UConn Student Health and Wellness

What UConn Student Health and Wellness does

UConn Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) is an operating division of the University of Connecticut's Division of Student Life & Enrollment, headquartered in the Hilda May Williams building on the Storrs campus, with a secondary mental well-being and health equity office in Wilson Hall. The organization delivers integrated medical care, mental health counseling and psychiatry, pharmacy, laboratory and radiology, immunizations, sexual and reproductive health, sports medicine, eating disorder support, travel medicine, nutrition counseling, recovery support, and health promotion programming to enrolled students at UConn's Storrs and regional campuses. It operates with approximately 31 employees and is supported by branded peer education programs (Holistic Huskies, S.H.A.P.E., Sexpert Peer Health Educators, gloveBOX) and an APA-accredited doctoral internship in Health Service Psychology.

The underlying technology platform is the myhealth.uconn.edu patient portal, which handles appointment scheduling, secure messaging with providers, health record access, immunization history, and required health form submission. The pharmacy operation is paired with an online marketplace integrated with Touchnet for payments and a 24/7 Wellness to Go vending machine for off-hours access. Identity and forms leverage Microsoft CAS single sign-on and Microsoft Forms, while the Holistic Huskies podcast is distributed via Spotify and YouTube. SHaW holds accreditations from AAAHC, IACS, the APA, and the Healthcare Equality Index.

The business model is a hybrid of mandatory fee revenue and transactional billing. A mandatory Student Health & Wellness Fee is bundled into tuition and funds the baseline service offering on an annual, recurring basis. Services that exceed what the fee covers are billed to students' health insurance plans, with a dedicated billing team handling financial concerns. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-student, supported by an organic digital channel mix (Instagram with 4,174 followers, Facebook, YouTube), the Holistic Huskies podcast, large campus events such as Fresh Check Day and the Sexual Health and Wellness Fair, peer education programs, university email communications, and the main studenthealth.uconn.edu website.

Name

UConn Student Health and Wellness

Legal name

University of Connecticut

Website

https://studenthealth.uconn.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UConn Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) is a university health services division providing integrated medical care, mental health services, pharmacy, and health promotion programs to enrolled students at the University of Connecticut across its Storrs and regional campuses, funded via a mandatory student fee and insurance billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Student Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care & General Medical Services (EDALAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services (EDALAFAG), Group Fitness, Personal Training & Wellness Coaching (EDALAIAE)

Keywords

• University health services
• Student medical care
• Mental health counseling
• Campus pharmacy services
• Health promotion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Storrs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Student Health & Wellness Fee: Mandatory fee included in student tuition that funds basic health and wellness services provided by SHaW.
2. Insurance Billing: Services are billed to students' health insurance plans. Students may have financial concerns addressed by contacting the billing team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UConn Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) provides integrated medical care, mental health counseling, pharmacy, and health promotion programs to enrolled University of Connecticut students. Services are delivered through an on-campus clinic at the Hilda May Williams building and an online patient portal, with student health services largely funded by a mandatory student health and wellness fee included in tuition.

Product overview

UConn Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) is a comprehensive university health center offering an integrated medical, mental health, and wellness model. The organization operates four main service lines: Medical Care (primary care, allergy clinic, immunizations, lab testing, radiology), Mental Health Services (counseling, psychiatry, crisis support, group therapy), Pharmacy (prescription and OTC medications with delivery services), and Health Promotion (wellness education and peer programs). Key programs include the Holistic Huskies podcast, UConn S.H.A.P.E. body positivity peer educators, Sexpert peer health educators with their gloveBOX free condom distribution program, and the UConn Recovery Community. Services are accessible through the myHealth patient portal and include 24/7 mental health support lines and advice nurse services. SHaW is accredited by AAAHC, IACS, and APA for its Fellowship Programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• S.H.A.P.E. Student's Helping to Achieve Positive Esteem - a peer education group promoting positive body image and eating disorders awareness
• Holistic Huskies
• Sexperts
• gloveBOX

Quantifiable outcome

• Free 24/7 mental health support hotline available to students
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TogetherallminorOthersDigital mental health platform partnership providing students with access to an online peer support community for mental well-being.
• Advancing CT TogetherminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organization that provided free and rapid HIV testing at the 5th Annual Sexual Health and Wellness Fair.
• UConn Women's CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus partner collaborating with Sexperts and S.H.A.P.E. programs for joint events and initiatives including National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
• UConn PharmacyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-campus pharmacy partner collaborating on sexual health and wellness events and initiatives.
• Rainbow Center (UConn)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerUConn's LGBTQIA+ student center that periodically offers free, private rapid HIV and Hepatitis C testing, complementing SHaW's sexual health services.
• getluwiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSexual health product company that partnered with the 5th Annual Sexual Health and Wellness Fair, providing safer-sex supplies and educational materials.
• onecondomsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCondom manufacturer partner providing safer-sex supplies for campus events and the gloveBOX program.
• Opill (Over-the-Counter)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOver-the-counter birth control manufacturer that supplied door bags for the Sexual Health and Wellness Fair.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TimelyCare: Digital-first student mental and physical health platform contracted by universities to provide 24/7 telehealth, counseling, and psychiatry — competing for the same student health budget pool as in-house campus services like SHaW.
• Mantra Health: College-focused virtual mental health provider offering therapy, psychiatry, and wellness content to university students — a partial substitute for the mental health service line that SHaW operates in-house.
• Togetherall: Digital peer-support mental health platform already partnered with SHaW and contracted with many universities — adjacent technology layer that competes with or complements in-house counseling services.

Direct peers

• University of Michigan University Health Service: Major public university student health service offering primary care, mental health, pharmacy, and specialty clinics to enrolled students — directly comparable in operating model and student-population scale to SHaW.
• UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center: Comprehensive campus health and counseling center at another large public R1 university, offering the same integrated primary care, mental health, pharmacy, and health promotion model — directly comparable in scope, accreditation posture, and student-population scale.
• Penn State Health Services: Large public university student health and counseling service with primary care, mental health, pharmacy, and wellness promotion — directly comparable in scale, governance, and integrated service delivery.
• NYU Student Health Center: Integrated campus health and counseling service at a large private research university with primary care, mental health, wellness, and insurance coordination — closely comparable to SHaW in service breadth and student-segment coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Wellfleet Student (Health Plan): National student health insurance administrator serving hundreds of U.S. universities — a broad incumbent shaping the insurance billing revenue model that campus health services like SHaW depend on for reimbursable services.
• UnitedHealthcare Student Resources: Largest U.S. student health insurance carrier — comparable to SHaW only at the insurance/coordination layer but materially influences which services are billable to student plans.

Others

• Active Minds (mental health advocacy): National nonprofit operating student chapters focused on mental health awareness and peer education — thematically comparable to SHaW's peer-education programs and a potential ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrOBy-vmXL4PPUkgSsUH3Pg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/UConnStudentHealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/uconnstudenthealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uconn-student-health-and-wellness

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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