FAQ-Health & Wellbeing

CWU Student Health Services can assist you with scheduling an appointment with their medical providers that are located on the Ellensburg campus. You can also ask them about virtual and telehealth options.

CWU Student Counseling Services fees are included with your enrollment, so all students have access to our on-campus counselors and mental health providers while they attend CWU. Virtual visits are available to our satellite campuses. This allows access for enrolled students no matter where they're located.

All professional staff in the Wellness Center are trained to provide advocacy and support following sexual assault or other forms of interpersonal violence. We are also home to PATH, or Prevention, Advocacy, Training and Healing for sexual and other power-based personal violence. Our office provides confidential support for survivors who experience assualt, abuse, harassment, or stalking. Our office can outline reporting options, offer emotional support and many other advocacy options. For more detailed information, visit the PATH website.

The Wellness Center does not recieve or retain any form of medical or health records. CWU Student Health Services is the campus resources for students' health treatment needs. To verify your vaccination status for enrollment, please see the Instructions for Submitting Vaccine Records on their website.

CWU Student Health Services can assist students with updating and receiving vaccinations.

Student Health Services can provide the COVID-19 vaccine. For all information regarding this vaccine, requirements, or other information, visit the Student Health Services website.

The Office of Health Promotion provides education centered around the 9 dimensions of wellness. Current topic areas we are prioritizing include:

• Mental Health Awareness
• Alcohol
• Cannabis/ Tobacco/ Other Drugs
• Violence Prevention
• Sexual Health
• Healthy Relationships
• Nutrition/ Body Image / Physical Activity

Our professional staff can also provide wellness coaching/ consultation regarding topics like sleep, stress and time management, recovery planning, and how to help a peer who has experienced violence.

The Office of Health Promotion is the home for PATH (Prevention, Advocacy, Training, and Healing) for students who have experienced interpersonal violence. For more information about PATH, please visit our website.

As a CWU student, a Wellness Fee of $18 per quarter is assessed. This fee goes directly back to students and provides for:

• 20 Condoms for each student each quarter
• Sexual assault prevention programming and resources
• Confidential advocacy and relationship coaching
• A safe space to ask questions about health and wellbeing without judgement or stigma
• Late night large scale events (Coping with Clouds, Condom Fashion Show, Show Up Speak Out)
• Other programs like The Great American Smokeout, The EveryBody Project, Mindful Mondays, Cannabis Corner, Cooking 101 and more!

The Office of Health Promotion provides 20 free condoms upon request to every student, every quarter. We offer standard lubricated condoms, non-latex condoms, large sized condoms, oral dams, internal condoms, and condom-compatible lubricant.

You can order condoms online for pickup, visit our online ordering form.

Here at the Office of Health Promotion, our professional staff team can provide education about different forms of birth control and contraception options. However, we do not staff medical providers and cannot prescribe hormonal contraception. These services are provided by the Student Health Services on campus. You can learn more about services and scheduling by visiting the Student Health Services website.

In the Office of Health Promotion, we have professional staff who have knowledge and resources to help you get on the right track for you towards recovery. We provide judgement-free and confidential consultations to students.

Are you worried about a friend, partner, parent, or peer? We can help you feel confident about helping the people you care about also. For more information or scheduling, contact us by email.

For more information and resources, visit our Recovery Webpage.