BOARD OF EDUCATION CREATES CENTERS

In 1990, the Pendleton County Board of Education voted to create school-site centers to address student health issues. These issues include student illness, school dropouts, sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol abuse, weight control, peer acceptance, personal conflicts and teen pregnancies.

Since March 1991, the Centers have been staffed by a nurse practitioner, physician assistant and a pediatrician two to three days per week. Pendleton County school-site centers, the first in West Virginia, served as a model for other counties.

Parents, teachers, community health care providers and students are working together to benefit the health, education and future of our students. Through the services offered at the Health Centers and with the support of the community and parents, we can promote more responsible health-related decisions by students. We will continue to work to improve our children's self-esteem, ability to help themselves and access resources for self-help.

This position is being filled.

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Who is eligible to use the Health Center?
Any student may use the health education services of the Center. Only those students who have returned a consent form may be treated at the center.

Will parents have a voice in the Health Center's operation?
Yes. A local school Health Advisory Council is established to ensure student and parent participation in the formulation of the Health Center's programs and policies.

Is student information confidential?
Yes. Student's medical records are not included in the student's school file.

Will students or parents be charged for Health Center services?
Only services that would normally be billed at a clinic will be billed to the family. If possible, parents will be contacted before billable services are delivered. The Center will bill insurance companies, if desired by the family. If a student has no insurance, the student will be billed according to his or her ability to pay.

PARENT CONSENT FORM

Parents or guardians will be required to sign a consent form which authorizes a student to use the Health Center services. This is available to be downloaded in PDF: Parents' Consent Form

Students need to have returned a completed Parents' Consent Form to be eligible to use the health center services.

The Health Center staff will encourage students to discuss their health care needs with their parents.