Clinic Initiatives
Wellness On-The-Go Vending Machine
In September 2024, the Student Health Center officially opened its first Wellness On-The-Go Vending Machine for business on the first floor of the Student Center. The Health Center was awarded a grant from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation in August of 2024 to purchase vending machines to provide students with access to free pregnancy tests and other important healthcare items. The second machine is slated to open later this fall on the first floor of Academic Hall.
The vending machines carry free items such as sexual health packs, condom packs, menstrual care packs, and Plan B contraceptives. Other items are available for purchase and include OTC medications such as cold medications, cough drops, allergy medications, heartburn relief, pain relievers, and hygiene items such as tissues and deodorant. Both machines will have similar items but will also have different items to provide a wider range of products accessible to students. All products are purchased through our wholesaler and have a minimal markup – only to make items a whole number for ease of use. The plan is not to turn a profit and any profit we do make goes back into health center programming.
Point Park University has been awarded funds as part of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s College and University Health Vending grant program. The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is a fiscal agent for federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services in order to reduce maternal mortality, morbidity, and to support families in Pennsylvania.
Vending Machines are located in the Student Center Lobby and 2nd floor of Academic Hall.
| Item | Cost |
| Pregnancy Test | $0 |
| Covid Test | $3 |
| First Aid Kit | $3 |
| All Day Allergy Cetirizine HCL 10mg | $5 |
| Allergy Relief Diphenhydramine HCL 25mg | $4 |
| Monostat 3 - 3 day prefilled applicators | $25 |
| Nasal Decongestant PE - Phenylephrine HCL 10mg | $6 |
| Topical Chest Rub Cough Supressant | $6 |
| Delsym Cough Relief 30mg/5ml | $21 |
| Halls® Sugar-Free 7.6 mg Strength Lozenge | $5.50 |
| Halls® Cherry 7 mg Strength Lozenge | $5.50 |
| Major Cold & Flu Daytime Softgels | $5.50 |
| Theraflu® 650 mg - 20 mg - 10 mg Strength Powder | $16 |
| Halls® Honey Lemon 9.1 mg Strength Lozenge | $3 |
| Chest Congestion Relief DM - expectorant and cough supressant | $8 |
| Triple Antibiotic ointment - 1oz tube | $6 |
| Calcium chewable antacid | $6 |
| Anti-diarrheal - Loperamide Hydrochloride 2mg. | $4 |
| Stomach Relief - Bismuth Subsalicylated 262mg | $7.50 |
| Saline Nasal Spray | $4 |
| Acetominophen 500mg | $3 |
| Urinary Pain Rlief - phenazopyridine HCL 95mg | $9 |
| Ibuprofen 200mg | $4 |
| Naproxen 220mg | $7 |
| Nasal Spray Oxymetazoline HCL 0.05% | $4.50 |
| Delayed Release Omeprazole 20mg | $16 |
| Acid Reducer Famotidine 10mg | $4 |
| Hydrocotrisone Cream with Aloe - 1% 1oz tube | $4 |
| Laxative Bisacodyl USP 5mg | $4 |
| Tussin DM Max 4oz bottle | $8 |
| Carmex Lip Balm | $2 |
| Blistex Lip Balm | $2 |
| Speed Stick Fresh Deoderant | $2 |
| Lady Speed Stick Deoderant | $2 |
| Kleenex Pocket Pack Tissues | $0.50 |
| Earwax Removal Drops | $6 |
| Plan B One Step | $0 |
| Period Pack - 2 pads, 2 tampons, 2 liners | $0 |
| Sexual Health Pack | $0 |
| Condom Pack | $0 |
| Thermometer | $1.50 |
Do you have a suggestion of something we should stock in the vending machine? Let us know - studenthealth@pointpark.edu
The Spicy Book Nook
This new addition to the Health Center Launched on February 14th, 2024. Established completely by donations, this little lending library is available to all students. Housing a wide variety of romance books, this is a safe space for students to explore sexuality, triggers, and tropes. With goals to increase the amount of LGBTQ and BIPOC romances available, we will continue to expand on the beautiful diversity of Point Park University.
The Cycle
In an effort to end period poverty at Point Park University, the Student Health Center developed a program to provide a FREE menstrual product subscription service. This monthly delivery is made possible by donations from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and our Amazon wish list, donations from staff and faculty, and generous manufacturer donations. Students will receive their bag, use their products, fill out the order form place it inside the bag, and place the bag in the bin for refill thus completing the cycle. Refill boxes are located in the Student Health Center and outside the Summer and Community Education office on the 2nd floor of Lawrence Hall. Each month a “Cycle Circular” will be included in the bag describing products, educating on menstrual-related products, and more.
To sign up for the first time, please fill out the PointSync form.
- The Ruth
- 10 regular maxi pads
- The Harriet
- 10 super maxi pads
- The Maya
- 10 regular tampons
- The Diana
- 10 super tampons
- The Eleanor
- 5 regular tampons, 5 regular pads
- The Dolly
- 5 super tampons, 5 super pads
- The Oprah
- Mixed items totaling 12 pieces.
All addons are subject to availablity.
- Menstrual Cup or disc
- Reusable pads
- Reusable period underwear
- Angry flow bag
- This add on is a little care package for your angry flow. Includes but is not limited to candy, tea, hot pack, and cramp relief medication.
Drop off your bag by the deadline to have it refilled. Make sure you completely fill out the orderform and place it in your bag. Don't forget to zip your bag closed!
Deposit bags in the pink box:
In the Student Health Center
3rd Floor Student Center
-or-
Outside of Community and Summer Education
Lawrence Hall - room 211
Yes. Please follow the links below for the monthly Cycle Circular.
GloveBOX
GloveBOX is a condom distribution program where students can select safer sex supplies and have them delivered discretely to their dorm for free. This new program is available to all students at Point Park University.
Goals of the program
- To provide free safer sex supplies such as condoms, lubricants, and oral/dental dams.
- To provide education on topics such as safe product use, consent, and STI testing.
- To promote the use of safer sex products by PPU students.
How it works
- Fill out the online order form and choose from one of the premade boxes by the deadline.
- Select delivery or pickup.
- Your box will be delivered outside your dorm room on the GloveBOX delivery day.
- Available to order monthly.
- Additional free supplies and extra boxes are available in the student health center.
This program was adapted from the gloveBOX program at Student Health and Wellness at the University of Connecticut. We thank them for their support and collaboration. For more information on this program or the collaboration, please reach out to the Student Health Center.
Types of boxes
- Standard box
- Larger box
- Latex free box (limited supply – please reserve for those with allergies)
- Mystery box
- No-Glove Box
- Optional add-ons based on availability.
- 20 assorted external condoms
- 3-5 packets of lube
- Choice of 1 dental dam, nonlatex glove or internal condom
- 20 larger-sized external condoms
- 3-5 packets of lube
- 20 non-latex external condoms
- 3-5 packets of lube
- Choice of 1 nonlatex glove or internal condom
- 20 packets of lube
- 3 dental dams
- 4 non-latex gloves
- Bag of finger cots
- Choice of internal condom
- The “Mystery Box” has an assortment of external condoms, as well as several other safer-sex supplies. This box does contain specialty condoms, such as glow-in-the-dark, flavored, textured, and colors, or flavored lubrication.
- 20 assorted external condoms
- 3-5 packets of lube
- Choice of 1 dental dam, non-late glove or internal condom