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CDC Travel Warning: Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa

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With the recent outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan, University Health Services (UHS) is sharing an update on travel alerts.  At this time, the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is low. To prevent the introduction of Ebola to the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Level 3 Travel Warning advising against …

Disrupting the Narrative Around Alcohol

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We all play a role in creating an inclusive, healthy, and supportive campus environment. This includes the ways in which our words and actions contribute to harmful norms around alcohol on campus. Here are a few ways you can contribute to a safer, more inclusive environment on campus.  Disrupt the narrative that high-risk drinking is the norm at UW–Madison …

Don’t face finals alone. Support one another.

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No time brings stress and anxiety quite like exam season. With classes, projects, and deadlines piling up, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Having a strong support system and knowing how to use that support is important. Remember, what you’re experiencing is often shared by your peers and together you can make it feel a little …

Centering survivors through programming and space renovations

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This April, UHS is centering student survivors through both community-focused programming and enhancements to our Survivor Services clinical spaces.  Our Sexual Assault Awareness Month program, “Connect & Reflect” features a student survivor art and history gallery and a closing reception including a film screening of Roleplay, a documentary about college students confronting sexual violence on …

Safe medication disposal—for the environment and our community

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Earth Week takes place in April, which means you may be thinking of ways you can take small steps to reduce your personal impact on the environment. One significant action you can take is cleaning out your medicine cabinet—chances are you have unused, unwanted, or expired medications that can harm the environment if disposed of improperly.   Responsible medication storage and …

End of Measles Exposure Window and Continued Communicable Disease Prevention Efforts

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On Saturday, University Health Services (UHS) and Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) marked the end of the 21-day post-exposure monitoring period after the measles case on campus. During the three weeks of monitoring and response, we are grateful to have seen no additional measles cases on campus. As of February 21, there is no longer a risk to the campus community related to …

Public Health Measures to Protect our Campus Community

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Protecting the health and safety of those we live, learn and work with is paramount at UW–Madison. With increasing reports of highly infectious diseases in the United States and on college campuses, UW–Madison has introduced a new policy that requires students to share their vaccination status to more quickly prevent the potential spread of these common communicable diseases:   This requirement services two …

Measles Vaccine Clinics for Students and Staff

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Read this message in:  Español / Spanish  |  Hmoob / Hmong  |  བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan  |  中文 / Chinese  |  नेपाली / Nepali To our campus community: As we continue to work with public health officials to monitor the measles case on campus, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking steps to protect the health of our community. To support …

Updates on the UW–Madison measles case

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To the campus community, The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to the health of the campus community. Since we notified campus on Monday about a positive measles case in a UW–Madison student, campus teams have been deeply involved in a response. We are writing with additional updates. First, the student’s health continues to improve and …