Wellness Center

• Health & Wellness Fairs
• Stress Less Week (fall and spring finals)
• Pregnancy Resource Fair
• Vaccine Clinics
• Blood Drives
• On-site health clinic (see below for weekly schedule) in Student Life and Wellness, Room U111

Parkland College Wellness Center, in partnership with Champaign Urbana Public Health Department, offers on-campus health services. Please call 217/352-7961 to schedule an appointment or visit the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District at 201 West Kenyon Road, Champaign IL for health-related needs. CUPHD will hold health clinic hours at the following time:

• Wednesdays from 9 am – 1 pm

Services Provided:

• STI testing
• HIV testing
• Condoms
• Birth Control
• PrEP
• Flu vaccinations
• Pregnancy Testing
• Assistance connecting to the insurance marketplace
• And more!

Parkland College Student Life and Wellness Center offers a designated lactation area on-campus for nursing mothers. Please visit the Office of Student Life and Wellness U111 and check in at the front desk. A secured space will be made available on a first come, first serve basis.

Amenities:

• Private room
• Comfortable chair and table to accommodate bottles and pumping equipment
• Running water to clean pump parts

We recommend that you bring a small cooler to store your breast milk.  

The meditation room, located in the Office of Student Life and Wellness U111, is available to members of the Parkland community who are looking for a quiet space to reflect, meditate, or pray. The room is accessible Monday through Friday from 8 am – 5 pm. Please visit the Office of Student Life and Wellness in U111 and check in at the front desk. A secured space will be made available on a first come, first serve basis.

• General eating is not permitted. Food or drinks for meditation or prayer purpose are appropriate.
• Please keep activities that might disturb others (i.e. speaking, music, chanting) to a minimum.
• Personal items should not be left in the space.
• Requests can be made for a space with a wash station for students who perform ritual cleansings.
• Problems with this room are to be reported to the Student Life front desk.

Parkland College has developed a process to preventillicit drug and alcohol misuse among its students and employees. Our resources include educational programs, referrals, and college disciplinary actions. Students with alcohol or other drug-related problems are encouraged to contact the campus Wellness Center for referrals to private and community agencies.

Parkland College is committed to establishing a drug-free environment. The institution also prohibits the use of tobacco, vapes, or any other form of e-cigarettes on campus and at college sponsored events.

• Promise Healthcare
  • Free and sliding-scale healthcare services
  • Medical, behavioral, dental, community, and women's health resources, including school physicals, insurance enrollment services, and resource assistance.
• Carle Foundation Hospital
• Christie Clinic

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 9-8-8

Champaign County Crisis Line: 217-359-4141 or text 741741

Counseling Support Center

• Therapeutic counseling is available free-of-cost to all current Parkland students

Rosecrance at Walnut Street

• Mental health and substance abuse outpatient services.Financial assistance available to eligible clients seeking services 

The Trevor Project

• Online crisis and support counseling for LGBTQ youth (ages 13-24)

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, please visit your nearest local emergency department

• CDC's How to Quit Smoking
• Illinois Tobacco Quitline
• TobaccoFree.org's Smoking Cessation Tips

• Wesley Food Pantry
  • Open every Wednesday 1 – 3 pm and the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 am – 12 pm in the M-Wing on campus.
  • Thursdays 5 – 7 pm at 1203 West Green Street, Urbana IL 61801
• Cash, SNAP (Food Stamps), and Medical Assistance
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  • Provides income-eligible pregnant and postpartum women with access to healthy food and referrals to healthcare
  • Serves women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum
  • Infants and children up to age 5
    

• 2-1-1 United Way
  • 24-hour free phone line to help find resources and services in the community
• Cost Plus Drug Co
  • Offers affordable access to medications regardless of an individual's insurance status

Stop by room U112 in Student Life for more resources and information.