Author Archive | Brianne Brenneman

Oyler, which is located in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, has a comprehensive School-Based Health Center which includes medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health care. For almost a year, Harley, a young student at Oyler was visiting the SBHC with complaints of pain while urinating. After a thorough investigation one morning during Harley’s […]

It was a normal day in the vision clinic, if there ever is such a day, as LeeAnne* walked into the clinic with burry vision. As Dr. McManis looked at her eyes, it was clear something was wrong with her retina. Dr. McManis quickly called a retina specialist who was able to describe a course […]

The Fairfield Vision Center sees not only students, but community members as well. A husband and wife, Mary* and John*, who both have diabetes were seen one day by Dr. McManis and they were in great need of vision services. They were both diabetic and at risk for completely losing their eyesight. Mary could only […]

A year ago, at the Fairfield Vision Center, in walked an 11 year-old girl named Leanna*. Leanna had never worn glasses and her mid-semester grades were straight F’s. She was greeted warmly by the front desk and quickly called back to the optometrist’s office. As Dr. McManis examined her eyesight, it became clear Leanna couldn’t […]

While sometimes the School-Based Health Centers have high stakes cases, there are many children and adults that come into the SBHCs on a daily basis who just need help getting their basic needs met. At the Levine Family Health Center, the nurse practitioner sees several ear impaction cases each month. While this sounds life threatening, […]

After gym class one day, T.J.* reported to his teacher that his testicles were hurting. The teacher sent him to the clinic where he demonstrated a great deal of pain. Upon examination, it appeared T.J. had a left testicular torsion, which needed to be confirmed via ultrasound. The Nurse Practitioner called an ambulance and followed […]

One morning in Cincinnati, a high school student named Stephanie*, arrived at the Levine Family Health Center about a personal health issue which was unrelated to mental health. As Heather, the nurse practitioner, was talking with Stephanie she noticed a phrase that made her feel uneasy. “I’m just done.” Heather tactfully asked Stephanie about her […]

Princeton’s main SBHC is located in Viking Village. The SBHC is in the center of the school with the high school on one side and the middle school on the other. For the past couple of years only students of Princeton City Schools have been seen in the center because there was only a Pediatric […]

If you’ve never seen Riverview East, it is almost shocking when you pull up to the building. Painted a vibrant blue and sitting upon stilts, the school looks like it was plucked straight from a futuristic movie. There are large signs that direct you to the entrance of the School-Based Health Center (SBHC), which is […]