Students at DVC do not have a place to go for medical emergencies or emotional support on campus.

DVC fails to provide basic health services like Band-Aids, mental counseling and violence prevention programs to its large student body of 20,000.

And the absence of a health center deprives students of the basic care they need.
According to the 2014 DVC Self Evaluation Report for Accreditation, our school’s mission statement includes commitment to student learning and promotion of “personal growth and lifelong learning.”

Health centers play an essential role in promoting growth and learning by providing important resources such as medical aid and emotional counseling; physical and emotional well-being provides the basic foundation for academic growth.
I propose that we promote student safety and well-being by initiating an effort to create a health center on campus.

As a student who once sought emotional support on campus but was unable to find any, I believe this to be a pressing issue that affects the overall well-being of our student body.

Whether it’s through a petition to the school board, a volunteer based club or a partnership with an outside organization, we need to address this issue.