County’s first school-based health center opens at Meadowdale High School

LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 28, 2022—Community Health Heart of Snohomish County opened a new faculty-centered health and fitness centre (SBHC) with a ribbon-chopping ceremony at Edmonds College District’s Meadowdale Substantial University these days.

The Meadowdale Substantial College wellness heart is the initial SBHC in Snohomish County. Reps from the Edmonds School District, Local community Wellbeing Heart of Snohomish County, Verdant Wellbeing Commission, and the Metropolis of Lynnwood spoke and attended.

Meadowdale High University Principal Dave Shockley expressed his pleasure that Meadowdale is the very first spot in the county and will finally be open up to all of the neighborhood in the location.

“Some students occur with professional medical, dental, social, emotional overall health troubles,” Principal Shockley reported. “This university-centered overall health heart will enable us tackle individuals wants and make guaranteed pupils can go to.”

The Meadowdale Large SBHC was created attainable by a partnership among Edmonds School District and Neighborhood Well being Heart of Snohomish County. Verdant Well being Commission supported the launch of SBHCs in the Edmonds Faculty District and labored with partners on implementation ideas. The SBHC will also lover with other community-dependent support companies at present serving students at Meadowdale Significant School.

SBHCs deliver age-suitable principal care products and services, integrated behavioral/mental well being companies, and overall health instruction to pupils in college. The Meadowdale Large SBHC will offer quite a few of the similar products and services that citizens obtain at a local community-based mostly clinic and providers will be offered to all Meadowdale Substantial University college students all through the school day.

Meadowdale Significant School was picked by Group Health and fitness Heart (CHC) of Snohomish County and Edmonds College District in aspect owing to their distance from present local community wellbeing centre access factors and the encompassing community’s lessen earnings concentrations in comparison to other substantial schools in the district. An SBHC meets learners in which they are, in universities.

Lynnwood Metropolis Councilwoman Julieta Altamirano-Crosby explained whilst the SBHC is the very first of its kind in the county, she hopes that it’s just the get started to provide equitable companies to all students in Snohomish County.

“We all know that pupils need to be physically and mentally healthy right before they can learn, increase, and thrive,” Councilwoman Altamirano-Crosby mentioned. “This centre will go a prolonged way in that effort.”

The SBHC strategies to initiate neighborhood Town Corridor occasions at Meadowdale Substantial University to understand far more from the group about their needs and the expert services they would like to see in the SBHC. Communication will be sent out by Edmonds University District via city hall situations.