Student health centers at both campuses provide free, or discounted, care for simple, common complaints. We do not do maternity, or broken bones, but 98 percent of the things, colds, gynecology, AIDS testing, we take care of. But they don't treat medical emergencies. Except for the FSU pharmacy, they don't accept insurance cards for payment. And at 5 p.m., both centers close.
Campus care The student health centers reflect the collective student bodies in many ways.
FSU Thagard Student Health Center office assistant Asiah Wolfolk helps Ana Abensur, a sophomore from Miami, with her undergraduate medical insurance. Nearly one in six college students lack health insurance, according to the Independent Insurance Agents of America. Three-fourths of those who do have coverage rely on their parents' policies. The top prescription item at Thagard is birth control pills. And skateboarding injuries are frequent.