Cal Poly Campus Health & Wellbeing hosted “Spread Love, Not STIs” last Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Health Center, building 27, to raise awareness about its Self-Order STI Testing Program. The drop-in event focused on educating students about confidential sexually transmitted infection testing available on campus. Students arrived throughout the 90-minute […]
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Food insecurity is more common than students think, especially at Cal Poly
Kaylie Wang is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. Each day, students face the choice of whether to eat at Brunch or Streets at Vista Grande. Other students do not have the privilege of this choice. Individuals […]
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Health Center expands flu shot accessibility with free clinics on campus
Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing is offering free flu shots to students during October, with three remaining sessions taking place at central campus locations to promote convenient and affordable access.
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Where to find addiction recovery resources on Cal Poly’s campus
In the six years since its founding, Mustangs for Recovery has grown with more meetings and events, support staff and medications.
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Campus Health and Wellbeing hosts “Can you Narcan?” to educate on opioid overdose prevention
Every Friday from 4 – 6 p.m. until Oct. 27, Campus Health and Wellbeing will present “Can you Narcan?,” a distribution event on the Health Center Lawn (BLDG 27). The event will be complete with free snacks, activities, giveaways and more. They will be handing out free test strips, overdose prevention kits and, of course, […]
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A look into Cal Poly’s path to abortion access
Amid a national debate about abortion access, California has implemented abortion services on its public universities. Four years in the making, the College Right to Access Act represents a change in the way that reproductive healthcare looks for students at Cal Poly and beyond. “From the beginning of this project, we wanted it to be […]
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Campus Health and Wellbeing Counseling Services launches February Mental Health Fridays
50-minute seminars covering various mental health topics will be held via zoom each Friday of this month courtesy of Campus Health and Wellbeing’s (CH&W) Counseling Services. Any member of the Cal Poly Community can attend anonymously. Counseling Services outreach coordinator Sarah Colwell said the Zoom events are designed to be available, approachable and obstacle-free. “One […]
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Weekly Narcan distributions and overdose prevention resources are available for Cal Poly students
An increase in opioid overdoses has been occurring within San Luis Obispo County and in nations worldwide. Opioids are “a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many others,” as defined by The U.S. […]
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Campus Health and Wellbeing to host annual flu shot clinic
Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing will host their annual free flu shot clinic at the Campus Health Center on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The free flu shot clinic happens annually every October at Cal Poly, according to @mycpwell. The CDC states flu activity increases in October, so flu shots are highly […]
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Cal Poly Dream Center Food Cabinet provides healthy options to students
In a partnership with the Dream Center, Campus Health and Wellbeing has opened a food cabinet on campus located in Science Building 52, Room E-11. Similar to the Food Pantry also on campus, the facility will continue to provide resources for “historically underrepresented students,” the website states. This collaboration aims to give greater access to […]
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Therapy Dogs on Campus: A Paw-sitive Influence
The Alliance of Therapy Dogs is meeting on Dexter Lawn one Thursday a month for “Therapy Dog Thursdays.” This is in partnership with Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing to bring stress relief to students. The Alliance of Therapy Dogs is a nationwide organization with around 50 members on the Central Coast. The owners train […]