Greetings!
Its Student Health Services coming to you from an appropriate social distance!
Just a reminder, we are open for online health counseling and limited services! We would love to hear from you. Call 408-288-3724 to book a Zoom Meeting or telephone call with Dr. Moos or Nurse Kathy.
Click here for our April hours. We will return to Tele-office Hours after Spring Break.
Here are some tips and tricks for staying healthy over Spring Break!
Students and Family members who do not have health insurance:
Covered California has extended its special enrollment. Sign up for MediCal for those that qualify or a Covered California Plan by clicking here.
Tips for staying healthy
- Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands! For at least 20 seconds
- Go for a walk! Walking around your neighborhood for at least 20 minutes a day helps ward off stress, Improve your mood and if it's sunny, gives you an immunity-boosting dose of Vitamin D! (caution: too much sun may cause sun damage and lead to skin cancer)
- Boost your work out to walk/run: Burn extra calories and stress!
- Beginners: Start with a Run of 15-30 seconds, and walk 1-2 minutes. Gradually increase your Running time…Go at your own pace.
- Many Boutique Exercise Studios are offering free recorded classes
- Turn on some music or live-stream your favorite DJ and have a dance party!!!
Shelter In Place over Spring Break has its own challenges when we all wish we were doing something else.
For help managing stress and anxiety and tips on how to survive social distancing and shelter-in-place visit:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/life-smarts/202003/how-survive-social-distancing-and-shelter-in-place
Be Well Jaguars! Student Health Services is here for you!!!
Kathleen Barzegar, RN BSN
Lead RN / Smoking Cessation Coordinator
San Jose City College
Student Health Services
Student Center 109
2100 Moorpark Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128-2799
408-288-3724 (Health Services)
fax: 408-297-4865
Kathleen.Barzegar@sjcc.edu