Programs

March 3rd, 2010

School Health and Child Services

Institute providers work with the administration and nursing personnel to enhance the school health program, assisting in staff   development, immunization clinics, health education, policy development, chronic disease management, and screening and sports physicals. Each program is tailored to the needs and resources of the district.

Jennings School District

Riverview Gardens School District

Hancock Place School District

Bayless School District

Maplewood School District

University City School District

Wellston School District

St. Louis City School District 

St. Louis Charter Schools

St. Louis Special School District

University of Missouri-St. Louis 

St. Louis Crisis Nursery The St. Louis Crisis Nursery shelters children for up to 72 hours when families are dealing with a crisis.  The are three nursery locations in the greater St. Louis area.  The Institute sees each child for an admission physical and to address acute health care needs.

Covenant House of Missouri The St. Louis chapter of this national organization serving runaway and homeless teens looks to the Institute physicians for admission physicals, urgent health care needs, chronic disease management, and mental health screening for the individuals they serve.

Every Child’s Hope (formerly Evangelical Children’s Home) This 140 year old institution has as its mission to assist children, youth and their families in their quest for health and wholeness through faithful, professional services. The Institute provides medical director services, and direct on-campus patient care services.

Care to the Medically Underserved

St. Louis County Department of Health The Institute contracts to provide Dr. Campbell’s services as Chief Medical Officer, and also provides all of the physician’s services at the three health centers and Lakeside Children’s Home. 

Vietnamese Clinic The Institute operates a clinic for Vietnamese speaking patients through a partnership with Catholic Charities South Side.

Elderly and Disabled Housing At the invitation of the St. Louis Housing Authority, the Institute has established clinical care sites to serve residents of subsidized housing. Such a clinic is now operational at the Parkview Housing Complex.

International Institute  The International Institute helps to settle hundreds of refugees to the St. Louis area each year.  As a matter of individual and public health, these individuals need immunizations required in this country.  Language is a barrier to obtaining health care for these individuals, so the Institute for Family Medicine set up a program with the International Institute to provide immunizations to these individual at the International Institute site where translators are readily available.

Youth in Need  Youth In Need offers a variety of children’s services from Head Start Programs to transitional housing for homeless teens.

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