Welcome to Student Health Center
OUR PURPOSE
The Purpose of the Student Health Center is to promote students' physical, emotional, spiritual and social well-being. Services and programs are designed to help students meet their educational, career and personal goals by encouraging healthy attitudes and behavior and fostering students' responsibility for their own health.
OUR MISSION
The Student Health Center holds in high regard the worth of each culturally diverse student. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and health by providing integrated physical and psychological health services.
Services provided by Mosaic Family Care under contract with East Los Angeles College.
For outreach, on-campus collaborations, flyers, comments, etc., please contact:
Cecilia Cruz, Student Health Center Coordinator, cruzc3@elac.edu
Mental Health & Wellness Hotlines & Resources
Medi-cal, Covered CA, My Health LA
Dates & Times:
2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10am – 2pm
July 9 & 23, August 13 & 27
Location: F5 ground level
Information & sign-ups – My Health LA is available to all regardless of immigration status
CalFresh
Dates & Times:
10am – 2pm
Tues July 9, Wed July 17, Tues July 23, Wed Aug 7, Tues Aug 13, Wed Aug 21, Tues Aug 27
Location: F5 ground level
You’ve signed up for financial aid, now sign up for food financial aid! Students who qualify receive a debit card to buy groceries.
WIC
Dates & Times:
2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10am – 2pm
Feb: 12 & 26, March: 12 & 26, April: 9 & 23, May: 14 & 28
Free healthy food & more for parents/guardians of children under age 5 or to women who have lost or ended a pregnancy. Available regardless of immigration status.
Free HIV Testing
Dates & Times:
Wed 4/10, 3-7pm. Tues 4/23, 10am-2pm. Thurs 5/16, 11am-3pm.
Location: E3 quad/outside Library – mobile unit
Depression & Anxiety Support Group
Dates & Times:
Fridays April 12 – May 10, 11am – 1pm
Location: Student Health Center F5-302
Our Bodies Our Minds
Dates & Times:
Thursday, April 25, 12:15 – 2:15pm.
Location: MPR F5-201
Description: An active workshop using theater and embodied techniques to explore the mental health impacts of sexual violence on survivors and communities. There will be student panelists and on/off-campus resources. Explore the potential mental health impacts of sexual violence, ways to reduce stigma around these mental health issues, how to build more supportive campus communities for survivors of sexual violence.
LGBTQ+ Student Discussion Group
Dates & Times:
Thursday, May 2, 12:15 – 1:15pm
Location: F5-211
No need to RSVP, just show up! All LGBTQ+ or questioning students welcome. (Please, no outside organizations without prior approval.)
Free Vision Screening & Eye Glasses
Dates & Times:
CANCELLED FOR JULY! Check back for Fall dates. TENTATIVE DATE! Thursday, July 25, 11am-2pm. Check back for confirmed date.
Location: F5 2nd floor
Description: Currently enrolled ELAC students only. First come first served. No appointments. Limited number of students can be seen. Signs-ups might be stopped before 2pm. Arrive early. Limited styles and prescriptions available. No contacts lenses or contact lens prescriptions. Supplies and services are limited. Eye glasses are donated. Services provided by volunteers from Strong Villages.
Medi-cal, Covered CA, My Health LA
Dates & Times:
2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10am – 2pm
July 9 & 23, August 13 & 27
Location: F5 ground level
Information & sign-ups – My Health LA is available to all regardless of immigration status
CalFresh
Dates & Times:
10am – 2pm
Tues July 9, Wed July 17, Tues July 23, Wed Aug 7, Tues Aug 13, Wed Aug 21, Tues Aug 27
Location: F5 ground level
You’ve signed up for financial aid, now sign up for food financial aid! Students who qualify receive a debit card to buy groceries.
WIC
Dates & Times:
2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10am – 2pm
Feb: 12 & 26, March: 12 & 26, April: 9 & 23, May: 14 & 28
Free healthy food & more for parents/guardians of children under age 5 or to women who have lost or ended a pregnancy. Available regardless of immigration status.
Free HIV Testing
Dates & Times:
Wed 4/10, 3-7pm. Tues 4/23, 10am-2pm. Thurs 5/16, 11am-3pm.
Location: E3 quad/outside Library – mobile unit
Depression & Anxiety Support Group
Dates & Times:
Fridays April 12 – May 10, 11am – 1pm
Location: Student Health Center F5-302
Our Bodies Our Minds
Dates & Times:
Thursday, April 25, 12:15 – 2:15pm.
Location: MPR F5-201
Description: An active workshop using theater and embodied techniques to explore the mental health impacts of sexual violence on survivors and communities. There will be student panelists and on/off-campus resources. Explore the potential mental health impacts of sexual violence, ways to reduce stigma around these mental health issues, how to build more supportive campus communities for survivors of sexual violence.
LGBTQ+ Student Discussion Group
Dates & Times:
Thursday, May 2, 12:15 – 1:15pm
Location: F5-211
No need to RSVP, just show up! All LGBTQ+ or questioning students welcome. (Please, no outside organizations without prior approval.)
Free Vision Screening & Eye Glasses
Dates & Times:
CANCELLED FOR JULY! Check back for Fall dates. TENTATIVE DATE! Thursday, July 25, 11am-2pm. Check back for confirmed date.
Location: F5 2nd floor
Description: Currently enrolled ELAC students only. First come first served. No appointments. Limited number of students can be seen. Signs-ups might be stopped before 2pm. Arrive early. Limited styles and prescriptions available. No contacts lenses or contact lens prescriptions. Supplies and services are limited. Eye glasses are donated. Services provided by volunteers from Strong Villages.
