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Transition to Remote Learning, 2020
As cases appear in the United States and the cases increase worldwide, the university made the decision to close down the campus and convert to remote learning to avoid spread on campus.
Measles Outbreak, 2019
The University Library had a small measles outbreak. The LA County Department of Public Health quartined some students and staff who were exposed. To be cleared, students and staff had to show evidence of immunization to the virus.
Flu Shots Administered for Free, 1984
Flu shots offered for free.
Free Test for Sickle Cell Anemia, 1984
Sponsored jointly by the NAACP and Anheuser-Busch, Cal State LA offered free testing for Sickle Cell Anemia and other diseases on campus during the 1980s.
Blood Donor Drive Ends Today, 1983
As AIDS became more widely known, the Red Cross sought to reassure the public of the safety of blood donation.
Health Center to Provide Flu Vaccine, 1983
Cal State LA continued to serve as a center for public health in the 1980s by offering flu vaccines much in the same way it had offered polio vaccines in the 1960s.
Volunteers Being Scouted, 1983
The emergence and rapid spread of AIDS in the 1980s led to fears about procedures such as blood donation. Very little was known about the cause of the disease, which later was discovered to be a virus called HIV.
How to Keep from Getting Herpes, 1983
By the 1980s there was a growing awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as the herpes virus. College campuses such as Cal State LA sought to shed light on the risks by spreading awareness.
CSLA Health Center Treats Students Free, 1980
Cal State LA began to offer medical care for free to students.
Control, but no cure for Gential Herpes, 1981
From October to March more than 120 students reported at the campus Health Center for herpes simplex virus Type 2, or genital herpes.