Clinic Dates and Times

The Flu clinics will be open to 麻豆传媒在线 employees and students.

• Thursday,聽 October 12, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Center for Environment Life Sciences, Atrium
• Wednesday, October 18, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom B
• Thursday, October 26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom A
• Tuesday, November 14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Center for Environment Life Sciences, Atrium

Make an Appointment

For your convenience and to ensure you have a flu shot reserved, please make your appointment, today!

Walk-ins are welcome, while supplies last. Remember to bring your insurance card (most insurance accepted) and University ID card.

Clinic Dates and Times

The Flu clinics will be open to 麻豆传媒在线 employees and students, and will be held in the Center For Environmental And Life Sciences, 1st Floor Lobby.

• Tuesday, September 22, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Wednesday October 7, 12-4 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 13, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 21, 12-4 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 27, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Make an Appointment

Please be sure to make an appointment as soon as possible to ensure we have enough flu shots available for everyone. Appointments are first-come first-served.

Walk-ins are welcome during the last half hour of each clinic, while flu shots last.

What to Bring to Your Appointment

Remember to bring your insurance card and have the consent form completed prior to your arrival. View Consent Form.

Don鈥檛 Come if You Are Sick!

If you are not feeling well, on the day of your appointment, please contact us to cancel your appointment and possibly reschedule.

Remember: Before coming to campus, fill out your self-assessment.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please call Anne Schepers at 973-655-5014 or 973-655-3851 or email schepersa@montclair.edu.

How Does Viral Gastroenteritis Spread?

The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis, often called stomach flu, is through contact with an infected person when you share utensils, foods, drinking liquids that are contaminated with the virus, or touching infected surfaces or objects and then putting your hands in or near your mouth. Stomach viruses can also spread quickly in group settings like schools, residence halls, and daycare centers.

Symptoms of the virus usually begin 12 to 48 hours after a person has come in contact with the virus, and last for 1 to 3 days.

• Watery, usually non-bloody diarrhea 鈥� bloody diarrhea usually means you have a different, more severe infection.
• Abdominal cramps and pain.
• Nausea, vomiting or both.
• Occasional muscle aches or headache.
• Low-grade fever.
• How Is It treated?

There are no specific treatments for gastroenteritis, it cannot be treated with antibiotics because it is not caused by bacteria. Drinking fluids is important to replace fluid loss from vomiting and diarrhea and to prevent dehydration.

Seek Medical Attention For Any Of the following:

• You’re not able to keep liquids down for 12 hours.
• You’ve been vomiting for more than 24 hours.
• You’re vomiting blood.
• You’re dehydrated 鈥� signs of dehydration include excessive thirst, dry mouth, deep yellow urine or little or no urine, and severe weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness.
• You notice blood in your bowel movements.
• You have a fever above 102掳F.

Depending on the cause, viral gastroenteritis symptoms may appear within one to three days after you’re infected and can range from mild to severe. Symptoms usually last just a day or two, but occasionally they may persist as long as 10 days.

There’s no cure for viral gastroenteritis, so prevention is key. Here are some tips:

• Thorough and frequent hand-washing with soap and water is your best defense.
• Do not share food or utensils.
• Avoid close contact with ill people.
• Avoid contaminated food and water.

If you are concerned about an intestinal problem, call the University Health Center 973-655-3459 and make an appointment to see one of our medical providers.

What’s In My Medicine?

What you may not realize is that more than 600 medications, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC), contain the active ingredient acetaminophen, otherwise known as聽罢测濒别苍辞濒庐 to help relieve pain and reduce fever. Taken carefully and correctly, these medicines can be safe and effective. But taking too much acetaminophen can lead to severe liver damage and even death. Acetaminophen and alcohol may not be a good mix, either. If you drink three or more alcoholic drinks a day, be sure to talk to your health care professional before you use a medicine containing acetaminophen.

Tell Me More about Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen is a commonly used medication for relieving mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, menstrual periods, colds and sore throats, toothaches, backaches and to reduce fever. It is also used in combination medicines, which have more than one active ingredient to treat more than one symptom. Therefore, you should read the label and check to see if acetaminophen is an ingredient, if you are unsure ask your healthcare provider or a pharmacist.

How to keep safe and avoid exceeding the recommended dosage:

• Don’t take more than one OTC product containing acetaminophen
• Don’t take a prescription and an OTC product containing acetaminophen
• Don’t exceed the recommended dose on any product containing acetaminophen

1. Wash hands often to help prevent the spread of germs.
2. Manage stress – decompress after finals, connect socially, and get plenty of sleep.
3. Volunteer your time 鈥� it鈥檚 a great way to fill up all of the time you now have
4. Don鈥檛 drink and drive or let others drink and drive.
5. Get medical and dental exams and screenings. Did you get your flu shot?
6. Strapped for cash? Consider contacting previous employers, babysitting, pet sitting/dog-walking, snow removal.
7. Eat healthy, stay active. Be inspired to stay in the spirit of good health!

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them in response to overuse and misuse of antibiotics. As a result resistant bacteria cause illnesses that were once easily cured. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are more often difficult to kill and more expensive to treat. In some cases these antibiotic resistant infections can lead to serious disability or even death.

Taking antibiotics for viral infections such as the common cold, most sore throats, bronchitis, sinus and ear infections are examples of how overuse of antibiotics can promote the spread of antibiotic resistance. So the next time you are sick, don鈥檛 be disappointed if antibiotics aren鈥檛 prescribed at first, it may one day save your life or someone else鈥檚.

Myth #1

The flu vaccine gives you the flu.

• The flu vaccine cannot cause flu illness. Flu vaccines are made with 鈥榠nactivated鈥� (killed) or partial virus and is therefore not infectious.

Myth #2

I don鈥檛 need the flu shot, I never get the flu.

• Your luck may run out! Keep in mind that campuses are very different from your home environment. You are exposed to many people and germs in classrooms, residence halls, and dining areas. This exposure increases your risk of getting sick from all kinds of germs, including the (very contagious) flu.

Myth #3

The flu shot doesn鈥檛 work.

• Yes, the vaccine is not always effective, but if you do get the flu despite being vaccinated, it will still offer some protection, making your disease less severe.

There are a few things you should do when you start to get that feeling that you are coming down with something.

1. First, get more rest than you think you need. Your body uses a lot of energy to fight illness so make sure you sleep, eat well, and drink plenty of fluids. This would also be a good time to tell your roommates and friends, as well as your professors that you are ill.
2. The next thing to consider is stopping by the University Health Center (UHC); our staff is here to help you manage your symptoms. Students can pick up some free over-the-counter medications from our 鈥淪elf-Help Station鈥� or schedule an appointment to be evaluated. The UHC is staffed by Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses who are familiar with the common problems encountered by young adults, and if necessary you can receive prescription medications and treatments to help you regain your health.
3. We do not provide medical excuse notes, therefore communication with your professor is encouraged. Read details about our policy on class notes.

All registered students are eligible to receive services at the UHC regardless of your health insurance. There is NO FEE for the visit, but there may be charges for some prescription medications and items such as crutches, lab tests, etc. We are open six days a week including most Saturdays. View UHC Hours.