Mobile Clinics Offer Students Easy Access To Health Services
The clinics are in six districts in Contra Costa County and serve 24 middle and high schools.
East Bay Times:
School Health Buses Offer Physicals, Shots, Condoms And Advice
With the arrival of a mobile health clinic this year, students at Freedom and Liberty high schools now have easier access to medical services, such as physicals and sports clearances, immunizations and reproductive health care, and are taking advantage of the access. “It’s been great. It’s been very successful,” Kelly Manke, principal at Freedom High School, said. “We have a system in place where students who wish to visit the clinic fill out a little form and we have a box in one of our building offices. They put their information down and what they want to talk to them about.” The service is an extension of Contra Costa Health Services’ school-based clinics that have been around for the past 20 years. However, the buses have recently come to Freedom on Tuesdays and Liberty High School on Thursdays this year, and the demand for services is up. (Davis, 10/11)
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KPBS Public Media:
Rady Children's Hospital Doctors Urge Flu Vaccine
The peak of San Diego’s flu season is likely still weeks away, but health officials at Rady Children’s Hospital are urging everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated now, especially those with chronic conditions such as heart and lung disease... Rady's is offering a flu vaccine clinic for those 18 years and younger. The clinic, located on the third floor at 3030 Children’s Way, is open from 9 a.m. to noon, and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Murphy, 10/11)