Student Health Center

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Our Mission is to provide the necessary support, education and environment to help Ventura College students LIVE F.I.T.

Fearless in overcoming challenges to reach personal goals

Inspiring a healthy change on and off campus

Thriving by achieving optimal physical and mental wellbeing

Goals for 2017: 1) Be ambassadors for a smoke and tobacco free campus. 2) Bring awareness to pornography addiction and recovery.
 

Hours, Location, and Contact 

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Friday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location: CRC-108 (ground floor of the CRC bldg)

Call: 805-289-6346 to make a confidential appointment.

If you have mental or physical health concerns call or stop by. Your student health fee covers most consultations but there may be minimal charges for certain services.

Medical & Counseling Forms - Click on this link to register onto your VC Health Center portal and complete your required forms.

Title IX

Keep you and your campus safe from violence and sexual assault. Click on this link to learn how.

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In case of a campus accident call campus police 805-289-6486

In case of emergency call 911

24 Hour Resources

Log onto your free online health and wellness magazine for this month's issue

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VC IS BREATHING FREE

We are now a smoke free campus. See us for free nicotine patches, nicotine gum and smoking cessation counseling to help you quit.

Tips For A Healthier 2018

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Porn Addiction-4 ways porn kills love

  1. Objectifies your partner
     
  2. Sex with a real person becomes less satisfying
     
  3. Destroys trust and increases a need for secrecy
     
  4. Leads to isolation
     
  5. We can help you with porn addiction. Call us to make a free and confidential counseling appointment


     

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WARNING! It may be time for some professional help if you are experiencing the following behaviors and feelings: 

  1. Trouble sleeping or concentrating that is interfering with school, work and family life.
     
  2.  Feeling down, hopeless, helpless or having self destructive thoughts most of the time.
     
  3. Using nicotine, drugs, alcohol, food, sex or gambling to cope with difficult emotions. 
     
  4. Having thoughts of suicide or homicide

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Own Your Sex Life

  1. GET TESTED!!! Protect you and your partner from disease. We provide FREE rapid HIV testing.
     
  2. Wear condoms. Condoms are the only way to protect yourself from diseases. Watch this video to learn how to put them on correctly.
     
  3. Talk about sex. It's important for you and your partner to be open and honest about how to keep yourselves safe physically and emotionally.
     
  4. Consent + Sex= Pure Bliss!