Designated fees paid by all Northwest students enrolled in classes each semester fund the many services and initiatives that Wellness Services offers. Students benefit in the following ways:
Clinical Health Services
- Students are not responsible for the costs associated with routine office visits, which include consultation, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations only.
- Please note that students are responsible for the cost of the following type of services that may be associated with their office visit:
- Procedures (including, but not limited to, toenail removal, stitches, wart treatment, etc.)
- Lab Work (including, but not limited to, pregnancy tests, urine tests, blood work, pap smear testing, etc.)
- Injections (including, but not limited to, vaccinations, IV fluids, etc.)
- Medications
Any charges for which a student is responsible that is not covered by their health insurance (if applicable) will be charged to the student's University account.
- Patient education during visits to Wellness Services
- Liaison with Mosaic Medical Center Medical Staff and Hospital Emergency Staff and Mental Health Unit to promote access and quality care for students
- Prevention and response to emergencies in the student population
Counseling Services
- Individual and group counseling sessions
- Crisis management
- Consultations
- Outreach (campus, classroom, and community presentations)
- Eating Disorders Team for Northwest students
- 24-hour emergency resource for Residential Life and the campus at large in addressing students at risk
Wellness Education & Prevention
- Health promotion and health education opportunities for students (speakers, awareness weeks, campus activities, etc.)
- Grant writing to obtain resources that address a variety of health, wellness, and safety issues
- Peer Education program
- Programs for students who have experienced difficulties related to alcohol use
- Advisement of student groups
- Notification of the campus community of health risks and recommendations related to illness
- Collaboration with campus TV, radio, and newspaper to provide health and wellness information to the campus community
- Participation in all SOAR summer orientation sessions
- Participation in Transfer Student Orientation
- Programs during Advantage Week on health, safety and campus resources
- Prevention of communicable diseases, including (but not limited to) tuberculosis, meningococcal disease, measles, influenza, hepatitis through vaccination and education
- Coordination of health services in planning for response to bioterrorism and other emergency situations
Trainings
- Certified Peer Education training for students (RA's, Peer Educators, Community Leaders, etc.)
- Bystander Intervention training (Green Dot)
- Training for University employees on health and disease
- Training/Educational opportunities for students (University Seminar presentations, Residence Hall presentations, student group presentations, etc.)
- Trainings for student groups on diverse health and wellness topics, upon request
- Continuing education, training, and professional development for Wellness Services
Campus and Community Partnerships
- Participation in the Behavioral Intervention Team to address at-risk students
- Collaboration with International Involvement Center in providing services for international students, including education about health issues and insurance
- Collaboration with departments within Student Affairs to enhance shared initiatives involving alcohol responsibility, diversity and inclusion, volunteerism, and violence prevention.
- Participation in Missouri Partners in Prevention (PIP), which is a state-wide organization directed at coordinating campus and community efforts to address alcohol and drug abuse
- Participation in Maryville Partners in Prevention (MVPIP), which is a local group that strengthens campus and community efforts to address alcohol and drug abuse
