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CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital - School-Based Health Centers
The school-based health center provides convenient access to preventive and primary health services for students who might otherwise have limited or no access to health care.
What is it?
The school-based health center provides convenient access to preventive and primary health services for students who might otherwise have limited or no access to health care.
Who is it for?
Elementary, middle and high school students in five schools in Southwest Louisiana.
Why do they do it?
Providing accessible, affordable, quality health care and health education to students enables them to stay in school and their parents to remain at work.
Impact
More than 2,500 students were served in 2012. Services provided include care for minor illnesses and prescriptions from physicians, over-the-counter medicines, immunizations, comprehensive and sports physicals, behavioral health services, and hearing and vision tests. In 2012, the state of Louisiana provided about $500,000 in funding; the hospital contributed $633,000.
Contact: Joy Huff
Vice President of Support Services
Telephone: 337-491-7730
E-mail: joy.huff@christushealth.org
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