Health & Wellness

dal.ca/langille
902-893- 6660

If you’re a full-time student, you already have a membership to the Langille Athletic Centre, the campus’s fitness centre, which includes:

• cardio equipment
• weight room
• weekly fitness classes
• basketball, volleyball, badminton, squash, racquetball, table tennis courts

dsu.ca/health-plan
dsuhealth@dal.ca

All full-time students are automatically enrolled in the DSU Health and Dental Plan that provides you with insurance coverage for medical, dental, travel, accident, vision, and many other services. If you’re an international student, you're automatically enrolled and billed for the DSU International Student Health Plan, providing coverage for visits with a doctor.

The DSU Health Plan(s) are mandatory unless you have comparable coverage. Visit the website for information about opting out of the plan(s).

You need to visit studentvip.ca/dsu to download your drug & dental plan card. If you're an international student, visit internationalhealth.ca/dsu to download your international health plan card.

dal.ca/achealth
902-893-6369 or 902-893-6300
Dairy Building

Student Health Services offers an on-campus clinic to support a variety of health care services, including:

• nursing assessments
• prescriptions
• sexual health support
• mental health support
• immunizations and flu shots
• STI and pregnancy testing
• contraception
• psychiatric referrals
• specialist referrals

Visit the staff at Health Services for unbiased advice, information, and resources on topics like:

• quitting smoking
• alcohol and substance use
• managing your stress
• increasing your personal fitness
• learning about healthy eating
• developing a healthy body image
• coping with eating disorders
• protecting yourself from sexually transmitted infections
• getting a good night’s sleep

dal.ca/mentalhealth

As a Dal student, you also have access to a library of online and mobile health resources. From building your resilience through the Q Life program, to texting a counsellor from your phone, there are many ways you can take care of and improve your health right from home!