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| − | Student access to local Medical and Dental Care is subsidized through Knox's Health Insurance program. Though [[Galesburg]] is home to 2 hospitals and a large number of small practices, students are left to fend for themselves when confronted with medical problems or when looking for a regular GP.
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| − | There is currently no on campus health service, with the exception of the [[SHAG]], which can't actually help you if you break your neck, or need insulin.
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| − | == Medical ==
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| − | ===OSF St. Mary Medical Center===
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| − | {{Main|OSF St. Mary Medical Center}}
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| − | Though further from campus, OSF has a very well appointed ER. If you cut your toe off in the middle of the night, you'll meet some very interesting people there.
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| − | ===Galesburg Cottage Hospital===
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| − | {{Main|Galesburg Cottage Hospital}}
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| − | This hospital is closer to campus, though the Emergency Room facilities tend to seem less well maintained than those at St. Mary's.
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| − | ===Small Practices===
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| − | * Galesburg Family Practice
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| − | ===Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc.===
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| − | The source for cheap, discrete birth control. They will give you a bag of condoms just for walking in the door. Birth control pills can be obtained here for as little as $25.
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| − | Despite cheap birth control methods, teenage pregnancy rates in Galesburg remain much higher than the national average.
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| − | Knox Insurance covers free STD testing, and OBGYN exams for free at FPS.
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| − | ===Knox County Health Department===
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| − | HIV testing.
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| − | ==Dental Care==
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | * [http://www.cottagehospital.com/ Galesburg Cottage Hospital] - official website
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| − | * [http://www.osfstmary.org/ OSF St. Mary's Medical Center] - official website
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| − | * [http://www.familyplanningservice.net/ Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc.] - official site
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| − | * [http://www.knoxcountyhealth.org/ Knox County Health Department] - official site
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Alternative menstrual products]]
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| − | [[Category: Health and Hygiene]]
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