Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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EAR CHECKS ARE routine lor AFTER EACH STUDENT VISIT. Dr. Dorothy Cody, part-time doc- Michelle Doll refiles patient re- tor for the campus, cords to keep them in order. LONG LINES TO SEE THE Doc- tor are common outside the Stu- dent Health Office in the cold and flu season. Feature 2 1

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Just for ■Although the student health program has come a long way since its formation in 1929, it still has further to go. The office, which is in its original quarters in Sheridan Coliseum, offers many ser- vices But its location still causes problems for handi- capped students. Despite the fact the coliseum is outfitted with ramps, wheel- chair students still cannot reach the office on their own. 11 You can t wheel yourself up that ramp, it is just too steep ' Kathy Douglas, univer- sity nurse, said. Sheridan does not have an elevator for handicapped stu- dents either and there are no immediate plans to remedy the situation Another problem the nurses find with office location is the lack of privacy students have to discuss their medical prob- lems. ' The facility is too crowded for students in the cold-season and there is a lack of privacy for students who have health problems which are embarrassing for them to discuss in front of other stu- dents ' Mickey Ellis, university nurse said. The nurses are hoping for a move from Sheridan Coliseum in the near future, but are un- sure of where they are going. It really depends on what they are going to do with Sheridan Coliseum, because it has been declared obsolete by the Board of Regents ' Doug- las said, We are hoping to move to a place that has an elevator and more room When President Lewis be- gan the health program 52 years ago, he hired a full-time doctor and nurse to care for students. In addition to keep- ing students healthy, they also taught courses on student hy- giene, health and sanitation. The health office personnel no longer teach classes to stu- dents about better health but they are still trying to teach stu- dents about better health. In 1981 , a new program was added to the health office. The Wellness Plus program taught students and faculty how to im- prove their health. Roger Pankau, from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, gave lec- tures and three-day screenings in October and November to asses the health of students The office also continued their annual health fair The fair, co-sponsored by the Me- morial Union Activities Board, One of the busiest and most utilized offices on campus is there, your health was set up by the health office to offer free blood pressure, hemoglobin, blood sugar and other testings Douglas said the fair helps to educate people about their bo- dies, ’We try to get people to have their blood pressure test- ed or their eyes and ears tested to make them more aware of their bodies ' she said ' Plus, the health fair is open to the community and is good for uni versify community rela- tions ' Since 1974, the service has added family planning and pap smears to make their stu- dent services more complete. ' There was Just too much burden on the family planning center for them to handle all the women ' s health care in Hays and on the campus Ruth Joy, university nurse, said. They had more people coming to them than they could handle, so we added to our program to help them out Doctor Dorothy Cody, M.D. is currently the part-time doc- tor for the health service with three nurses assisting her. Be- cause there are not enough students seeking medical to keep her occupied, there is no need lor a full-time doctor, El- lis said. Two-thirds of the stu- dents can be treated by a nurse. If they need to see a doctor, they do J In 1980, Dr. Cody sas 6,000 of the 14,000 patients, includ ing students, faculty, and civil, service personnel The health office including medicines are funded by stu- dent fees. Seventy -five cents per credit hour is given to the office When students are ex- amined by the nurses there is no charge. One dollar is charged stu- dents tor appointments with the doctor. Faculty members are charged two dollars to see the doctor but do not pay the additional fee students pay. We have tried for years to change the policy of not hav- ing faculty members pay, but so far we have not been suc- cessful Joy said. The hardest part of this job is students who will not help themselves Ellis said. It is really frustrating when the stu- dents will not tell you what is wrong with them. It was really nice when stu- dents are aware of their bodies and they can tell when there is something abnormal about them. Then at least you do not have to guess, Douglas said 20 Feature

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