For some local students, going to the doctor or dentist will soon be as easy and affordable as going to school.
“I am very pleased that Primary Healthcare Center partnered with our school system to bring this vital resource, a school-based health center, to children attending Tiger Creek Elementary School,” Catoosa County Public Schools Superintendent Denia Reese said.
School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) have been recognized as improving the overall health and well-being of children and adolescents by offering comprehensive health care.
“Having these medical and dental services will improve attendance and student achievement,” Reese said.
The 2011 Kids Count Data Book, a national study on the overall well-being of America’s children, ranked Georgia 42nd in the nation with about 300,000 of the state’s children being uninsured and having very limited access to routine health care.