Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria, are rising in North Carolina. The state saw an overall 23 percent increase in cases from 2021 to 2022, with cases in women rising 133 percent from 2019 to 2022.
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Contraceptives — including condoms, emergency contraception pills and birth control — can lead to safer sex and fewer accidental pregnancies, but some UNC students struggle to access them, whether because of cost, privacy or awareness. Find out where the University offers free contraceptives and access to birth control methods on campus.
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UNC students and community members can now receive the flu and Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent booster shots at several locations on campus. Those with health insurance are encouraged to bring their insurance cards, according to UNC flu vaccination website.
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"We have to trust our institutions to not just tell us what is best but to actively work toward positive health outcomes, using its resources to protect students and promote safe habits in the physical spaces that students occupy."
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MCHP was started by CAPS after recognizing the need for a culturally responsive mental health service for students of color.
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The recent international monkeypox outbreak prompted the federal declaration of a public health emergency. With 138 cases reported to the CDC in North Carolina as of Aug. 13, local government authorities and University administrative members are actively working to address the situation.
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UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies for the fall 2022 semester in a campus-wide email Friday. The University will not have any testing requirements for asymptomatic individuals on campus and will no longer provide voluntary asymptomatic testing. Students who test positive for COVID and are living in residence halls can isolate at home or in their residence hall room. The University is not requiring vaccine attestation or re-entry testing, but both are encouraged.
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"It's far past time to push calorie monitors so they don't have to be right above food to a place where they are accessible to students who need them but not forced upon anyone trying to grab a meal at the dining halls."
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UNC campus recreation centers are offering a new check-in system called MorphoWave that allows students to check into facilities using only their hands. “You don’t have to have your ID with you and worry about putting it in a locker,” Goa said. “The feedback we’ve gotten from students that are utilizing them has been very very positive.”
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The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to front-line healthcare workers about a year ago, with no knowledge of when college-aged students would be eligible for the vaccine. As of November 30, the University has reported that 94 percent of the student body and 90 percent of all employees are fully vaccinated.
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"Infections like STIs are a public health issue, and we need health services to be easily accessible in order for people to actually use them. Campus Health is getting easier to access, but it still needs work."
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UNC's Campus EMS became a first-responder agency this semester, with its inaugural shift on Oct. 14 — four years after the organization was founded.
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"While the road to free, accessible health care may be arduous, there is still a plethora of options available to you if you’ve decided to terminate your pregnancy. Keeping this information transparent, public and accessible is essential for supporting abortion access for all students at UNC."
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The University is offering flu vaccinations to students, faculty and staff through Campus Health flu vaccine clinics, as well as Campus Walk-in Clinics, which require no advance registration.
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"It’s imperative the University step up and use the resources available to them to expand testing, and to prevent further COVID-19 cases spiking further than it already has."
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