School Based Health Center
Mission
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services currently operates 16 School Based Health and Wellness Centers (SBHWCs), located in schools across the county. They provide a comprehensive range of services including preventive medical health care, sick care, mental health, social services and other services that promote positive youth development in a familiar and family friendly environment.
The medical health care component serves students enrolled in the schools as well as their uninsured siblings and children in the Care for Kids Program assigned to the SBHWC program.
Health Center Staff
- Lori Altman, SBHC Nurse
- Gabriela Chavira, Medical Assistant
- Laura Rogers, Family NP
- Sara Zavala, Health Room Technician
- Katherine Rodriguez, Health Room Technician
Location
101 West Deer Park Road
Gaithersburg MD, 20877
(Please use the entrance off of the ramp to the left of the main school entrance)
Services Provided
- Well-child or sports physical examinations
- Sick care – diagnosis and treatment of minor / acute / chronic health problems
- Referral and case management of children with acute and chronic illnesses
- Health screenings (including vision, hearing, dental)
- Immunizations
- Prescriptions and dispensing of medications
Additional Resources
Montgomery County School Based Health and Wellness Centers Site
Healthy Children Parent Website by the American Academy of Pediatrics - English
Vaccinations ages 0 - 6 English
Healthy Children Sitio web para padres de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría - Español
Linkages to Learning
The Linkages to Learning Program is "a collaborative school-based health and human service partnership of public and private agencies, schools, families, and communities."
Mission
"To improve the well-being of children and their families through a collaborative delivery of school-based services that address the social, economic, health, and academic success of a child."
Linkages to Learning Staff
- Louisa Eid, School-Based Therapist
- Nathaly Reyes, Family Case Manager
- Madeline Iraheta Jaime, Community Service Aide
Mental Health Services
- Mental health assessment
- Individual child and family therapy
- Prevention and therapy groups
- Therapeutic recreation
Social Services and Case Management
- Family needs assessment
- Assistance obtaining clothes, furniture, food, housing, etc.
- Assistance with legal, employment, and immigration issues.
- Crisis intervention (utilizes cut-off, evictions, domestic violence, etc.)
- Assistance accessing daycare, summer, and recreational programs.
Educational Support Service
- Computer classes for parents
- Parent Educational Group
- Community Exchange Network (Backpacks, Food and Holiday assistance)
- After school programs