University Health Services is partnering with Walgreens to help students understand their vaccination status and receive a vaccine at a upcoming vaccination clinics at the East Campus Mall Walgreens location. Measles (MMR), Meningitis ACWY, and …
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End of Measles Exposure Window and Continued Communicable Disease Prevention Efforts
On Saturday, University Health Services (UHS) and Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) marked the end of the 21-day post-exposure monitoring period after the measles case on campus. During the three weeks of monitoring and response, we are grateful to have seen …
Not sure whether to seek care? Try UHS’s new symptom checker tool.
University Health Services (UHS) introduced a new resource to help connect students to the right care at the right time. With the new online symptom checker tool, available 24/7 on MyUHS, students can receive clinically …
Public Health Measures to Protect our Campus Community
Protecting the health and safety of those we live, learn and work with is paramount at UW–Madison. With increasing reports of highly infectious diseases in the United States and on college campuses, UW–Madison has introduced a new policy that requires students …
Measles Vaccine Clinics for Students and Staff
Read this message in: Español / Spanish | Hmoob / Hmong | བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan | 中文 / Chinese | नेपाली / Nepali To our campus community: As we continue to work with public health officials to monitor the …
Updates on the UW–Madison measles case
To the campus community, The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to the health of the campus community. Since we notified campus on Monday about a positive measles case in a UW–Madison student, campus teams have …
UW–Madison measles case
Update: Since sharing this message, additional exposure locations have been identified. Check the PHMDC website for the most up-to-date location information. Read this message in: Español / Spanish Hmoob / Hmong བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan 中文 …
Need health insurance? Not sure? Read more about SHIP.
Who needs health insurance? Everyone! Unfortunately, unexpected accidents and illnesses do occur and students without comprehensive insurance are more likely to drop out of school for financial or health-related reasons. What about University Health Services? …
What is the difference between viral and bacterial meningitis?
With recent cases of viral meningitis on campus, UHS would like to share information on the difference between viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis. It’s very important for anyone with meningitis symptoms—including a severe headache, rash, …
ASK your way through finals: Three steps to stress less
No time brings stress and anxiety quite like exam season. With classes, projects, and deadlines piling up, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Having a strong support system and knowing how to use that support is …