Joint Office of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
Interim Administrator: Pascal DEMOLY
Administrative Manager: Emmanuelle HASLER
Responsibilities:
The Preventive Medicine Service is dedicated to providing health prevention, promotion, and education to all students and staff at the University. The department works to maintain the personal and collective working conditions necessary for their well-being, success, and fulfillment. Through a comprehensive approach that considers individual and environmental factors, the department draws on its welcoming and attentive nature, as well as its diagnostic and assessment skills, to better advise and guide students and staff.
Student Preventive Medicine Center
This center provides students with access to:
- medical checkups to assess their health and conduct preventive screenings
- medical examinations for the diagnosis and assessment of a disability, which, depending on the student’s program of study and the format of assessments, allow for recommendations regarding accommodations for coursework and exams/entrance exams
- vaccination tracking (required for students in healthcare programs or those at high risk)
- the provision of emergency contraception
Department of Occupational and Preventive Medicine
This department provides all employees with:
- medical examinations to assess their health and for professional medical follow-up
- site visits to assess work locations, job stations, working conditions, and workplace hazards, and to recommend any necessary adjustments
- vaccination tracking
Specialized Consultations and Prevention Initiatives Division
This center provides students and staff with access to:
- clinical psychology consultations and psychological care
- specialized preventive care consultations (addiction treatment, smoking cessation, nutrition)
It also works with the Student Life Offices to organize group activities and workshops on health education, risk prevention, and health promotion, all held close to where students study and live.
He also coordinates a team of eight Student Health Ambassadors (ERS), whose mission is to share health messages with their peers through on-site activities.
