on December 8, 2023, to notify clinicians and the public about an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among people in the United States with recent…Continue Reading Regional Health Advisory: Recent travel to Tecate, Mexico