Student Health Advisory Board

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The Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) for 2010-2011

The committee known as the Student Health Advisory Board of Oregon State University (SHAB) acts as a link between Student Health Services (SHS), Associated Students of Oregon State University (ASOSU), Student Incidental Fee Committee (SIFC), and the general student population.

Purpose of the Committee

  • Review and pass the annual budget of SHS
  • Evaluate and recommend changes to SHS programs and services
  • Determine ways to promote a healthy university community
  • Update and discuss happenings at SHS

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Recent Involvement and Ongoing Projects

  • Smoke-free campus proposal submitted in spring 2008, created through SHAB’s effort called the Fresh Air Initiative
  • Added to SHS the position of a full-time psychiatrist (as it was determined this was needed for a university of OSU’s size) when proposing the SHS budget in January 2008
  • Discussed the happenings of the H1N1 (swine) flu epidemic and the availability of flu shots
  • Assisting in the planning of the conceptual design for a possible new Student Health Center in future years

Committee Members

Students:

  • Kelsey Friedt
  • Mac Ovenell
  • Kimberly Rubey
  • Dacotah Splichalova
  • Ashley Vernon
  • Bunviseth Chip

 

Voting Faculty:

  • Steve Lawson, Administrative Officer, Linus Pauling Institute
  • Gianni Maddalozzo, Senior Instructor, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences
  • Melissa Cheyney, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department
  • Ruth Vondracek, Head of Reference Services, The Valley Library

 

Non-Voting Faculty:

  • Phil Histand, Director, Student Health Services
  • George Voss, Associate Director SHS Administrative Services

Contact

For more information about SHAB or about becoming a member, email osu.shab@oregonstate.edu.