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Suite 2600
Carleton Technology and Training Centre
Telephone: 520-6674
Health and Counselling Services is your wellness centre at Carleton University. The centre offers a wide range of services, including treatment of illness, immunizations, birth control information, travel medicine information, a health education program, and much more. Our counselling services has professionally trained counsellors and psychiatrists to help with personal and emotional difficulties. All health records are confidential and will not be released to anyone without client written consent.
Our hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (May - August) and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (September - April). Appointments are encouraged and may be made in person or by calling 520-6674. If you feel you need medical assistance before an available appointment, please feel free to walk in and a member of our health care team will make an initial assessment and direct further care as needed.
After-hours medical services are available from Holland-Carling After Hours Clinic located at 476 Holland Ave., (at Carling), phone 722-9689. When you call to book an appointment please identify yourself as a Carleton student.
Psychiatrists are available on a referral basis for those requiring psychiatric assessment or care. The services provided are available to all students of the University, and are covered by provincial health insurance.
Counsellors are available to see students on a self-referral basis. Along with regular counselling appointments, our counselling staff offers "drop-in" times daily, for students needing short but immediate contact with a counsellor. Personal counselling can help individuals deal more effectively with emotional and social concerns.
A Health Education Program, promoting healthy lifestyles and wellness, offers on-going workshops presented by trained student peer educators. Topics include, but are not limited to, nutrition, alcohol, sexuality, stress management and smoking cessation. For more information, call the Health Educator at 520-6676.
Carry your health insurance number with you at all times. If you do not have one, application for coverage must be made directly with the Ministry of Health at 75 Albert Street in Ottawa.
If you are from outside of Ontario, check that your health insurance is active and carry your number with you at all times. We don't bill you, we bill your provincial insurance plans directly.
The University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) is compulsory for all international students upon registration. Further information regarding UHIP may be obtained from the foreign student advisor, the International Student Centre or Carleton International.
If you do not have any health insurance, you may be billed for services rendered. The University may withhold the marks of students with outstanding accounts.
It is recommended that new students:
1. Check with your family physician to ensure adequate immunization. An updated tuberculin skin test is recommended.
2. Obtain documentation of vaccination to red measles, German measles, mumps, polio and tetanus from your family physician. A booster dose of measles/mumps/rubella vaccine is recommended if you have not been re-immunized since infancy.
3. Discuss Hepatitis B vaccine with your family physician. The Medical Office of Health for Ottawa-Carleton region strongly recommends it for all adolescents and young adults.