Men’s & Women’s Health:
Sometimes it is hard to remember or to do, but it is very important to keep your bodies healthy. If you don’t, it can begin affecting other aspects of your lives such as academics, relationships, social, etc. There are a number of things you can do to make sure you’re physically healthy, and there are services on- and off-campus that can help you.
Basic health tips:
- Get your annual exams – medical and dental
- For emergencies, carry: insurance information, emergency contact information, and extra money/credit card
- Protect your skin – wear sunscreen
- Take regularly prescribed medications, but don’t mix with alcohol
- Get an adequate number of hours of sleep nightly
- No means No
- Just do it – eat 3 healthy meals daily
- Write down important phone numbers in case your cell phone gets lost of the battery dies
- Use the buddy system
- No glove- no love
Manhattan Resources
- On-Campus:
- Lafene Health Center
- general medical services providing health care for illness and injury as well as physical examinations;
- allergy and immunization services including information needed for travel;
- a pharmacy dispenses new prescriptions, refills, and over-the-counter medications;
- a laboratory equipped for any laboratory testing request, including those from non-Lafene physicians;
- asthma clinic;
- sports medicine;
- physical therapy;
- x-ray;
- a full service women’s clinic.
- Women’s Center
Lafene Health Center
Lafene Health Center offers K-State students comprehensive, high quality, easily accessible, affordable outpatient health care. Lafene also serves as a resource and an advocate for health education, promotion and wellness.
Services include:
The Health Promotion/Nutrition Counseling Department provides nutrition counseling to include a self assessment tool through Lafene’s web site; presentations on health topics; peer education programs; and CPR certification. Health Educators also teach an 8 week college health course available for 3 credit hours – enrollment in EDCEP 103 available through iSIS.
Hide DescriptionE-Mail: lafene@k-state.edu
Website: http://www.k-state.edu/lafene
Phone: 785-532-.6544 (general); 785.532.6554 (women’s clinic);
785-.532-.6595 (health promotion & nutrition counseling)
Women's Center
The K-State Women’s Center works to promote a safe and equitable work and learning environment for all K-State students through advocacy, presentations, academic classes, training, and referral. Over 150 K-State men and women from all majors comprise the Women’s Center’s student group, W.A.R. (Wildcats Against Rape), dedicated to raising awareness and lowering the incidence of campus sexual violence. The P.E.E.R.S. (Proactive Educators for the Elimination of Rape and Sexual Violence) class is taught by the K-State Women’s Center Director and is founded on the belief that students can effectively educate each other on issues concerning rape and sexual/relationship violence. The K-State Women’s Center sexual assault advocate provides 24-hour assistance for K-State students who have been victimized by violence or who are threatened by biased, hateful, or criminal behavior. Staff members work with individuals who are filing complaints under K-State’s Policy Prohibiting Sexual Violence and with offices and agencies on and off campus who can help students with law enforcement, legal, medical, and academic concerns. We promote a healthy, caring campus through SafeZone (http://www.k-state.edu/safezone/), nonviolence works http://www.k-state.edu/nonviolence/index.htm and such projects as the Manhattan Empty Bowls Project.
Hide Description - Off-Campus:
- Crisis Center, Manhattan
- Health Department, Riley County
- Mercy Regional Health Center
Crisis Center
Crisis Center
The Crisis Center provides confidential comprehensive services for victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse including: 24 hour hotline, crisis intervention, emergency transportation, safe shelter, advocacy, food and subsistence, referral, battered women's support group, rape support group, emotional support and understanding. The staff also provides educational presentations for classes and interested groups.
Hide DescriptionPhone: Administration Office 785.539-7935
Crisis Line 785.539-2785 or 800.727.2785
Riley County Health Department
The Riley County Health Department provides clinics and community programs. They provide education through brochures, presentations, and newsletters on nutrition, fitness, flu/cold prevention, smoking cessation, and much more. Their clinics provide family planning, immunizations, HIV/AIDS care, communicable diseases, and more.
Hide DescriptionWebsite: www.rileycountyks.gov/index.asp?NID=286
Phone: 785.776.4779
Mercy Regional Health Center
Mercy Regional Health Center provides a number of different resources, programs, and educational services, such as sleep disorder services, nutrition clinic, occupational health, pain management, weight management, and much more.
Hide DescriptionWebsite: http://mercyregional.org
Phone: 785.776.3322
