Ellery Knight
Advisor & Retention Specialist
Student Success
Health Resources
Ridgewater College provides speakers, classes, and activities throughout the year to support healthy student behaviors and choices. Each campus hosts an annual health fair in partnership with community agencies.
Automated external defibrillators (AED) and first aid kits are available across the campuses.
Fitness Center
Both Ridgewater campuses have a fitness center.
Lactation Pods
Both Ridgewater campuses have lactation pods available to students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
FitOn Fitness & Wellness App
FitOn is a leading digital wellness platform that offers a wide variety of workouts (with or without equipment), nutrition with personalized meal plans, and mindfulness classes. Ridgewater students may receive a free Pro membership through Student Life by signing up on our online form here. Each membership lasts through July 31 and will need to be renewed at the beginning of each school year by signing up again.
Free CPR Training
Learn CPR online for free! There is no cost unless you need to receive proof of certification. Students and educators with a valid .edu email address will receive a 35% discount on certification. Start learning for free through ProTrainings.
Immunization Records
Minnesota Statutes, Section 135A.14 requires that all students attending post-secondary schools have immunization status that is current for measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, and tetanus. People who were born in 1956 or earlier and students who graduated from high school since 1997 are exempt. All other students will need to submit an immunization record that is complete and up to date. Sources for dates of immunization are high school, clinic, or military records. If you have problems understanding these records, please contact student services for assistance.
Health Insurance Policy for International Students
All international students attending Ridgewater College are required to purchase the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities international student accident and illness insurance plan. Please contact Ellery Knight: 320-222-6071, ellery.knight@ridgewater.edu.
Health Links and Resources
Health and Relationship Violence
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Affordable non-profit rehab centers
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Date rape drugs
- Drinking and driving
- Drug Rehabs in Minnesota
- Effects of Drinking Alcohol on Your Health
- Poison control tips
- Poison Control Centers helpline: 1-800-222-1222
- Find a rehab that is right for you
- Tobacco cessation
Diet, Nutrition and Exercise
General Health
- Arthritis
- Blood pressure
- Cancer
- Cholesterol
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Common colds
- Diabetes
- Flu
- Getting enough sleep
- Hepatitis
- Mono
Mental Health
Community Resources
Hotlines
- Minnesota AIDS hotline: 800-248-2437
- Alcohol/drug referral service: 800-729-6686
- Cancer hotline: 800-227-2345
- Center for Disease Control (CDC): 800-232-4636
- Depression and anxiety 24-hour helpline: 800-234-0038
- Emergency 24-hour mental health helpline: 320-484-4585
- Family planning/STD hotline: 800-783-2287
- Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (Out Front Minnesota): 800-800-0350
- American Social Health Association hotline: 800-227-8922
- Poison Control Centers hotline: 800-222-1222
Hutchinson Campus Resources
- McLeod Emergency Food Shelf: 320-587-4796
- Common Cup Ministries: 320-587-2213
- Hutchinson Health
- Clinic: 320-234-3290
- Hospital: 320-234-5000
- Mental Health Clinic: 320-484-4610
- 24-hour crisis line: 320-484-4585
- Chemical dependency: 320-234-4610
- McLeod County Public Health: 320-864-3185
- Family planning, Follow Along Program, home visits, improved pregnancy outcome, new baby visits, pregnancy testing, SIDS, WIC, and Project Harmony
- McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence: 320-234-7933
- McLeod County Family Resource Guide [PDF]
- Methamphetamine Education and Drug Awareness (MEADA) Coalition of McLeod County: 320-864-1257
- Sober Nation
Willmar Campus Resources
- ACMC-Willmar Main Clinic: 320-231-5000
- Campus Ministries Center and Food Shelf
- Chaplain Jeff: 320-905-0345
- Carris Health Behavioral Health
- Kandiyohi County Public Health: 320-231-7800
- Kandiyohi County Resource Guide [PDF]
- Pastor Amy: 320-282-2225
- Rice Memorial Hospital: 320-235-4543
- Safe Avenues: 320-235-0962
- Services are free. Service provided to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Sober Nation
- Willmar Area Food Shelf: 320-235-2641
- Willmar inpatient drug and alcohol rehab centers
- Woodland Centers
