QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION RESOURCES - FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN RESIDENCE HALLS DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
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QUA R ANTI NE AN D ISO L AT IO N R E SO U RCE S
FO R ST U D E NT S L IVIN G I N RE SID E N C E H AL L S
D I V I S I O N O F S T U D E N T A F FA I R SD I V I S I O N O F S T U D E N T A F FA I R S
RESOURCES
With students at the center of all that we do, the Division ask for instructions on making up coursework you will
of Student Affairs is committed to supporting you as be missing.
you pursue your academic goals during the COVID-19 • If you are in need of assistance due to your
pandemic. instructor(s) response to your request, please submit
We understand the rapidly changing events around a Care Referral (go.iu.edu/Care) and a staff member
COVID-19 may create a wide range of emotional responses from the Dean of Students Office will follow-up with
and increased distress. The Division of Student Affairs you.
would like to offer a range of virtual resources to aid you in
your time of quarantine and isolation. Student Advocates Office
The staff of our 19 departments are here to offer you If you’re facing an issue that is affecting your ability to
support. Remember you are not alone and we are Hoosier succeed at IU, you can get help from a Student Advocate.
strong. Student Advocates are retired IU faculty and staff
members who volunteer their time and expertise to help
Get help for yourself or someone else students facing academic and personal challenges.
You or a fellow Hoosier may be going through a Academic Assistance
challenging time right now and not sure where to get • Withdrawal from all subjects.
the support you need. The Dean of Students Office Care
Team is here to help. A Care Referral is an easy way to • Grade change requests.
request help with an issue or concern. • Grade appeals.
A Care Referral can be submitted to get help with: • Help students better communicate with faculty and
• Academic or administrative issues (advising, staff, especially when addressing concerns.
attendance, grade appeals, financial aid concerns). • Assistance navigating IU policies and procedures.
• Personal issues (relationship or family issues,
Responding to Misconduct Charges
adjustment to IU).
• Help students review and understand charges/
• Health or wellness issues (mental health concerns,
sanctions.
substance abuse issues).
• Ensure students understand their rights and
• Bias issues (harassment or discrimination).
responsibilities.
Submit a Care Referral: go.iu.edu/Care. • Help students navigate the details.
• Assist students in preparing for meetings and hearings
What should I do about my academics during the conduct process.
during quarantine/isolation? • Attend conduct meetings and conferences for support.
• If you have any in-person classes, contact your
Get in touch
instructor(s) and indicate you will not be able to
attend class and ask for instructions on making up • Phone: 812-855-0761.
coursework you will be missing. • Email: advocate@indiana.edu.
• If you are in an online class and are feeling well enough • Website: go.iu.edu/SAO.
to attend, please do so. If you are feeling too sick to
• Office hours: 9 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 4:30 pm,
attend, please notify your instructor(s) and indicate
Monday through Friday
that you will not be able to attend class virtually. Also
1 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesI N F O R M AT I O N F O R S T U D E N T S W H O
H AV E B E E N T E ST E D FO R C OV I D -1 9
What should I do while I wait for my What should I do if my test is
result? positive?
• Isolate in your room. • Remain in your isolation room until ALL of the following
conditions are met:
• Do not go out, including for food, class, or work. If you
are in an online class and are feeling well enough to • It has been at least 1 day (24 hours) since your
attend, please do so. last fever (without the use of fever-reducing
medications).
• Cover your cough, avoid touching your face, wash your
hands or use hand sanitizer frequently. AND
• Make a list of people who have been within 6 feet of • Your symptoms are improving.
you for a period of 15 minutes or more from two days AND
before you became sick until you isolated. If you have
no symptoms you count two days before date you were • At least 10 days have passed since your symptoms
swabbed. This is your list of close contacts. first appeared.
• Wear a mask and stay 6 feet away from others if you • If your symptoms get worse (see list at left of signs of
have to have any brief interaction. Interact with others severe illness) seek medical care. Call the healthcare
as little as possible. facility/ER to let them know you are coming and follow
instructions about wearing a mask when you arrive to
the facility.
Self-Care
• If you have never had symptoms you should isolate
• Take your temperature with a thermometer daily and
until at least 10 days have passed since the date of
write down your results. Fever = 100.4 F or greater.
your positive COVID-19 test. If you develop symptoms
• Drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids. while self-isolating see above conditions that must be
• Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) for fever and/or pain. met to discontinue isolation.
• Eat as tolerated without restrictions.
What do I need to do about my
• Watch for signs of severe illness – call 911 or go to the
contacts?
ER if you develop any of these (call the facility to alert
them you are coming). • If you feel comfortable, please notify those on your
contact list that you tested positive (as outlined above
in "What should I do while I wait for my result"). They
Signs of severe illness:
will be advised to quarantine for 10 days following the
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. last time they had contact with you. Close contacts
• Persistent dizziness, confusion, or inability to must be notified as soon as possible to decrease the
respond. chances of spreading the virus to more people.
• Not drinking enough fluids or not urinating. • You should also expect a text and call from a contact
tracer who will gather contact and activity information
• Severe or persistent vomiting.
from you to be sure that all measures are taken to
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest or prevent more infections. Please answer your phone,
abdomen. even if you don’t recognize the number. The contact
• Fever or cough that improve but then return or tracer will keep your identity confidential when
worsen. notifying any of your contacts.
• Worsening of chronic medical conditions.
2 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesI N F O R M AT I O N F O R S T U D E N T S W H O
H AV E B E E N T E ST E D FO R C OV I D -1 9
What should I do if my test is Where can I read more about
negative? COVID-19?
If you are not sure, please consult a medical professional. • The latest up to date information on COVID-19 in the
US and worldwide can be found on the CDC website:
• If you have a known exposure to a confirmed case,
www.cdc.gov.
continue to quarantine until 10 days after your
exposure. • Indiana State Department of Health Resources on
COVID-19: www.coronavirus.in.gov.
• If you were tested but had no known exposure to a
confirmed case, and you are asymptomatic, you can • IU Student Health Center Website:
stop your self-quarantine. healthcenter.indiana.edu. Click on
"Coronavirus (COVID-19): What you need to know."
• If you were tested but had no known exposure to a
confirmed case, and you are symptomatic, you may
have another respiratory virus that is circulating in the Important information regarding
community. Avoid work and group settings until 24 COVID-19 testing
hours after the last day of fever (without using fever
Because COVID-19 is relatively new, there are still many
reducing medications).
unknowns about the virus and testing for the virus. The
test results are intended to give information for use in
IU Student Health Center hours and determining whether to seek additional medical treatment
after-hours availability and/or take other actions, such as self-quarantine or self-
isolate, in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the
• Monday through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm and
virus to others. There are risks inherent in any COVID-19
1 pm – 4:30pm. Call 812-855-4011.
testing. You should consider the following:
• After Hours Nurse Line is available for urgent questions
• There are still many uncertainties about the
when the Student Health Center is closed. Call
transmission of COVID-19.
812-855-4011, option 5, for after hours nurse.
• If your test result is positive, the Student Health Center
Community Resources is required by law to report that result to certain public
health agencies, including the Indiana State Department
• IU Health Urgent Care, 550 S. Landmark Ave.
of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and
Phone: (812) 330-3688.
Prevention. In addition, IU Environmental Health and
• IU Health Bloomington Hospital Emergency Safety (EHS) will be notified for purposes of tracking
Department, 601 W. 2nd St. Phone: 812-353-9515. contacts and cleaning any campus locations where you
• Monroe Hospital Emergency Department, might have been. IU EHS is required by IU policy and
4011 S. Medical Park Blvd. Phone: 812-825-1111. applicable law to safeguard the privacy and security of
any such information we share, but may be required to
• 911 for IU Health Bloomington Hospital Ambulance re-disclose such information in order to comply with
Service. applicable local, state, and federal law.
3 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesI N F O R M AT I O N F O R S T U D E N T S W H O
H AV E B E E N E X P O S E D TO S O M EO N E
W I T H COV I D -19
What does quarantine mean? What do I do if I develop symptoms?
• Quarantine is the separation of a well person who has • Visit the IU COVID Symptom Checker 24/7 through
been exposed to a contagious disease to see if they one.iu.edu. You will be asked to fill out a form
become sick. Quarantining those exposed to COVID-19 regarding your symptoms and schedule a time for a
helps prevent spread of infection to others. symptomatic COVID test. If you need medical advice,
call 812-855-4848 to speak with a registered nurse.
What should I do during quarantine, • Drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids.
what does it mean for me? • Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) for fever and/or pain.
• Remain in the room assigned to you by IU and do not • Eat as tolerated without restrictions.
allow others into your room.
• Watch for signs of severe illness – call 911 or go to the
• Do not go out, including for food, class, or work. You ER if you develop any of these (call the facility to alert
may continue online classes. them you are coming).
• Wear a mask and stay 6 feet away from others if you
have to have brief contact with anyone.
Signs of severe illness:
• Participate in daily COVID-19 symptom checks via the
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
IU COVID Check.
• Persistent dizziness, confusion, or inability to
• Take your temperature daily and watch for symptoms
respond.
such as:
• Not drinking enough fluids or not urinating.
• Fever – a temperature of 100.4 or greater
• Severe or persistent vomiting.
• Cough
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest or
• Shortness of breath
abdomen.
• Sore throat
• Fever or cough that improve but then return or
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea worsen.
• Muscle aches • Worsening of chronic medical conditions.
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Congestion or runny nose
• New loss of taste or smell
4 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesI N F O R M AT I O N F O R S T U D E N T S W H O
H AV E B E E N E X P O S E D TO S O M EO N E
W I T H COV I D -19
Why do I have to quarantine for IU Student Health Center hours and
10 days after contact with someone after-hours availability
with COVID-19? • Monday through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm and 1 pm to
• The time it takes someone who has been exposed to 4:30 pm. Call 812-855-4011.
COVID-19 to show evidence of infection is typically • After Hours Nurse Line is available for urgent
4-5 days, but may be anywhere between 2-14 days. questions when the Student Health Center is closed.
This is called the incubation period. Call 812-855-4011, option 5, for after hours nurse.
• It is possible for someone infected with COVID-19 to
spread the virus to others up to 2 days BEFORE they Community Resources
develop symptoms.
• IU Health Urgent Care – 550 S. Landmark Ave.
• It is also possible to be exposed to COVID-19 and Phone: 812-330-3688.
develop what is called an asymptomatic infection.
• IU Health Bloomington Hospital Emergency
Those with asymptomatic infection do not exhibit
Department – 601 W. 2nd St. Phone: 812-353-9515.
any illness symptoms, but they can still spread the
infection to others. • Monroe Hospital Emergency Department –
4011 S. Medical Park Blvd. Phone: 812-825-1111.
• At the end of 10 days following an exposure, if you
haven’t developed symptoms, you are able to be • 911 for IU Health Bloomington Hospital Ambulance
released from quarantine. A small percentage of Service.
people may still develop infection between days 10-14.
During that time, it is important that you avoid crowds,
stay 6 feet away from other people, wear your mask
when you are around other people, and practice good
hand hygiene.
Where can I read more about
COVID-19?
• The latest up to date information on COVID-19 in the
US and worldwide can be found on the CDC website:
www.cdc.gov.
• Indiana State Department of Health Resources on
COVID-19: www.coronavirus.in.gov.
• IU Student Health Center Website:
healthcenter.indiana.edu. Click on
"Coronavirus (COVID-19): What you need to know."
5 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesPHARMACY SERVICES
The Student Health Center Pharmacy offers competitive
Allergies • Bisacodyl Tablets 5mg
prices on prescriptions and can fill (or refill) prescriptions • Benadryl 25mg • Dulcolax Suppositories 10mg
• Cetirizine 10mg • Docusate Sodium 100mg caps
from any licensed U.S. prescriber. We also carry a wide • Benadryl Liquid • Glycerin Suppositories
• Loratadine 10mg • Fleet Enemas
range of over-the-counter (OTC) medications. We bill • Fexofenadine 60mg
• Fexofenadine 180mg
•
•
Milk of Magnesia
Mineral Oil
most major commercial insurances and if you’re an IU • Chlorpheniramine 4mg
• Triamcinolone Nasal Spray
•
•
Fiber Tabs
Reguloid Powder
• Fluticasone Nasal Spray 60 &120 sp. • Benefiber Powder
student and your account is in good standing, you can • Pataday Eye Drops 2.5ml, 5ml • MetaMucil Fiber Thins
• Ketotifen Eye Drops (Zaditor) • Ex-Lax Tablets
transfer your pharmacy charges and co-pays to your • Loperamide 2mg Tabs
Analgesics • Senna Plus Tabs
student account ($5 minimum). • Ibuprofen (Advil) • Drip Drop Electrolyte pwd.
• Ibuprofen Susp. 100mg/5ml • Hydralyte Electrolyte tabs
• Acetaminophen Liquid 500mg/15ml
• Acetaminophen 325mg, 500mg OTC Ophthalmic Preps
Refill your prescriptions online (Tylenol)
• Acetaminophen PM
• Blink Contacts Eye Drops
• Lubricating Plus Eye Drops
• Acetaminophen ER 650mg • Refresh Optive Drops
Generally it takes less than an hour to fill your • Naproxen Sodium 220mg (Aleve)
• Midol Complete
• Refresh Liquigel Drops
• Refresh PM Oint.
• Acetaminophen, Aspirin & Caffeine • Refresh Celluvisc Gel
prescription. Or you can call ahead for same-day refills • Aspirin 81mg, 325mg • OCcusoft Eye Scrub
• Urinary Pain Relief • Muro 128 2% Solution
and you can pick-up at your convenience. We are open • Genteal Tears Gel
Cold/Cough/Sore Throat • Genteal Tears Drops
Monday through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm and 1 pm to • Mucinex • Systane Balance Drops
• Mucinex DM • OTC Ophthalmic Preps Continued
4:30 pm. Find us at 600 N. Jordan Avenue, across from • Mucinex DM Maximum Strength • Systane Ultra Drops
• Delsym • Systane Nighttime Oint
the Wells Library. We offer free parking for customers in • Nyquil Caps • Theratears Drops
• Nighttime Cough Syrup • Lumify Drops
the lot behind our building. Call us at 812-855-3865. • Dayquil Caps • ReNu Multi-Purpose Sol.
• Daytime Cold & Flu Syrup • Boston Conditioning Sol.
• Sudogest PE • Eye Wash
• Refill prescriptions at: go.iu.edu/pharmacy. • Guaifenesin Syrup
• Q-Tussin DM Syrup Probiotics
• Afrin Nasal Spray • Acidophillus Tabs
• Ayr Saline Nasal Gel • Florastor
Get your prescriptions delivered • Chloraseptic Spray
• Sucrets
• Florajen Acidophillus
• Cepacol Sore Throat Skin
• Cepacol Sore throat & Cough • Sarna Anti-Itch
The Student Health Center Pharmacy can deliver • DeepSea Saline Drops • Lubriderm Lotion
• Neti Pot • Eucerin Cream
prescriptions directly to your residence hall for free • SinuCleanse (Neti Pot Refill Pkts) • Aquaphor Oint.
• NeilMed Sinus Rinse Kit • Gold Bond Ultimate Lotion, Cream
through campus mail when dorms are open. We can also • Cold-Eeze Zinc Lozenges • Gold Bond Psoriasis Cream
• Cetaphil Cream
deliver to your home via postal mail for a $5 charge if you First-Aid/Misc. • Ceta-Klenz Cleanser
• First-aid/Misc. • Vitamin A & D Oint.
live off-campus. These services do not include controlled • Hot/cold pack
• Epsom Salt
• Zinc Oxide Oint.
• Hemorrhoid Oint.
substances, decongestants, or refrigerated medications. • Wart remover Liquid • Calamine Lotion
• Triple Antibiotic Ointment • Hydrocortisone 1% Cream
• Hibiclens Cleanser • Terbinafine 1% Cream
• Sign up for delivery at: go.iu.edu/pharmacy. • Domeboro
• Tucks Witchazel Pads
• Permethrin 1% Lotion
• Lice Killing Shampoo
• Abreva • Benadryl Cream
• Carmex • Bag Balm
Transfer your prescriptions from
• Chapstick • Differin 0.1% Gel
• Corti-balm
• Tablet Cutter Vitamin/Supplements
another pharmacy • Murine Ear Wax Removal Kit
• Aloe Vera Gel
• Cerovite multi-vit/multi mineral
• Vitamin C 500mg
• BandAids • EmergenC 1,000mg 10pk Rasp, Orange
• Mediplast • EmergenC Energy+ Gummies
If you have a prescription with available refills at another • Bacitracin Oint. • Vitamin A 10,000IU
• Vick’s VapoRub • Vitamin B Complex
pharmacy, you can use our online form to transfer • Solarcaine Gel & Spray • Vitamin B-6 25mg
• Petroleum Jelly • Vitamin B-12 1,000mcg
those refills to our pharmacy. Or you can bring in • Wound Wash • Vitamin D3 2,000 IU
• Vitamin D3 400IU
your prescription label and let us handle the required GI: Antacis, anti-gas,etc. • Vitamin D3 1,000IU
• GI: Antacids, antigas, etc • Vitamin E 400 IU
paperwork. • Prilosec OTC 42’s • Calcium Citrate + D (Citracal)
• Nexium OTC 14’s • Melatonin 3mg, 5mg, 10mg
• Zegerid OTC 42’s • One-a-day Women’s Vit.
• Transfer prescriptions at: go.iu.edu/pharmacy. • Famotidine 10mg • Omega 3 Fish Oil 1,000mg
• Tums Chews
• Pepcid Complete Women's
• Gaviscon Tablets • Clotrimazole 7 day cream
Buy over-the-counter meds • GI: Antacids, antigas,etc continued
• Acid Gone Tabs
• Clotrimazole 3 day cream
• Monistat 3 day cream
• Simethicone Tablets 80mg, 125mg • Astroglide Gel
• Pepto Bismol Chewable and Liquid • Rephresh
We carry many OTC items. See the list at right for our • Almacone Liquid • Vagisil Wash
• Lactaid Tablets • E-Contra One Step
complete inventory. • Meclizine Tablets 25mg
Topical Analgesics
Laxatives/Anti-diarrheal • Biofreeze
• Miralax • Aspercreme
6 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesWELLNESS RESOURCES
The Student Health Center's Wellness and Health Promotion team offers a wide-variety of individualized services and
programs on everything from eating a healthy diet to managing stress.
Nutrition Tobacco and Vaping Cessation
Looking for some tips on healthy eating during During quarantine and isolation you may find yourself
quarantine and isolation? Make an appointment with one unable to get tobacco and/or e-cigarettes and may
of our registered dietitians today. be experiencing difficult withdrawal symptoms. Our
• Make an appointment by calling 812-855-7688 or tobacco and vaping cessation team can help. You’ll get
schedule online at healthcenter.indiana.edu. judgment-free support and counseling as well as nicotine
replacement therapy (including patches and gum).
• Your first appointment is free, and your student health
Services are FREE.
fee includes one free 60-minute session with our
registered dietitians each semester. • Make an appointment by calling 812-855-7688 or email
Hope Frazier (frazierh@indiana.edu) to learn more.
• Appointments will be conducted virtually via zoom.
Quarantine Connections Sexual Health
During quarantine and isolation you may have trouble
Quarantine Connections are online sessions designed
finding ways to have intimate contact and remain
to support students who have tested positive for
connected to your partner. You can speak confidentially
COVID-19. The goal is to create a space where students
to an American Association of Sexuality Educators,
can connect with others in a similar situation to discuss
Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)–certified sex
the challenges of quarantine and isolation. Trained
educator to ask questions or talk about concerns.
Student Health Center professional staff will moderate
the discussion, but it is up to each student to decide what • To get started, email Heather Eastman-Mueller.
they want to share and how they want to participate.
• For register for a session or to learn more visit: Substance Use Support
go.iu.edu/37qt. Substance Use Intervention Services offers a safe,
judgment-free space for drug and alcohol use and
Health Coaching recovery support through the Collegiate Recovery
Community. The office can provide virtual counseling for
Meet with a health coach who can share strategies for
students who might be struggling during quarantine and
staying healthy during quarantine and isolation.
isolation.
Our health coaches offer supportive, positive guidance to
help you define your own vision and objectives in a way • Call 812-856-3898 or email subuse@indiana.edu to
that fits into this challenging time. connect with a counselor.
• Make an appointment by calling 812-855-7688 or
schedule online at healthcenter.indiana.edu.
• Appointments will be conducted virtually via zoom.
7 Division of Student Affairs Quarantine and Isolation ResourcesM E N TA L H E A LT H R E S O U R C E S
The trained, professional staff at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) on the fourth floor of the Student Health
Center will give you the confidential support you need. CAPS is currently offering services by phone/video only. In-person
visits have been suspended due to the ongoing pandemic.
Video: Resources for Students in Online workshops
Quarantine/Isolation Try a CAPS online workshop! These aren’t group
This video discusses how quarantine and isolation could counseling sessions—they’re more like a class led by
impact your emotional health and well-being. It will help CAPS counselors. You’ll learn strategies you can use
you get familiar with resources and strategies that can immediately to improve symptoms of stress, depression,
help you cope with stress during this period and will also and anxiety, and to better manage problems that affect
review mental health service offerings at Counseling and your success. These are FREE and held via Zoom.
Psychological Services (CAPS). • Current topics include Mindfulness and our general
• Visit: youtu.be/Sd4coTXbtBY Web Workshop. See our complete list of offerings at:
go.iu.edu/CAPS-Support.
COVID-19 and personal well-being
Individual counseling
resources
CAPS is currently offering counseling services by phone/
The wellness wheel illustrates a wellness model
video only. In-person visits have been suspended due to
with eight dimensions: social, physical, emotional,
the ongoing pandemic. We are only authorized to provide
occupational, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and
virtual counseling to students in the states of Indiana
financial. When you lose balance within or between
or Illinois at the time of the session. However, we can
dimensions of the wheel, your sense of well-being
provide consultation to assist students with identifying
decreases and you can experience distress. The current
resources in their area.
situation with COVID-19 has the potential to take you out
of balance. All IU students who have paid the student health fee
receive two free CAPS counseling visits each semester.
• Learn how the wellness wheel can help you pinpoint
If you’re a first-time client, you’ll also receive one free,
feelings of distress and direct you to helpful resources.
30-minute CAPS Now appointment to connect you to
Visit: go.iu.edu/WellnessWheel.
appropriate services.
• To make an appointment call 812-855-5711 or visit
WellTrack
go.iu.edu/CAPS.
Looking for ways to improve your stress management,
general wellness, resiliency, or mood? WellTrack is a
Emergency services
new app that offers self-assessments, tools to manage
anxiety and depression, progress tracking, and much For crisis situations and/or immediate need of support,
more. It’s available to ALL IU students for FREE! Learn call CAPS at 812-855-5711, 24 hours per day to talk to a
more at: go.iu.edu/WellTrack. crisis counselor.
• Download the WellTrack app on the Apple App Store or You can contact your local hospital emergency
Google Play Store and login with your IU credentials for department or contact the National Suicide Prevention
full, free, access. Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 .
If you’ve experienced a sexual assault or other types of
sexual violence, call Sexual Assault Crisis Service,
812-855-8900, 24/7/365. It's free.
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