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Phillip Barkley, the director of the UF Student Health Care Center, answered dozens of questions about the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as the swine flu, during Monday night's Swine Flu Forum.
Students continued to hunt for jobs and internships during the Spring Career Showcase at the O’Connell Center Wednesday.
The recession is making an impression on this year's Spring Career Showcase.
After my father lost his job in November 2008, my family’s health insurance coverage lapsed. Although he found work — and, consequently, coverage for himself — in April, the rest of the family can’t join until March 2010. So, for the only year my mother and I have ever been without insurance, we have tiptoed through our lives, avoiding what health risks we could.
Gators who forgot to sign up for H1N1 vaccines at the Student Health Care Center will have another shot Saturday.
With flu season in full swing and H1N1 cases popping up in campuses all over the nation, officials are urging college students to take time from their busy schedules to get vaccinated.
I would like to commend the UF Student Health Care Center for a very organized H1N1 flu shot procedure. The online sign-up system was very easy to find and use. I printed out the forms and had them with me. A tent was set up outside, and it took me exactly 30 seconds to check in. Arrows clearly directed me to the correct location in the infirmary, and the entire vaccination procedure took less than 5 minutes. Kudos to the staff who organized what could have been a madhouse with long lines into a very streamlined program.
Condoms and candy canes were an unlikely pair Monday night in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom as the beginning of the holiday season fused with global health concerns.
Students will no longer be able to fake a case of swine flu to avoid looming exams and research papers.
Melissa Castillo was tired of draining her insurance expense account by going to UF’s Student Health Care Center for her migraines.
Students waiting outside the Student Health Care Center Thursday had more on their minds than the upcoming Thanksgiving break.
UF will conduct another mass vaccination for the H1N1 flu virus Thursday after receiving a shipment of 1,850 doses Monday afternoon.
UF Students in Free Enterprise is hosting a Women’s Career Expo today from 9 a.m. to noon at the Center for Innovation and Economic Development at Santa Fe College.
UF's first mass swine flu vaccination went off without a major hitch on Wednesday, with about 700 students showing up to receive their doses. The other 100 or so students who made appointments did not show up, said Kat Lindsey, marketing coordinator for the Student Health Care Center. The center has not decided what to do with the extra doses, but director Phillip Barkley said UF could have another vaccination day or maybe hold on to the extras until the next shipment arrives.
UF's Student Health Care Center will start vaccinating hundreds of students against the novel H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, Wednesday at 9 a.m.
As cold and flu season approaches, those who want to prevent from getting sick will pay extra attention to eating well, washing their hands, sleeping for no less than eight hours per night and taking their vitamins. All of these things usually come to mind when one thinks about preparing one's immune system for this time of year, but exercising does not.
We are grateful to the many north central Florida residents who have supported our expanded news talk and public affairs programming on WUFT-FM.
Jacob Smith, president of UF's Students for Change, spent Wednesday morning under a tree discussing health care.
While UF health care workers in the areas with the highest risks are now able to receive the H1N1 swine flu vaccine through UF, it's not clear when students and faculty will be able to do the same.
Brianne Umhoefer hasn't had health insurance since she was 13. She was covered by Florida KidCare, a federal program, and then - suddenly - she wasn't.
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