Healthcare Services
Campus
- Health Services
(815) 753-1311
Services: General medicine clinic, gynecology clinic, infectious disease testing and immunizations, physical therapy, sports medicine unit, weight control and dietician counseling, allergy injections
Eligibility: registered students. Faculty and staff only in the event of an injury on the job
Cost: free except for prescriptions
- Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
(815) 753-1481
Services: Comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for speech, language, and hearing problems; serves children and adults
Eligibility: anyone
Cost: sliding scale for services only
- Office of Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources
Human Resources Building
1515 West Lincoln Highway
(815) 753-6000
Services: Assists in the resolution of affirmative-action related grievances in areas such as: working relationships, working conditions, employment practices, classroom or other education-related activities, and sexual harassment
Eligibility: NIU students, faculty, and staff
- Office of the Ombudsman
Holmes Student Center 601
(815) 753-1414
Services: Provides a means of conflict resolution that is non-confrontational, impartial, informal, and confidential.
- Judicial Affairs
Campus Life 280
(815) 753-1571
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F
Services: Assists in the resolution of conflicts relating to academic, residential, student conduct, and disciplinary issues. Services include counseling, information and referral, leadership training for student judicial advocates
Eligibility: NIU students, faculty, and staff
Surrounding Communities
- American Cancer Society
143 1st St
Batavia, IL 60510
(630) 879-9009
(630) 879-9047
Services: Public information and educational programming for community, computerized information on any questions regarding cancer
- American Diabetes Association
30 N. Michigan Avenue, #2015
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 346-1805
(888) DIABETES
Services: Initiates diabetes screening, provides nutrition counseling, supplies education literature and programs
- Association for Individual Development
309 W. New Indian Trail Ct.
Aurora, Illinois 60506
(630) 844-5040
TTD: (630) 844-5063
Services: Physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy early intervention services, developmental therapy, aquatic therapy, handwriting classes, listening therapy
- Crusader Clinic
1200 West State Street
Rockford, Illinois 61102
(815) 490-1600
Services: Special assistance for persons with HIV/AIDS, primary medical care, pre-natal program, comprehensive prenatal care, healthcare for the homeless, dental staff, provides access to health care for families without insurance or with limited ability to pay. Services include: dental care, pharmacy, home health care, counseling services and special assistance for people with HIV
Cost: sliding fee scale
- Kidney Foundation of Illinois
215 W. Illinois, Suite 1C
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 321-1500
Services: Provides education about kidney disease, including detection and prevention; maintains drug bank for kidney patients and spouses kidney donor program
- March of Dimes
Services: Educational materials on broad range of topics concerning prenatal health care
- Illinois Poison Center
222 S. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 906-6000
TDD: (312) 906-6185
Direct: 1-800-222-1222
Services: Information related to poisoning or toxic agent exposure either systemically or topically
- American Cancer Society - Support Programs and Services
(800) 942-6985
- Y-Me Organization
300 W. Adams Suite 430
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 364-9071
M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Salvation Army
830 Grove Street.
DeKalb, Il 60115
(815) 756-4308
Services: Aid for essential medication expenses