Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) recognizes the challenges in navigating and accessing trans healthcare. The clinicians at SHAC are available to consult with students about beginning gender-affirming hormone therapy and make referrals to local providers for prescriptions.
Services SHAC provides at this time:
- SHAC APRNs will provide consultation about all aspects about gender-affirming care, including social and physical transition, and provide referrals to local providers when indicated.
- There are health care providers at the Northfield Hospitals and Clinics and Allina Clinic who prescribe gender-affirming hormone therapy. SHAC additionally has a partnership with Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis that allows for in-person visits at SHAC and virtual visits with Family Tree providers. SHAC staff can help facilitate initial appointments for gender-affirming hormone therapy at these clinics.
- SHAC APRNs will provide injection teaching for students who have recently been prescribed injectable hormones from an outside provider. We can also administer the injections for you.
- SHAC will accept lab orders from your prescribing provider so that lab work can be done on campus rather at an outside facility.
- SHAC staff also work with students to understand their health insurance plans and help them determine the best option for their care. Please note, it is illegal for an insurance company to completely deny coverage.
- Wellfleet, the student health insurance plan that can be purchased through the Carleton Business Office, will cover gender-affirming hormones as they do other medications after a copay is paid by the patient.
- Carleton Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) is a great resource for all students, but especially our LGBTQIA+ students. SHAC will not share patient information with the GSC but encourages our students to engage with the GSC for further support.
Carleton Student Health and Counseling recognizes navigating and accessing trans healthcare resources may present challenges and SHAC is continually growing awareness and support to serve the needs of transgender students.