WJ School Based Health Center

West Jefferson Health Based Health Center

HEALTH CLINIC HOURS:
8:15 a.m – 3:35 p.m

SERVICES OFFERED:

Primary Care - well & sick visits, immunizations, sports physicals, acute & diagnostic care
Behavioral Health-individual & group therapy including: stress & anger management, depression, trauma, bullying and relationships.

West Jefferson School Based Health Center is one of 11 school-based health centers Jefferson Parish School District operates. A school-based health center is a comprehensive healthcare clinic that is housed within a school and provides students with medical and mental health services. A key benefit of the SBHC is that it keeps students in school and parents at work and reduces emergency room visits.

Consented students of the SBHC can receive services from a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, or psychiatrist who can diagnose and treat physical or mental illness early and cost effectively. In order for a student to receive services, a written or electronic consent must be fully completed by a parent/guardian.

There are no out-of-pocket costs for any student, insured or uninsured.

Co-payments are waived for all students enrolled at our SBHC. Medicaid and Medicare as well as commercial insurance are accepted. Students who are uninsured can also receive care with a consent form on file with the health center.

All students must have a current consent and enrollment form on file to be seen at the West Jefferson School Based Health Center. Consent forms are sent home at the beginning of the year; however, parents may sign their child up for services at any time during the school year. Paper & electronic consent forms may also be found below through attachments, QR codes, or links.

If you have an emergency outside of school hours, please call 9-1-1.

To learn more about our other school-based health programs in Jefferson Parish please visit our site at jpschools.org/SBHC. One of our partners at West Jefferson is Access Health of Louisiana. AHL partners with JP Schools to provide services at our 11 School based Health Centers in the district. Access Health Louisiana operates 41 school-based health centers in twelve parishes. To learn more about their successful program, click here.