Health and Wellness
University Health Services
University Health Services provides many services to students, including:
- Birth control prescriptions, condoms, and contraceptive management
- PrEP prescriptions
- STI testing, including HIV and Hepatitis C testing
- Training on how to safely use injectable hormones
- Provide and dispose of sharps containers
- Referral to providers for hormone therapy, surgical questions, etc.
For updated guidance on mpox, please click here.
Healthcare Options for Trans Students
- All UMass Universities offer coverage for gender confirmation surgery and hormones. Go to www.universityhealthplans.com and click on UMass Dartmouth for further information.
The Patch Act
The Patch Act protects patients' rights to confidentiality in the event you are not the primary subscriber on your health insurance. For more information on how to use the Patch Act in Massachusetts, click the link below:
LGBTQIA+ Health & Wellness
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- GLMA's Provider Directory
- National Coalition for LGBT Health
- The National LGBT Health Education Center
- Transgender Care Listings
Regional LGBTQIA+ Affirming Centers, Providers, and Specialists
- Fenway Health
- Open Door Health
- Thundermist Health Center - Trans Health Access
- PRIDE Counseling & Consulting Southcoast
- Annalise Boisvert, MD, FACOG, NCMP
- Brian Costa, NP
- Rachel G. Folger, PMHNP-BC
- Rebecca Tanguay, MSW
- Stephen Finney, MD
- Trans/LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapists
- LGBTQIA+ Identified Therapists
- Non-Binary Identified Therapists
Wellness Resources
Basic Needs
- Jeanne's Cupboard serves as the campus food pantry
- Free menstrual supplies are available on the table outside of the CWGS office
- Free condoms and lubricants are available outside of the CWGS office
- Grants for Single Mothers
Body Image & Eating Disorders
- Center for Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders: Getting Help
- Eating Recovery Center
- Media Smarts
- The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Lactation Information
- UMass Dartmouth offers a location for breastfeeding in accordance with Massachusetts State Law.