{"id":28667,"date":"2025-08-18T16:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=28667"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:23:44","slug":"back-to-school-means-more-that-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=28667","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Labor Day weekend as Kids Go Back to School"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As children head back to the classroom, the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health urges families to think beyond immunizations and make full checkups part of their back-to-school routine.<\/p>\n

\u201cA strong start to the school year depends on a healthy student both inside and out,\u201d said Dr. Kanika Cunningham, Director of the Department of Public Health. \u201cWe encourage screenings, vision checks, and mental health support, to keep kids healthier, in school, and ready to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Saint Louis County, recent numbers show why this matters – children are visiting the ER for asthma at a rate of 9.1 per 1,000 and 13.1% of children live below the poverty line, a factor that can make it harder to access timely care.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt our Community Health Centers, we meet families where they are and deliver<\/p>\n

comprehensive, cost-sensitive care to every child. Our goal is to ensure no child is left behind this school year,\u201d said Derrick Melton, Chief Executive Officer of the County\u2019s health centers.<\/p>\n

Families can access a wide range of services at all three DPH health centers. The health centers accept Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, and provide sliding fee discounts to eligible patients. For appointments or more information, call (314) 615-0600 or visit the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health website.<\/p>\n

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  • South County Health Center \u2013 4580 South Lindbergh Blvd, Sunset Hills, MO 63127.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Open Monday\u2013Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n

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    • North Central Community Health Center \u2013 4000 Jennings Station Rd, Pine Lawn,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      MO 63121. Open Monday\u2013Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n

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      • John C. Murphy Health Center \u2013 6121 North Hanley Rd, Berkeley, MO 63134. Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Monday\u2013Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n

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        As children head back to the classroom, the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health urges families to think beyond immunizations and make full checkups part of their back-to-school routine. \u201cA strong start to the school year depends on a healthy student both inside and out,\u201d said Dr. Kanika Cunningham, Director of the Department of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,21,29],"tags":[991,1740],"class_list":["post-28667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-health-seniors","category-school-news","tag-back-to-school","tag-labor-day-weekend","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nCelebrate Labor Day weekend as Kids Go Back to School - 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