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UCSC Health Center
1156 High Street
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
Phone: (831) 459-2211
Email: healthcenter@ucsc.edu

To Schedule An Appointment
By Phone: (831) 459-2500

Welcome to Student Health Services at UC Santa Cruz!

2008/2009 Health Insurance Information

Good health is more than just physical – it is a total state of well-being that includes your emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual needs as well. At UCSC Student Health Services we are here for you, not just when you are ill, but as you work to achieve and maintain a healthy balance between the demands of school, work and play.

Know exactly which form you need? Here are quick links to all the forms described on this page:

Summer Mailer sent to all incoming students

Student Health Services offers a range of services to support students as they pursue their academic and extracurricular programs at UCSC. Routine medical appointments are available throughout the year for care of acute and chronic illness, women’s health care, and health clearances for sports or travel. If you have a chronic medical condition, or significant medical history, please consider scheduling an appointment in order to establish care at the health center. Call our Appointment Desk at 459-2500 to schedule an appointment. It would be helpful to bring a copy of you medical records with you so that we can keep them on file.

We also offer care for acute illness or injury through our Urgent Care Clinic, which receives patients Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm, except Wednesday when we open at 9:30am. While school is in session, Urgent Care is also available on Saturdays between 8:30-11:30am.

In addition to routine and urgent medical care, the health center offers an on-site pharmacy, laboratory and X-ray department, as well as a staff dietitian. On campus Counseling and Psychological services are also available through Student Health Services.

Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) offers information, education, resources and support on issues such as alcohol and other drug use, sexual health and sexually transmitted infections, holistic health and stress management. Many peer education and volunteer opportunities are available through SHOP, and students are encouraged to stop in and talk to the friendly and knowledgeable staff.

UCSC also sponsors a Student Health Insurance Program to help students meet the UC requirement that all students have health insurance coverage. Information on the health insurance program, and UCSC Student Health Services programs in general can be found in the summer mailing sent to all new and returning students.

More information on student health issues can be found throughout this website, so please explore!