Health Screenings For Students

Preventive Health Screenings

Campus Wellness offers drop-in health screening services to students, faculty and staff during regular business hours at both campus locations. Services include blood pressure screenings, body fat percentage analysis, and measurements of weight, height and body mass index. Services are FREE for students, faculty and staff and take only a few minutes to complete! Stop by one of the Campus Wellness officse at either the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center or Blatt PE Center today for a quick check up.

Blood Pressure Screening

  • Regular, periodic blood pressure and heart rate screening is recommended as a simple, effective way to recognize early signs of risk for and prevent many chronic diseases and conditions.

  • Takes just a few minutes

  • Come in before you work out

  • Learn your results and receive information about making or sustaining positive health behaviors that can help keep you healthy.

  • Staff can provide medical referrals and assist with setting up a follow-up appointment with a medical provider at the Thomson Student Health Center, as needed.

Body Fat Percentage Analysis

  • Healthy body composition and body weight is an important component to feeling healthy and well. Periodic measurement of body fat percentage is recommended as an effective way to recognize early signs of risk for and prevent many chronic diseases and conditions.

  • Takes just a few minutes.

  • Come in before you work out

  • Non-invasive measurement that uses a hand-held bio-electrical impedence analyzer (BIA) to estimate body fat percentage.

  • Learn your results and receive information about making or sustaining positive health behaviors that can help keep you healthy.

  • Staff can provide medical referrals and assist with setting up a follow-up appointment with a medical provider at the Thomson Student Health Center, as needed.

Additional Preventive Health Screenings – for Students

Cholesterol and blood glucose screenings are provided by the Thomson Student Health Center laboratory on a drop-in basis. After fasting overnight, students can drop in at the TSHC laboratory between 8-9am on weekdays for testing procedures.

Once the results are processed and reviewed by one of TSHC’s medical providers, your results will be communicated with you via MyHealthSpace, and in the case of abnormal results, a registered dietitian will follow-up with additional information and education. Campus Wellness staff are available to assist you with any additional questions you have about your results or how to make and sustain lifestyle changes that can have a positive impact on your health and provide referrals as necessary.

A small fee is charged for these services depending on your health fee eligibility status and the type of health insurance you have. Fees for services are available at: /shs/billing/charges/ or you can call the Thomson Student Health Center lab at (803) 777-3958 for pricing information. Payment for services can be made at the Thomson Student Health Center business office at the time you have the test done.

Cholesterol/Lipid Testing

  • The Laboratory offers a complete lipid profile

  • Please follow these fasting instructions before your visit. You must have fasted overnight for the tests to be conducted.

  • Choose the day you want to be tested – after fasting overnight, go to the Thomson Student Health Center registration desk between 8-9am to have blood drawn and check in for the lab.

  • No appointment is needed.

  • Lab results will be reviewed by a physician and you will be notified that your results are ready for you to view via MyHealthSpace within 7-10 days.

  • Learn your results and receive information about making or sustaining positive health behaviors that can help keep you healthy.

  • Staff can provide medical referrals and assist with setting up a follow-up appointment with a medical provider at the Thomson Student Health Center, as needed.

Glucose Screening

  • Students may request either a fasting plasma glucose test or hemoglobin A1c.

  • Please follow these fasting instructions before your lab visit. You must have fasted overnight for the tests to be conducted.

  • Choose the day you want to be tested – after fasting overnight, go to the Thomson Student Health Center registration desk between 8-9am to have blood drawn and check in for the lab.

  • No appointment is needed.

  • Lab results will be reviewed by a physician and you will be notified that your results are ready for you to view via MyHealthSpace within 7-10 days.

  • Learn your results and receive information about making or sustaining positive health behaviors that can help keep you healthy.

  • Staff can provide medical referrals and assist with setting up a follow-up appointment with a medical provider at the Thomson Student Health Center, as needed.

 

Stop by one of our Campus Wellness locations for more information or to have your preventive health screenings done today!

Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center (lower level): 803-576-9393

Blatt P.E. Center: 803-777-6518


 

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