NCHC School Based Health Centers
Norwalk Community Health Center is pleased to announce the opening of our School Based Health Center's:
Ponus Ridge Middle School located at 21 Hunters Lane in Norwalk, CT
Brien McMahon High School located at 300 Highland Avenue in Norwalk, CT
Next Steps Family Health & Wellness Center at 1 Park St. in Norwalk, CT
Learn more about our Norwalk Public Schools partnership with Norwalk Community Health Center and the opening of two new student-based health and wellness centers, to make healthcare more accessible to Norwalk students at Brien McMahon High School, the Center for Global Studies, Concord Magnet School and Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy.
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Orientation Packet & Consent for Services are available:
Myths and Facts about School Based Health Centers (SBHC): PDF in English |
Please print out and complete the form.
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- Once completed, please submit to the nurses office at your school.
- You will receive a call from Norwalk Community Health Center to schedule a Meet & Greet visit with the School Based Provider.
SBHC services offered:
• Diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses/injuries
• Physicals (sports, school, or pre-employment)
• Health screenings
• Immunizations
• Health education/risk reduction
• Anti-Bullying Informational Services
• Counseling (individual, family, and group)
• Chronic Disease Management (such as Asthma, Eczema) if NCHC is your Primary Care Provider
• Crisis intervention and suicide prevention
• Nutrition/weight management
• Laboratory testing
• Prescribing and dispensing of medications
• Referrals to outside offices as needed
Next Steps Family Health & Wellness Center:
Family Health & Wellness Center provides services to families and students of Norwalk Public Schools. NCHC and NPS understand that families lay the foundation for children to reach their full academic potential. Our goal is to ensure that the family unit is healthy from a behavioral health and medical standpoint and to serve as an entry point to a Primary Care Medical Home.
We are open for acute sick visits for all children within Norwalk Public Schools.
The services that will be offered at the Family Health & Wellness Center are listed below:
- Counseling (individual, family, and group)
- Chronic Disease Management (such as Asthma, Eczema)
- Health education/risk reduction
- Crisis intervention and suicide prevention
- Nutrition/weight management
- Physicals (sports, school, or pre-employment)
- Health screenings
- Immunizations
- Diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses/injuries
- Reproductive Health
- Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing & Treatment
- Anti-Bullying Didactic Services
Request Information:
Norwalk Public Schools: NCHC School Based Health Center Information Request
NCHC and Norwalk Public Schools - School Based Health Centers