Mission Statement | Partnership | Health Education & WellnessFees | Hours | Confidentiality

Mission Statement
The Coahoma Community College Health Center’s mission, through sound partnerships, is to provide quality health care services to all students, faculty, and staff of the Coahoma Community College campus community.  The center further strives to educate its populous on the importance of leading healthy lifestyles by providing a wide array of programs that will be beneficial academically, personally, and socially.

Partnership
The Coahoma Community College Health Center shares a partnership with the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center.  Nurse Practitioners are in the center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.  A medical doctor is available upon referral.

Health Education and Wellness
The Health Center focuses on health promotion and prevention of health-related problems.  The center provides individual consultation on topics such as nutrition, disordered eating, substance use/abuse, stress management, and sexual health issues.   The center provides programs on health-related topics for the campus community.  The healthcare providers may provide exercise programs for healthy living partnering with the Student Wellness Center. 

Fees
There are no charges for services of staff nurses or physicians.  A charge will be made for injections, prescriptions, laboratory tests, and physical examinations.  When a student is referred to a specialist outside the Health Center, or when a student is referred for x-rays or special laboratory tests, all costs, including transportation, must be assumed by the student.

Hours

Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Confidentiality
Medical information and records are strictly confidential.  Information or records are not released to College officials, friends, or family members without the student’s permission.  In addition, information will not be shared with therapists or physicians who are not involved in the student’s immediate care without the student’s permission.