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The first School Based Health Center in the Kenton County School District opens
The grand opening of the first School Based Health Center (SBHC) in the Kenton County School District was celebrated January 23.
The SBHC is located in River Ridge Elementary, but available to all KCSD students. The center is an easily accessible facility on school grounds where students can go for comprehensive preventive
 | | Video of KCSD Health Clinic Opens at River Ridge Elementary. Click on the arrow to watch the ceremony. |
and primary health care services.
The SBHC is open16 hours a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, and staffed by HealthPoint nurse practitioner Brandy Andrew. Services include:
- Physical exams
- Immunizations
- Diagnosis and treatment of illness
- Prescriptions
Appointments with the nurse practitioner can be made through each school's school nurse or made directly by phoning 859-341-4408, ext. 5514.
 | | Students and staff officially opened the SBHC with a ribbon cutting ceremony. |
HealthPoint Family Care is a nonprofit primary care medical and dental practice, serving about 25,000 low-income and uninsured patients in four health centers in Northern Kentucky.
HealthPoint also operates school-based health
 | | Chris Goddard, CEO of HealthPoint, discusses the benefits of the SBHC with Channel 9 News. |
centers in the Covington, Erlanger-Elsmere, and Boone County school districts.
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