Welcome to Bard! We wish you good health in the years to come.
For many incoming students, this is the first time you will have to be dealing with health issues on your own. We at Health Services can help you by providing you with tools so you are better able to make smart, mature choices, and live a balanced life. Taking responsibility for your self sometimes means asking for help. We are available if you have an illness or injury, or if you simply have questions about your health, sexuality or life. Counseling Services offer short-term consultations and psychotherapy, workshops, and access to a consulting psychiatrist, as well as referrals to off campus providers. Most services offered at Health and Counseling Services are covered by the Student Health fee, and you can be seen by our providers, regardless of your insurance coverage.Medicine Cabinet
- any prescription medications you take in their original bottles
- a thermometer that you know how to use (a true fever starts at 100.5'F/ 38'C)
- pain medication such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen
- Band-aids, and a topical antibiotic ointment such as Bacitracin
- cold medicines, such as decongestants, cough syrup, cough drops
- oral allergy medications such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or cetirizine (Zyrtec)
- hydrocortisone cream or diphenhydramine cream for itchy bug bites or rashes
- sunscreen
- bug spray
- tweezers or special tick remover for when you forget to use your bug spray