ConnextCare has been awarded a $73,000 grant from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation to assist in establishing school-based health center (SBHC) services at Frederick Leighton Elementary School (Leighton Elementary) in Oswego.
The SBHC will provide primary care, dental, mental health and telehealth services directly to Leighton Elementary and Oswego High School students. Additionally, students at the five other schools within the district are eligible for enrollment and are encouraged to visit the school-based health center for convenient care.
The health center will be staffed by a family nurse practitioner, licensed master social worker and registered dental hygienist, with regular onsite supervision and care provided by a pediatrician. A ConnextCare physician is always available to provide consultation, when necessary.
Pictured are: Chena Tucker, director of Richard S. Shineman Foundation, and Tricia Peter-Clark, ConnextCare president and CEO.