Graduating Seniors
Time to think about health insurance!

Changes in Dependent Status..
Many states have recently enacted legislation changing the age requirements for health
insurance coverage for dependents - including MN. MN policies must now cover unmarried dependents under the age of 25, whether they are students or not. Check this website to see your home state's status as of 10/4/07.
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INSURANCE CHANGING NAMES

Chickering Insurance is changing it's name to Aetna Student Health effective April 2008. Chickering has been an Aetna company; this will not generate any changes in the Macalester policy or premiums.

ALL STUDENTS - remember to waive out or enroll in insurance from July 1, 2008 - August 15, 2008. Simply go to the web site above.
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Activities

Please visit the activities page for more information about our offerings.

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Safer Sex Kit online request form
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Wednesday Mornings:
The Health and Wellness Center is closed on Wednesday mornings for staff meetings, Student Affairs professional development and other trainings and meetings. We open at 12:30 pm on that day. We believe that consolidating the times that staff are in meetings & training into one morning will help students plan and will provide overall better access.

Summer: We are closed for the summer and will re-open August 11th in the new Leonard Center. During the period that we are closed, e-mail and central phone messages will be checked once a week by administrative staff - there are no clinical services offered during the summer.

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Health & Wellness Center

Macalester College Health & Wellness Centeroffers a variety of wellness resources for Macalester students. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for personal and community health - now and for a lifetime. Macalester Health & Wellness Center staff are here to support students in that endeavor.

Here is some help to navigate our web site - please feel free to give us feedback on your experience with the site. Your comments will help us fine-tune this resource so that we can help you with your health needs.

• Mind: Focuses on counseling and mental health needs and services
• Body: Addresses medical services, vaccination requirements
• Wellness: Presents activities, resources on health promotion
• Services: Describes our department, staff, location, hours, insurance
• Emergency: Information on who to call and where to go in case of a medical or mental health emergency
  
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• New Students
• Insurance
• After-hours resources
• Sexual Offense Services
• On-line resources
• e-CHUG
• Pharmacies
• Basic self care for common concerns

Studying Abroad?

Students should note that if a physical or a form with a physician's signature is required for your study abroad program, you will need to schedule your physical with an off-campus provider. Health Services is not able to offer physical exams; we can provide copies of immunization records or other information from your health file upon your written request.

For a list of local options, check our web page that lists local providers. As always, when selecting an off-campus provider, check your insurance to make sure that provider and the procedure is covered.

Travel clinics and other resources can be found at our web page for international travel clinics.