Resources
Resource Materials
Funding Available Through NYSCHA
News From NYSCHA
NYSCHA Listserv
American College Health Association (ACHA) website
H1N1 Posters -

Resource Materials
Controlled Substance Information (CSI) on Dispensed Prescriptions Program. (Posted 2/16/11) The New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement has implemented the CSI Program to provide direct, secure access to practitioners to view their patients’ recent controlled substance prescription history. Practitioners can view controlled substance prescription information through their existing Health Commerce System (HCS) account: if a patient has received controlled substance prescriptions from two or more practitioners and filled them at two or more pharmacies during the previous calendar month.
Information Sheet - Put some think behind your drink:
A three page document about caffeinated alcoholic beverages, created by Rebecca Harrington, SUNY Oneonta. For links to additional resources on this topic, check Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages on Rebecca’s web site (The Office of Health Education @ S.U.N.Y. Oneonta).
Poster: Clean Hands
Even better than “an apple a day” for preventing illness – a new ½ page poster from Cornell University. You can make copies in color or black and white.
- About the New HIV Testing Law (November 2010)
- HIV Guidelines – A pdf copy of the new law.
- NYS Department of Health – Updates about the law.
- NYS DOH Statewide Webcast – “Amended HIV Testing Public Health Law” is now available for viewing and/or downloading on the Clinical Education Initiative website.
- Contact for questions: Lyn C. Stevens, MS, NP, ACRN
Deputy Director, Office of the Medical Director, New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Empire State Plaza – Corning Tower, Room 259, Albany, NY 12237-0658
(518) 473-8815, Fax: (518) 473-8814
e-mail: lcs02@health.state.ny.us - HIV Testing Resources – From Cornell University
Poster: HIV Testing .. is part of good health. This poster was created at Cornell University. Thank you to Alex Hall for sharing this poster that we can use on our campuses.
Letter: Offer of HIV Testing – This letter was created at Cornell’s Gannet Health Center. You may find this letter to be a helpful model for your own letter.

Funding Available Through NYSCHA
DISTRICTS: Funding of $200 is available for each district to offer programming that relates directly to increasing expertise in college health issues. Requests for funding should be sent to Maureen Emerson, NYSCHA Treasurer, at memerson@uhs.rochester.edu.
PROGRAMMING GRANTS: Funding is available to campuses who design programs which meet one or both of the following criteria:
- Programming will benefit students statewide, i.e., a program that could be modeled at other campuses.
- Programming will include a number of campuses within a given District.
Proposals for funding should be sent to the NYSCHA President. Forms outlining required information are linked below. Funding for grants will depend on the quality of programming, availability to students within the District, application to student programming statewide, and availability of funds available at the time of application approval. (Note: Funds available may vary by fiscal year.)
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News From NYSCHA
Beginning in March 2009, announcements will be posted on the NYSCHA home page in News from NYSCHA. Announcements can be submitted by anyone in NYSCHA by sending an e-mail or fax to Mary Madsen, Newsletter Editor, at mmadsen@uhs.rochester.edu or 585-256-1285 (fax).
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NYSCHA Listserv: nyscha@list.brockport.edu
The listserv provides quick and easy access for anyone in college health to communicate with each other on-line.
- To join, send a blank e-mail to: join-nyscha@list.brockport.edu. Be sure to leave the subject line blank. You will be active almost immediately.
- To send messages to the listserv once you are a member, send an e-mail to nyscha@list.brockport.edu. In your message to the listserv, remind readers to respond to your e-mail address.
- To respond to messages from the listserv, send an e-mail message directly to the sender. If you use the “reply” button, your message will go to everyone on the listserv. You will know you have received a message from the listserv when you see nyscha@list as the sender.
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American College Health Association (ACHA)
Check the ACHA website for the latest news in college health, information resources, professional development, the ACHA National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), projects and programs, volunteer opportunities, and much more.

H1N1 Posters - October 2009
H1N1 Flu – Thank you to the Gannett Health Services at Cornell University and the NYSCHA Health Promotion Section for making these posters available through the NYSCHA web site. You can print copies of these posters to use on your campus. Click the posters to download or print PDF files.