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 […]
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Viking Village SBHC: Now Serving Adults
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 […]
Medical Assistant Brings a World of Expertise to Roberts Academy School-Based Health Center (SBHC)
Pamela Heard started working at the Roberts Academy SBHC in January of 2016 and was the first medical assistant (MA) to join the school health program. When other SBHCs saw how well the model worked, they started to follow and now there are MAs in most of the Cincinnati Health Department’s SBHCs. Pam is a […]
Riverview East: Serving the Needs of a Diverse Community
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 […]
West Clermont: Dealing with a Dental Abscess
I sat down with Dena Richer, the nurse practitioner for West Clermont School Based Health Center (SBHC) and she detailed to me several stories of her experience with the new SBHC. One story illustrated the importance of comprehensive clinics which is timely because HealthSource of Ohio and Interact for Health are currently looking for […]
Well child care at Pleasant Hill Academy
Well child care is integral to our practice at Pleasant Hill Academy, and this year we were excited to implement point-of care-lipid testing. This has been a great tool for educating students on how important diet and exercise is to their overall health. Students are intrigued by the test itself, and are very interested in […]
Roberts SBHC NP Detects Student’s Heart Murmur
An 11 year old patient was seen in the SBHC for a well child check. The patient had a history of dizziness for a few years that had generally been improving and therefore was dismissed. On the exam in the SBHC, the nurse practitioner detected an unusual sounding heart murmur. Upon further questioning, it was […]
Roll Hill SBHC Starts Student Club: the Care Crew
The Roll Hill School Based Health Center has started a new student driven club called the “Care Crew.” The mission of the club is to find ways to help promote healthy bodies and healthy minds within the Roll Hill community. During the group’s first meeting the students made cute furry friends called Schmuzzies that they […]
South Avondale SBHC Successful Asthma Management
Our school base health center at South Avondale has a success story regarding a patient whom we have managed since the 2nd grade. When we took over his care, he had a history of uncontrolled asthma along with poor medication adherence, multiple ED visits and a couple of admissions every year. We knew that taking […]
A new smile at Roll Hill Academy
When she was only 8 years old she was struck by a car, injuring her arm and knocking out her top two permanent front teeth. Even Santa couldn’t comply with her “all I want for Christmas” wishes of bringing her two new teeth, because her mother was not able to follow up by taking her […]