Health & Wellness

The University Health Center by Nebraska Medicine offers convenient, quality health care services to university faculty, staff and their dependents who are 19 years or older. These services include a pharmacy, dental, physical therapy, nutrition, immunizations, travel clinic, allergy services, optometry services, lab tests, radiology, and blood pressure checks. Wellness profiles available for employees and check your total cholesterol, LDL & HDL cholesterol, hemoglobin and glucose.

Since January 1, 2018, the university has been smoke-free, tobacco-free and vapor free. Read the policy. 
EHS offers free individual and group smoking cessation counseling that can be tailored to fit your specific need. 
Tobacco Free Nebraska offers 24/7 access to free telephone cessation coaching and access to self-help materials. Call 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669).

Water bottle filling stations are across on campus. Use our map to find the one closest to you!

There are a number of services available to members of the Campus Recreation Center that include fitness programs, injury prevention and care, massage therapy, and wellness and nutrition.

Lincoln has a tremendous, beautiful and well-maintained bike trails system that connects to university campus locations. Additionally, trails provide routes for campus to campus biking. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was recognized as a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclist in May of 2013.  This award was based on the university’s strong commitment of encouraging individuals to view the bike not only as a form of recreation but a means of transportation.

Check out BikeLNK to learn more about Lincoln's bicycle sharing program. It's a system where bicycles are publicly available for shared use for a short period of time, for a fee. There are 19 stations throughout downtown Lincoln and on East Campus. Maps are on each kiosk, as well as on our website and the BCycle App.

The Employee Assistance Program offers personal and work confidential counseling services for a variety of topics. Ask about resources for depression, eating disorders, job loss, alcohol/substance abuse, and more.

Reach out to Prevent Suicide is an online presentation teaches you to learn to recognize the warning signs and where to go for help. You can find more help at http://suicideprevention.unl.edu/

Suicide Prevention at Nebraska. Knowing the signs of suicide is important in helping someone who may be at risk. By offering your understanding, reassurance and support, you can help your loved one or friend seek the help they need.

The Counseling and School Psychology Clinic offers free counseling services to university students, faculty and staff. The clinic is part of the educational psychology program in the College of Education and Human Sciences. The clinic, located in Teachers College Hall, Room 49, offers flexible hours. 

Cancer’s impact is physical, emotional and financial for the individual diagnosed, as well as for loved ones. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides counseling for employees and their insureds, covering topics such as emotional wellbeing at diagnosis, during and after treatment.

There are many resources  from the Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network. The Nebraska Department of Education has developed the network to provide training and technical assistance to local school districts, educational service units and parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Center for Advocacy, Response & Education (CARE) is a confidential, supportive resource for victims/survivors of interpersonal violence. They provide advocacy and support for students, faculty and staff who have experienced sexual violence, domestic/dating violence, sexual harassment and stalking. With a CARE advocate, you will be able to tell your story confidentially. You will be supported in your decision to report or not to report to police, Institutional Equity and Compliance (Title IX) or neither—the choice is yours.