University Health Services
Promoting the enhanced health and well-being of the campus population.
Who We Are
As a fully accredited health center, University Health Services (UHS) provides clinical, preventive, skills-based and consultative services to undergraduates, graduate students and their dependents, as well as specialized services to faculty and staff.
What We Do
Outpatient Medical Services
The outpatient medical unit provides comprehensive primary care, including diagnostic assessments and care coordination, same-day assessments for acute concerns and specialty care. Specialty medical areas are tailored to the needs of the students, and include global and community health, sexual health and wellness, athletic medicine and travel medicine. Many of these services are available at the McCosh Health Center.
Counseling and Psychological Services
UHS’s mental health and wellness center offers crisis intervention, urgent care, counseling, group modalities and psychiatric evaluations. Its specialty areas are eating concerns, alcohol and other drug use, sports psychology, emotion management, and mindfulness-based stress reduction and related practices.
Infirmary Services
A 15-bed unit and skilled nursing staff provide on-site assessment,triage and treatment 24/7 to students with urgent health care needs. Students who experience complex or severe health problems are also serviced by the infirmary through support with transitioning to and from hospital-level care.
Health Promotion and Prevention Services
Health Promotion and Prevention Services is comprised of a team of health promotion professionals that advocate for the conditions necessary for the equitable well-being of the Princeton community and all its members. HPPS staff provide health promotion content — including via the Tiger Well website — expertise and consultation, training and skills-building, assessment, research, and communications.
Sexual Harassment, Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE)
The SHARE service provides crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, consultation, community education and prevention.
Occupational Health
Occupational Health provides occupational consultants for students related to workplace illness and injury, short-term disability, medical surveillance, and prevention and wellness programs.
Quality and Performance Improvement
A program that addresses many performance areas, including client satisfaction, service outcomes, and employee engagement.
Our Impact
- UHS clinicians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year
- More than 78 percent of all students are seen each year at UHS
- Each year, UHS staff engage in over 400-500 health-related outreach education and prevention activities, reaching the entire campus community
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