Student Health

Our health service for students at the USC University Park Health Center continues to provide excellent services despite increases of encounters by at least 10% annually. The health center continues to be a leader in various programs such as emergency contraception, vaccination programs and information system technology. Our relationships and collaborations with the Health Science Campus and Childrens Hospital remain strong including those with the School of Physical Therapy, Department of Biokinesiology and Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Family Medicine, and Adolescent Medicine.

Some highlights include:

• Mandatory Insurance Policy and Plan Enhancements
  Finally accomplished after 10-15 years of discussion. The plan was implemented and successfully accomplished despite one of the firmest waivers at a major university. More students were enrolled than expected, and the plan appears to be in very stable status. Enhancements were made including vision plan, smoking cessation, allergy coverage and therapeutic abortion coverage. In addition, a new international assistance program was implemented and has been used successfully several times.
  
  
• Continued increase in encounters
  Medical encounters with health care providers continued to increase by about 10% going from about 35,000 in 1995 to 60,000 this past year. Despite the increase and outdated and undersized facility, patient satisfaction during this time improved from the 70% level to the 95% level.
  
  
• Modernize facility
  Two new project plans were worked on and both should be completed by March 2002. Interim space in Parking Structure D has been designated and that space will be complete by May 2002. An architect has been hired and design work started for a minor renovation of our main facility for summer 2002. This will allow us to accommodate our needs until a new facility is built. In addition, a project plan for a new facility is being completed with site assessments.
  
  
• Health Assessment of USC Students
  Two years have been completed and the data should be in print in spring 2002.
  
  
• Created Physical therapy CD-ROM and Video on Spine Tuning
  This CD has been completed and thousands distributed to students and staff. In addition, a new CD on knee and ankles is almost completed.
  
  
• Establish new web site
  Completed with online access to all insurance information.
  
  
• Medical Transport
  A new, more advanced, system of ambulance transportation for the campus and health center. Contract has been completed and implemented with Bowers ambulance service through a USC contract.
  
  
• Travel Clinic
  A new travel clinic has been implemented and has become very popular among students and travel programs.
  
  
• Emergency Contraception
  A new program for availability of emergency contraception through a health center protocol has been implemented in the USC pharmacy.

Fourth Edition of Adolescent Health Care was published in March 2002

National and International Recognition

Lawrence Neinstein MD

• Appointed an associate Dean of Student Affairs in March 2002.

National Key Committees

Lawrence Neinstein MD

• Member American Board of Pediatrics, Exam Committee, Adolescent Medicine (finishing term this year)
• Past President and Member Executive Board, Society of Adolescent Medicine (2001)
• L.A. County STD advisory Board member
• State Child Health Insurance Program, Advisory Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Technology Committee, Society for Adolescent Medicine
• HPV Task Force, American College Health Association

Stan Harris MD

• Chair, Southern California Psychiatric Society Committee on Gay, Lesbian and Bi issues.
• Re-elected: President, Southern California Lambda Medical Association.

Publications

Number of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals 2
Number of book chapters published 81
Number of books published 1
Number of abstracts published 2

Non Faculty

Paula Swinford

• Past President, American College Health Association

Jennifer Attenasio

• President, Pacific Coast College Health Association
• ACHA ATOD Task Force Committee
• ACHA Benchmarking Task Force Committee

Susan Biddlecomb

• Co-chair ACHA HIPAA Committee

Community Outreach Programs

• Counseling Center
  Involvement in peer mentoring programs through collaborations with other Student Affairs colleagues is a major program. The Peer Mentoring Program; Gay, Bi, Lesbian Peer mentoring; Black Women’s Caucus, and Latino Peer Mentoring are major contributions which support students and their academic achievement at USC.
• Immunization outreach
  Programs that have led to 1,000-2,000 immunizations have occurred off-site for students, staff, faculty and other community individuals
• Emergency Contraception
  Program established to provide emergency contraceptive services without a prescription successfully implemented reaching 24,000 students.

Institutional Collaborations

• School of Pharmacy - USC
  Significant collaboration in several projects including: emergency contraception, travel clinic, INH prophylaxis, pharmacy care of 24,000 students and IS development. In addition, a travel video/CD for students and staff/faculty traveling is anticipated for the coming year.
• USC Language Academy
  This collaboration has just been formalized and will provide enhanced services to this group of potential USC students.
• Hebrew Union College
  Continues to be successful collaboration with HUC students obtaining their care at the University Park Health Center.
• Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
  Continues to be excellent collaboration providing services to both students and now faculty and staff. In addition, several teaching videos and CDs have been produced.

Eating Disorder Program

Continues to be active collaboration between athletic department, counseling services and health center for referral and management of student athletes with eating disorders

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

University Park Health Center continues to provide teaching to medical students, resident and fellows both in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and at the health center.

School of Dentistry

UPHC continues to collaborate with research study on Sjörgren’s patients conducted at the School of Dentistry.

Information System Users Group

This collaboration to enhance an information system for college health/ambulatory care has included health centers at University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Cornell University, University of Texas, Austin, Northwestern University, Illinois State University, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Wake Forest University among others.

Other collaborations have included:

• Office of Disabilities-Coordinating services for students with special needs.
• Campus Community-Flu Outreach
• Office of Overseas Studies-Vaccinations