1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:04,110 Allison Barton: Hi my name is Allison Barton and I'm the health 2 00:00:04,110 --> 00:00:06,660 educator at Moorpark College Student Health Center. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,120 I'd like to tell you a little bit about the health 4 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:13,440 center because a lot of students are unaware of 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,350 its existence even when we are all physically on 6 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:20,420 campus. The student health center is in the Admin. 7 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:22,970 building between the Performing Arts Center and 8 00:00:22,970 --> 00:00:26,330 Fountain Hall. This is the view of the Admin 9 00:00:26,330 --> 00:00:29,420 Building from Raider Walk, with our sign in the 10 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:32,450 foreground. Just walk up the stairs and go in the 11 00:00:32,450 --> 00:00:36,080 door. You could even take the ramp located to the 12 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:40,650 left from the perspective of this photo. When you 13 00:00:40,650 --> 00:00:42,950 walk in the door you'll see the health center. 14 00:00:42,990 --> 00:00:46,320 It's the first door on the left. Many students 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,170 don't realize that they actually pay a health fee 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,200 each term, and that entitles you to use an array 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,930 of services including medical, mental health, and 18 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:58,890 wellness services. We have a professional staff 19 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,560 that includes a physician, a nurse practitioner, 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,140 registered nurses, and medical assistance. And we 21 00:01:04,140 --> 00:01:07,200 have a fairly large mental health 22 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,650 staff as well including a psychologist, marriage 23 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:13,890 and family counselors, and post-doctoral trainees 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,400 offering short-term counseling to any thing that 25 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,770 you'd go to see your doctor about, you could come 26 00:01:19,770 --> 00:01:24,660 and see us for. Most of our services are free, all 27 00:01:24,660 --> 00:01:27,720 treatment is confidential, and is in no way 28 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,420 connected with your school record. To make an 29 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:32,550 appointment, and you do need an appointment for 30 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,950 most services, you just call the number on the 31 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:39,570 screen: (805) 378-1413 32 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:44,490 This is our waiting area. Notice the 33 00:01:44,490 --> 00:01:47,250 bins between the window and the door. This is our 34 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:49,770 "Self-Care Center" and in it you'll find 35 00:01:49,820 --> 00:01:53,010 over-the-counter pain relievers cough drops 36 00:01:53,010 --> 00:01:56,700 allergy medication band aids and more. We also 37 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,830 have free condoms and lube. They're found in the 38 00:01:58,830 --> 00:02:02,700 basket just below the bins. And we have great lip 39 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,370 balm. You paid for it with your health fee so take 40 00:02:05,370 --> 00:02:08,880 advantage! We also have paper and pen for you to 41 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,280 write out concerns to our receptionist, if you 42 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,950 feel more comfortable writing rather than saying 43 00:02:13,950 --> 00:02:18,560 what's on your mind. Because of the Covid-9 44 00:02:18,570 --> 00:02:21,390 pandemic the Student Health Center now offers most 45 00:02:21,390 --> 00:02:24,210 services with their providers via tele-health. 46 00:02:24,930 --> 00:02:27,390 Making tele-health appointments is the same as 47 00:02:27,390 --> 00:02:29,520 making in-person appointments. Just call the 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,030 number on your screen or visit the MC Student 49 00:02:33,030 --> 00:02:36,690 Health Center webpage to get started. Note: you 50 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:40,500 will need to complete all of your paperwork online 51 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:44,790 prior to your appointment and plan for privacy for 52 00:02:44,790 --> 00:02:46,740 the length of your appointment. 53 00:02:48,990 --> 00:02:51,270 So this is just a reminder that the Moorpark 54 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:55,890 College campus is one hundred percent tobacco free. 55 00:02:56,370 --> 00:02:59,940 If you need help quitting vaping smoking or 56 00:02:59,940 --> 00:03:02,550 chewing contact the student health center for an 57 00:03:02,550 --> 00:03:03,120 appointment. 58 00:03:05,190 --> 00:03:08,010 You may see this emblem in office windows if 59 00:03:08,010 --> 00:03:11,100 you're on campus or syllabi or e-mail signatures. 60 00:03:11,610 --> 00:03:14,160 It denotes that the person displaying it has been 61 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,300 trained as an LGBTQ+ ally, and as a safe first 62 00:03:18,300 --> 00:03:20,370 person for you to talk to regardless of your 63 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:24,870 gender or sexual orientation. There's a link to 64 00:03:24,870 --> 00:03:27,480 the SAFEZONE website from the Student Health 65 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,360 Center website. There you'll find lots of on- and 66 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:34,650 off-campus resources for LGBTQ+ people and 67 00:03:34,650 --> 00:03:35,760 their allies. 68 00:03:38,180 --> 00:03:44,350 I mentioned wellness services earlier, and one 69 00:03:44,350 --> 00:03:47,740 of those is free mindfulness training. So when 70 00:03:47,740 --> 00:03:50,950 we're on campus we have in-person sessions. But we 71 00:03:50,950 --> 00:03:53,440 also have an online version. And I want 72 00:03:53,550 --> 00:03:55,990 you to see how to find it. So first you're 73 00:03:55,990 --> 00:03:59,560 going to go to the MC website and scroll down to 74 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,810 the bottom until you see these buttons. You're 75 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:08,280 going to click on the health center button and 76 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,970 that will take you to our page. And then just by 77 00:04:11,970 --> 00:04:14,550 scrolling down the menu here you'll find 78 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:17,730 mindfulness training online. And you click on that. 79 00:04:18,450 --> 00:04:20,460 And that takes you right to our Mindfulness 80 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:24,340 Training page. There's a helpful "Getting Started" 81 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,240 link, and then after that you'll see each and 82 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,090 every one of our eight sessions with a 83 00:04:30,510 --> 00:04:35,130 corresponding button. Each session teaches a 84 00:04:35,130 --> 00:04:38,040 different technique for mindfulness training and 85 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,970 all of them are helpful. Some people find that 86 00:04:42,270 --> 00:04:44,970 some techniques are work better for them than 87 00:04:44,970 --> 00:04:47,550 others. So there are just lots of lots of 88 00:04:47,550 --> 00:04:50,580 different ones. So try starting from the beginning 89 00:04:50,580 --> 00:04:53,820 and if you don't like it try a different one. What 90 00:04:53,820 --> 00:04:57,480 we've found is that many of our students really find 91 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,890 it helpful as far as focusing on school work or in 92 00:05:01,890 --> 00:05:06,780 class. It helps with kind of maintaining healthy 93 00:05:06,780 --> 00:05:11,340 relationships. And it also helps you manage stress 94 00:05:11,370 --> 00:05:14,070 and even other medical conditions or mental health 95 00:05:14,070 --> 00:05:17,130 conditions. Many of our students are finding that 96 00:05:17,130 --> 00:05:20,850 life during Covid-19 is adding even more stress 97 00:05:20,850 --> 00:05:23,250 and finding that practicing mindfulness helps them 98 00:05:23,250 --> 00:05:28,080 cope better with the current realities. So to 99 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,810 recap the Moorpark College Student Health Center 100 00:05:30,810 --> 00:05:33,780 is ready to help you with a wide variety of 101 00:05:33,780 --> 00:05:36,060 medical, mental health, and health education 102 00:05:36,060 --> 00:05:39,330 services for all enrolled students, most of which 103 00:05:39,330 --> 00:05:41,970 are delivered via tele-health. Please take 104 00:05:41,970 --> 00:05:44,670 advantage. If you have any questions for me, I can 105 00:05:44,670 --> 00:05:49,090 be reached by email at abarton@vcccd.edu, 106 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,960 or call the Student Health Center. 107 00:05:52,020 --> 00:05:54,480 We're there for you and ready to help. Thank you so 108 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,530 much for your time!