Recommendation: It is strongly recommended to receive a vaccine against flu and an updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine. The best timeframe to get this protection is BEFORE NOVEMBER 1…Continue Reading Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses (Flu, COVID-19) and Vaccinations
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Day of Recovery
National Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in addiction and mental health recovery, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. It culminates on Sept. 30, with the International Recovery Day celebrating stories of recovery. …Continue Reading Day of Recovery
Mental Health and Well-being
Always remember, help and hope are always available. Asking for help takes strength and courage, and our community is united in developing coping skills, creating resilience, and building pathways to flourishing. As we acknowledge the upcoming World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, we are sharing resources in this community message so we can become an informed safety net for our students and each other. …Continue Reading Mental Health and Well-being
COVID-19 General Update (9/1/23)
We have seen a slight expected increase in COVID-19 cases recently, both at the LA County and campus levels, as people have returned from summer schedules into the patterns of fall activities. This follows a similar trend as in previous years when returns from travel and the increase in contact between people can lead to an uptick in cases. Campus COVID-19 protocols remain consistent with the systems in place from the previous academic year. The reminders in this message can serve to help reduce illness and help us navigate this fall’s respiratory illness season.
Building a Culture of Consent: Community Message
Building a culture of consent is a fundamental step in eliminating sexual assault, sexual misconduct, and gender-based harm in our campus communities.
As the 2019 Task Force Report on this subject found, “Transforming an institutional campus culture that celebrates integrity, respect, trust and achievement will take our collective resolve to fully realize.”
Every member of our USC student community is expected to understand that clearly obtaining consent in relationships and intimate encounters is the norm. Respect for others, including respect for self-identified genders, and sexual respect and acknowledging boundaries, is how Trojans treat each other. …Continue Reading Building a Culture of Consent: Community Message
What Should I Do? COVID-19
If you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, take an antigen test, and if it is positive, and follow these instructions, including completing a contract tracing form in MySHR. …Continue Reading What Should I Do? COVID-19
Vice President and Chief Campus Health Officer
New role announced for Dr. Sarah Van Orman Dr. Sarah Van Orman, chief health officer for USC Student Health, has a newly expanded and elevated campus role as a university vice president and the chief campus health officer, as announced by Dr. Steven Shapiro, senior vice president for health affairs. Her overarching goal will be…Continue Reading Vice President and Chief Campus Health Officer
Getting to Know: Summer Zapata, Psy.D.
Dr. Summer Zapata recently talked to us about perfectionism, college mental health, and quelling self-doubt. She recently accepted additional responsibilities as the new senior associate director of Counseling and Mental Health Services, USC Student Health….Continue Reading Getting to Know: Summer Zapata, Psy.D.
Health Requirements for New USC Students
USC! We look forward to supporting your health and well-being over the next few years as the “home” for all your primary care, mental health support, healthy relationships guidance, sexual health, preventive care, and specialty referral coordination needs….Continue Reading Health Requirements for New USC Students
Trojans share their commitment to being ‘All Out With Pride’
“We are not going to let anyone steal our joy — not now and not ever,” USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association President Erika Hartman says during the university’s virtual Pride Month kickoff event. “We are here letting our community know you are seen, you are valued, you are celebrated, and there will always be a…Continue Reading Trojans share their commitment to being ‘All Out With Pride’