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Health & Wellness Monthly Newsletter

September 2021 | Office of Health and Wellness Promotion

Events & Opportunities

Living Substance Free @ Brandeis
Flu Clinic Coming Soon

Featured Topics

Have You Seen My Tolerance?
Why I Wear A Mask
Taking Care of Your Healthcare

Events & Opportunities

Living Substance Free @ Brandeis

Don't drink or smoke? You are not alone!

Join other substance-free students to get to know one another and chat about the social scene at Brandeis.

Undergraduate students and graduate students are welcome. Snacks will be served!

September 13, 7-8 pm ET

Office of Health and Wellness Promotion Cholmondeley's Coffee House in the Castle

Image of a woman wearing a mask fist bumping another person off camera. Text reads Living Substance Free @ Brandeis September 13, 2021 at 7pm ET. Office of Health and Wellness Promotion. Cholmondeley's Coffee House in the Castle

Flu Clinic Coming Soon

This fall, it is more important than ever to get your flu vaccine.

Location: Levine-Ross conference room in Hassenfeld

October 4-7 from 9am-5pm ET
October 8 from 9am-12pm ET

Schedule your flu shot directly in your Campus Passport. (Watch for an email notifying you that it’s time to sign up.) If your schedule changes and you can’t make your original appointment time, that’s okay. There will be flexibility during the clinic hours. It’s most important to just show up! We anticipate appointments will take no longer than 10 minutes. Bring your health insurance card.

Learn about preventing colds and flu

Photo of young man getting his flu shot from a female doctor. Text reads It's more important than ever to get your flu vaccine. Flu Clinic - Coming Soon: October 4-8, 2021

Featured Topics

Have You Seen My Tolerance?

When people take breaks from drinking alcohol - say over the summer or while living with family and studying remotely, for example - their tolerance decreases. Having a low tolerance means it takes less alcohol to get the same effect.

This is actually a good thing! A high tolerance is expensive and can increase the likelihood of developing long-term health problems and substance use disorders.

If you choose to drink, be careful and go slow. You may not be able to consume as much as you used to.

More information about alcohol

How to help in an alcohol emergency

MISSING: Have you seen my tolerance? There is a cartoon of a drunk brain and a reward for $500. Time off from drinking lowers your tolerance. If you choose to drink, be careful and go slow.

Why I Wear A Mask

Do not make assumptions or judgments about why someone might be wearing a mask. As members of a caring community, it is important that we demonstrate respect for others and their privacy regarding their health and vaccination status.

If you see someone wearing a mask, be courteous and put yours on!

COVID-19 Health and Wellness Resources

Six faces wearing masks. Each has a statement underneath with a different reason to wear a mask.

Taking Care of Your Healthcare

Take these simple steps to prepare for a safe and healthy semester:

Carry a copy of your health insurance and prescription cards. You may wish to take a photo and save it where you can find it easily on your phone.

Review the available support resources on campus you might need for existing or recurring conditions and how to access them. Call the Health Center at 781-736-3677 with any questions or concerns.

Make a personal first aid kit complete with a thermometer, band-aids, sunscreen, insect repellant, and any self-care, non-prescription medications you use. Watch our Tik Tok on putting together your medicine cabinet. >>

Properly store your medications and supplements. We recommend you use a lock box to keep your prescriptions safe and review potential interactions with alcohol and other medications.

Make sure your immunizations are up to date and get your flu shot. Watch for Brandeis Flu Clinic notifications in October. You can upload your immunization records in the Secure Patient Portal.

Think about what you may wish to share with your family or keep private. Brandeis needs a student's consent in order to share any details about their medical care when the student is 18 years of age or older.