Health Alerts & News
Going Abroad? It’s Important to Plan Ahead
Learn about your destination’s unique safety considerations and required vaccines well in advance of your trip.
Reduce Your Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
The Schacht Center for Health and Wellness urges all members of our community to take precautions against mosquito bites to reduce risks of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but serious illness.
Measles: Are You Protected?
Before celebrating at Reunion and Commencement and traveling by air, train, bus or public transit, the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness strongly urges all students, families, staff and faculty to be sure you’re protected against measles. Young children, elders and those with weakened immune systems are at risk for this highly contagious disease.
Traveling This Summer? Great Tips for Great Trips
Every year more and more Americans are traveling internationally — for vacation, business, and volunteerism, and to visit friends and family. Whatever your reason for traveling, the information on this page will help you to be Proactive, Prepared, and Protected when it comes to your health—and the health of others—while you are traveling.
Cold and Flu Season
Learn how to avoid being “a dreaded spreader.” Thank you for protecting yourself and our campus from illness. Remember, it’s not too late to get a flu shot; call 413-585-2800 to get yours now.
Be HealthSmart
Practicing HealthSmart behaviors such as careful, frequent handwashing; covering your coughs and sneezes with your elbows; not sharing drinks, food, smoking materials, mouthpieces, lip balm and makeup; disinfecting commonly touched items; and maintaining a distance of about three–six feet from persons who appear ill (or avoiding close contact with others if you are ill) are the best ways of preventing most illnesses.
Jed Foundation
In fall of 2017, Smith joined JED Campus, a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, program and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention efforts.