School Linked Health Care

The Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers has partnered with the St. Louis Public School System, St. Louis County School Districts, and the St. Louis Archdiocese to provide much-needed school-linked health services. In addition to periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment exams, our school-linked services include immunizations, dental screening, and follow-up exams.

Our school programs give students better access to health care while making it easier to detect potential health problems before they become serious. Untreated health problems, of course, harm a student’s ability to learn and to grow. Providing school-linked services also decreases absenteeism by keeping children healthier and makes it less likely that they’ll miss school to attend a doctor’s appointment.

Participating school districts include:

St. Louis Public Schools
Jennings
Ferguson-Florissant
Hazelwood
Special School District
Maplewood-Richmond Heights
Normandy

We also have established relationships with the following organizations:

Urban League Head Start
YWCA Head Start
Hilltop Head Start
Stella Maris Childcare Center
Special Olympics
St. Louis Job Corps
International Institute
Catholic Charities
La Clinica Publica

To get more information or to ask about adding your school to this program, send email to info@phcenters.com or call 314.367.7848.