Primary Health Care is excited to attend various Back to School Fairs in the Des Moines Public School District. We will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters to help ensure the safety of students, family members, and staff for the 2023-2024 school year. School and sport physicals will also be available, with a member of our healthcare provider team, Caroline Johnson, ARNP, in attendance.
It’s important to stay on top of your child’s immunization schedule as well, to keep them healthy and in school! On Tuesday, July 18 from 10 am to 3 pm, at the Hoover High School Fair, PHC will have a registered nurse available for immunizations.
Hoover Back to School Fair
When: Tuesday, July 18
Where: Hoover High School
*Free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters available from 12 to 6:30 pm
*Free physicals and other back-to-school immunizations from 10 am to 3 pm
Roosevelt Back to School Fair
When: Thursday, July 20
Where: Roosevelt High School
*Free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters available from 12 to 6:30 pm
East Back to School Fair
When: Saturday, July 22
Where: East High School
*Free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters available from 12 to 6:30 pm
North Back to School Fair
When: Tuesday, July 25
Where: North High School
*Free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters available from 12 to 6:30 pm
Lincoln Back to School Fair
When: Thursday, July 27
Where: Lincoln High School
*Free COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters available from 12 to 6:30 pm
In addition to vaccinations and information about PHC’s services, we will also provide consent forms for parents and guardians to fill out in order for their child(ren) to receive care at our school-based health clinics. PHC has two school-based health clinics, one located at Hoover High School and the other at Kurtz Opportunity Center. The clinics are staffed by PHC pediatrician Dr. Heidi Shreck and other members of our medical provider team. Services include immunizations, well child checks, school physicals, acute care, and other child or adolescent health needs. As is with every other PHC clinic, no one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
To aid with the success of the school-based clinics, this past year PHC developed a Student Advisory Council, recruiting seven students from four DMPS high schools to help guide and inform us on health issues important to today’s adolescents. We plan to continue with the council for the upcoming school year and will be recruiting new members to join our mission to increase children’s access to health care.
To learn more about PHC’s school based health clinics, click here.
