Student Health
Student Health Advisory
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Flu info: |
Please watch the student video update from Dr. Michael Huey, Executive Director, Emory Student Health Services:
- August 28, 2009: Student video update
Please view the latest student advisory letter from Dr. Michael Huey, Executive Director, Emory Student Health Services for:
- Vaccination
- Strategies for isolation
- H1N1 Kit
- August 26, 2009: Student Advisory Letter
What should I do if I think I have H1N1 influenza (swine flu)?
Emory students on the main campus who experience flu-like symptoms should contact Student Health Services by phone or online via Your Patient Portal to arrange for an appointment with a clinician.
Oxford campus students should contact Oxford College Student Health Services during regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday) or 404.727.7551 after hours.
If you become sick, avoid contact with others, except to seek medical care. Be sure to notify your professors if you will be missing classes. Advise your professors, residence hall advisors, friends and others with whom you come in contact if you are diagnosed with H1N1 influenza (swine flu).
If you develop more serious signs and symptoms of illness, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, severe persistent vomiting, or dizziness or confusion, seek medical care immediately.
Students with flu symptoms will be advised to return home with family or in relative isolation from others while their symptoms resolve. Reducing the spread of the virus in our community is important. Anticipating absence from work and the classroom, and considering alternatives that allow for remote completion of duties or course work will go a long way toward managing the impact of this flu season in our community.
