School Health Services Program

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In spring 1997, Children's Hospital and Health System was approached by Milwaukee Public Schools with the idea of opening up a School Health Services Program in some of Milwaukee's central city schools. Five pediatric nurse practitioners served the students in 12 primary grade schools in the 53206 zip code. Today, there are 20 registered nurses covering 42 schools. There also is a site located in the Next Door Foundation, 2545 N. 29th St. The goal of the School Health Services Program is twofold: to attend to the community's health needs and to educate children and families about preventive care.

All of the registered nurses working at the School Health Services Program are trained in disease prevention. In addition to treating children's illnesses, they are teaching preventive strategies, such as vision and hearing screenings. Previously, many of these families ended up in the emergency room because of a lack of education, not knowing how to access treatment or what to do for minor illnesses.

Additionally, for chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, seizures or sickle cell, the nurses are able to provide care and monitor the students' lifestyles to make suggestions on how they can better manage their illnesses. The nurses provide education on health care topics including anger management, drugs and alcohol, human growth and development, hygiene, nutrition and stress. In addition, the nurses coordinate care with physicians, clinics, social workers and insurance companies.

Through Children's Medical Group, a member of Children's Hospital and Health System, Next Door Pediatrics has established a practice nearby to serve the children. Next Door Pediatrics, 2545 N. 29th St., is the only pediatric clinic focusing their practice in a community where 17,000 children live.

Children's Hospital and Health System School Health Services Program is in the following schools:

Academy of Learning and Leadership, 1530 W. Center St.
Atonement Lutheran, 4224 W. Ruby Ave.
Auer Avenue School, 2319 W. Auer Ave.
Ben Franklin School, 2308 W. Nash St.
Blessed Savior East, 5140 N. 55th St.
Blessed Savior North, 5501 N. 68th St.
Blessed Savior South, 4059 N. 64th St.
Blessed Savior West, 8545 W. Villard Ave.
Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee, 3814 W. North Ave.
Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee-Early Childhood, 4610 W. State St.
Carleton School, 4116 W. Silver Spring Drive
Ceria Travis, 2733 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Clarke Street School, 2816 W. Clarke St.
Green Bay School, 3872 N. 8th St.
Harambee Community School, 110 W. Burleigh St.
Hickman's Academy, 6401 W. Capitol Dr.
Hmong American Peace Academy, 1418 S. Layton Blvd.
Hopkins Street School, 1503 W. Hopkins St.
Jared C. Bruce Academy, 6090 N. 35th St.
LaFollette School, 3239 N. 9th St.
Lee Elementary, 921 W. Meinecke Ave.
Lloyd Street School, 1228 W. Lloyd St.
MacDowell School, 1706 W. Highland Ave.
Martin Luther King Jr. School, 3275 Martin Luther King Drive
Mary McLeod Bethune Academy, 1535 N. 35th St.
Messmer Preparatory School, 3027 N. Fratney St.
Milwaukee College Preparatory School, 2449 N. 36th St.
Mother of Good Counsel, 3021 N. 68th St.
Mount Calvary School, 2862 N. 53rd St.
Next Door Pediatrics, 2545 N. 29th St.
Saint Catherine, 2647 N. 51st St.
Saint Leo's Catholic Urban Academy, 2458 W. Locust St.
Saint Rose Catholic Urban Academy, 514 N. 31st St.
Saint Sebastian School, 1747 N. 54th St.
Starms Discovery School, 2035 N. 25th St.
Starms Early School, 2616 W. Garfield Ave.
Starms Monumental ECC School, 2407 W. North Ave.
Townsend School, 3360 N. Sherman Blvd.
Twenty-First Street, 2121 West Hadley St.
Urban Waldorf School, 1312 N. 27th St.
Young Leaders Academy, 1350 W. North Ave.
Young Leaders Academy-Early Childhood, 4340 N. 46th St.
Wheatley School, 2442 N. 20th St.

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