Health Services
Tulane University requires all full-time students to have health insurance. Tulane offers a plan for those students who do not already have private coverage. New students enrolling in the Fall are automatically charged as are those students who have never declined the insurance in a past semester. All other students, including new students enrolling for the Spring semester must request this insurance through the administrative office of the Student Health Center. Laboratory tests, radiological exams, and prescription drugs are covered as specified by the individual’s insurance carrier. For those students covered by the Tulane Student Medical Insurance Plan, refer to the insurance booklet for details.
Louisiana state law requires that all students enrolled in higher education institutions be immunized by two doses of measles vaccine, one dose of mumps vaccine, one dose of rubella vaccine and a booster tetanus vaccine within the last ten years. Students are required to provide immunization records to the Office of Admissions prior to enrollment.
See additional information about the uptown and downtown student health centers.
Mental Health Services
Students: There are three centers you can use for assistance. These centers provide crisis assistance/management as well as the potential for regular counseling appointments. Option One: Tulane's Center for Educational Resources and Counseling (ERC), (504) 865-5113
On-call Phone for Counselor (after hours and weekends), (504) 865-5381
The ERC is located on the uptown campus and offers a variety of services from mental health counseling for individuals, groups, and couples by appointment to psychological testing, vocational testing, ADHD assessments, and disability services. To learn more, please visit the ERC website. Option Two: Tulane's Uptown Student Health Center, (504) 865-5255
On-call Phone for Physician (after hours and weekends), (504) 889-3352
The student health center uptown has services including screening for depression, alcohol, and eating disorders. Students who desire individual appointments with mental health counselors can make appointments here as well. Crises may be handled through drop-in during hours of the center. To learn more, please visit the SHC website.
Option Three: Tulane's Downtown Student Health Center, (504) 988-6929
If you are located on the downtown campus and want to seek immediate assistance you may contact the Downtown Student Health Center. They will provide assistance and/or referrals for students. For more information, please visit the website. Faculty/Staff: There are resources available for faculty or staff who feel the need to refer students for counseling or crises. Please click here for more information. These are some frequently asked questions. Disability Services
Office of Disability Services (ODS)
Located in the Educational Resources and Counseling office
Mechanical Engineering Building
Phone 504.865.5113
Hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
ODS website
Tulane recognizes that a growing number of people with disabilities have joined the university community in recent years as students, faculty, and staff. The university welcomes these individuals and seeks to support their particular needs and rights and to ensure that they have an equal opportunity to participate in the university community.
Tulane’s diverse student population includes well-qualified students with documented disabilities who may require learning, sight, hearing, manual, speech, or mobility accommodations to ensure fair access to educational and residential resources. These students are intelligent and capable, and have met the same rigorous standards for admissions as other students. To provide students with disabilities with every opportunity to explore educational opportunities and demonstrate their talents and intellect on a level playing field with their peers without disabilities, the university makes available reasonable accommodations in accordance with Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
ODS works in partnership with students, faculty, and staff to develop successful strategies for maximizing students’ academic achievement and participation in extracurricular activities and programs.
Students who have disabilities who believe that they require reasonable accommodations must register with ODS as soon as possible and follow all ODS procedures for requesting accommodations. Because current clinical documentation is required before ODS can consider any requests for reasonable accommodation, newly matriculating students who have documented disabilities should contact ODS and submit all necessary forms and documentation at least a month before arriving on campus.
Students should be aware that they are responsible for making requests for reasonable accommodations and for submitting all necessary documentation in support of those requests. While ODS can help students articulate their needs, will engage with students in an interactive discussion about possible accommodations, and can assist students in communicating any approved accommodations to instructors or staff, students remain ultimately responsible for complying with ODS and university procedures and for ensuring that the university is aware of the need for accommodation in the first place. Any student with specific questions about ODS procedures and policies should contact the director of ODS, for additional information. In addition, students with questions about the School of Public Health’s role in facilitating accommodations, if granted, should contact Kathy Ball, Career Services Director. | When unexpected, traumatic events occur, it’s normal to have strong physical and emotional reactions. Sometimes these appear immediately after the events, and sometimes they don't begin for several days, weeks, or even months. While unpleasant, these reactions are normal and usually temporary, leaving no long-term effects on the individual experiencing them. How strongly the event impacted the individual determines his or her response afterward, as do the person's past experiences, values, attitudes, beliefs and personal support systems.
Some of the wide ranges of normal responses are listed below.
Anxiety
Fatigue
Confusion
Isolation
Fearfulness
Twitching
Forgetfulness
Increased alcohol use
Numbness
Nausea
Distractibility
Increased drug use
Uncertainty
Headache
Impaired memory
Restlessness
Depression
Sleep problems
Poor judgment
Jumpiness
Anger
Sweating
Poor concentration
Guilt
Dizziness
Flashbacks
Irritability
Intestinal problems
Past traumas
Appetite changes
Grief
Breathing problems
Sleep disturbances
Vulnerability
Intrusive thoughts
Reduced sex drive
Disbelief
Nightmares
Outbursts
Suspiciousness
While each of these can be an expected response to a crisis, there are things that can be done to reduce their impact and to help restore normal feeling and functioning.
Remember you are normal and experiencing an expected, temporary response to a traumatic event.Healing from any injury takes time. Probably the most effective treatment for dealing with personal trauma is talking to friends, loved ones, ministers, or sometimes a counselor. Discussing the event repeatedly is a common,normal,and helpful activity for many people who have undergone personal crises. |
