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Wellness screenings and other offerings

Wellness screenings

As part of their Purdue benefits, benefit-eligible faculty and staff and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners may receive one free wellness screening per calendar year. Graduate staff screenings are free; graduate staff spouses/same-sex domestic partners pay $20.

Wellness screenings on the West Lafayette campus are provided this fall by the School of Nursing and include blood pressure, height, weight, and the finger stick procedure for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (good), and glucose (blood sugar).

Fasting is not required but is preferred. These tests and procedures are recommended for most adults. If an individual has an existing medical condition, or is already on medication for any medical condition including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or others, it would be more appropriate to see your health care provider for a screening. Participants must bring their PUID at the time of the screening. Spouses/same-sex domestic partners will need the employee/retiree/graduate staff PUID. Register online for a screening appointment at least 24 hours in advance. If you don’t have Internet access, call 49-45461.


Wellness Screenings for Official Purdue Retirees – Fall 2008

As part of their Purdue benefits, official Purdue retirees and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners may receive one free wellness screening per calendar year.

Wellness screenings are provided this fall by the School of Nursing and include blood pressure, height, and weight checks and the finger-stick procedure for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (good), and glucose (blood sugar). Fasting is not required, but is preferred.

These tests and procedures are recommended for most adults. If you have an existing medical condition, or you are already on medication for any condition, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or others, it would be more appropriate to see your health care provider for a screening.

Retirees must bring their PUID at the time of the screening. Spouses/same-sex domestic partners will need the retiree’s PUID to obtain a free screening. Register online for a screening appointment at least 24 hours in advance.

Wellness Screenings - Retiree and Retiree Spouse/Same-Sex Domestic Partner
Wednesday, September 24
University Place (Great Room)
1700 Lindberg Road, West Lafayette

Appointments:  8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Register online for an appointment:
www.purdue.edu/worklife
Click on “Register Now.”
Log in with the Purdue career account and password, or create a new account by clicking on “Start Here.”
Call 494-5461 for more information.

The September 24 screening is a “retiree only” event.  However, retirees can register for any of the scheduled wellness screening dates and locations.  Two other scheduled dates that would work well for retirees are September 22 and November 17 at WorkLife Programs.  WorkLife Programs is in the Purdue West Shopping Plaza on the corner of State Street and McCormick Road, next to Papa John’s Pizza.

Nursing Center for Family Health

The School of Nursing’s Nursing Center for Family Health, located in Johnson Hall B-5, offers a variety of additional screenings/procedures at a cost to the participant, including LDL cholesterol, triglycerides or a fasting lipid panel, complete physical exams, and pap smear testing.  For more information, go to the School of Nursing Web site and click on Nursing Center for Family Health brochure.


Flu shots 

Free flu shots are offered to benefit-eligible faculty and staff, graduate staff, retirees, and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners. Flu shot participants must bring their PUID with them at the time of the flu shot appointment. Spouses/same-sex domestic partners will need the employee/retiree/graduate staff PUID.

New for fall 2008

On the West Lafayette campus:

  • Several dates in October, November, and December will be scheduled, and
  • A variety of campus locations will be used for flu shot appointments.
  • Online registration for flu shot appointments will be available in October.
  • PUID required at time of flu shot appointment.

Watch this space for updates. If you have questions, or need more information, please call 49-45461 or e-mail worklife@purdue.edu.  

Speech and hearing screenings

The M.D. Steer Audiology and Speech-Language clinics at Purdue University offer free speech, language, voice, and hearing screenings. Clinical instructors and graduate students conduct the 15-minute screening. To register, call 49-44229. Walk-ins will be accepted based on availability.

Wednesday, December 3
9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Basement level of Heavilon Hall
Check in at Room B-11.

Screenings are open to adults 18 years and older. If you have any of the following symptoms, consider getting your hearing and speech screened: ringing in your ears, exposure to loud noise, ear infection, diffi culty hearing speech in noisy rooms, difficulty swallowing, hoarse voice, or lose voice easily.


All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Advance registration for classes is required. Please register online or call 49-45461. If you need accommodation to participate in a program, please contact us at least 14 days prior to the date of the activity.

 


Last Updated on September 18, 2008