Wossman High School’s Mobile Health Unit
Students can get primary care, mental health, and telehealth services without leaving campus.
Primary Health Services Center brought a mobile health unit to Wossman High School in Monroe, Louisiana, while a permanent school health center was being built. Dr. Chrystal Waller and Principal Harrington Watson III explain how the mobile unit removes transportation barriers and helps students stay healthy and ready to learn.
Care without leaving campus
“Once they come on through our campus, they don’t have to go anywhere else. They can get all their services done here.”
Wossman High School, on its mobile health unit
Easier access for students and families
“Our kids know they can come right onto the bus and don’t have to worry about calling a parent. They can get it done here with a permission slip, so it makes it that much easier for every kid.”
Harrington Watson III, Wossman High School
Why student health supports learning
“If they’re not feeling well, they’re not going to perform in the classroom. So if they have the opportunity to feel well throughout the day, they’re going to perform well.”
Harrington Watson III, Wossman High School
Transcript
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Well, there’s a new mobile health unit at Wossman High School. It’s going to be there until their permanent building is finished. Rylee Kramer was there to see it open today. And Rylee, what does this mean for the school?
Jennifer, the new healthcare unit is in place to serve the students of Wossman with Primary Health Services Center. This will help eliminate the barrier of transportation and accessibility to quality healthcare.
We’re right here to provide that care for them. Headaches, stomach aches—if they don’t feel well, earaches—we can provide that for them.
Primary care doctor Chrystal Waller of Primary Health Services Center says the center recognized a need in the area for accessible healthcare and took action by implementing this new system.
Because we’re kind of an underserved community, we don’t have as many opportunities for our kids to get that service throughout the day while being in school. Once they come on through our campus, they don’t have to go anywhere else. They can get all their services done here.
Principal of Wossman High, Harrington Watson III, says this will help students and parents who may not otherwise have access to quality healthcare. Every morning, there’s something that pops up, whether it’s a nosebleed, a sprained ankle, whatever it is. Our kids know they can come right onto the bus and don’t have to worry about calling a parent. They can get it done here with a permission slip, so it makes it that much easier for every kid.
Watson says this is a chance for the school to take action and make an impact on the students’ lives. They also offer mental health and telehealth services to deal with any and all health concerns students might have.
As a teacher at heart, we always want to make sure our kids get every opportunity to be well taken care of. If they’re not feeling well, they’re not going to perform in the classroom. So if they have the opportunity to feel well throughout the day, they’re going to perform well, and that’s what we’re excited about.
The mobile unit will be in place until the permanent healthcare unit is completed. That’s expected to be in May. It’ll be paid for with a five-year contract that was approved by the Police Jury. Jennifer.
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