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Communities in Schools seeks school‑based medical wellness clinics in Elko schools with $12 million full‑service grant funding
Summary
Communities in Schools (CIS) told the board it is using a $12 million, five‑year full‑service grant to expand student health and wellness supports, including plans to pilot in‑school medical wellness clinics at two Elko schools and ongoing telehealth partnerships.
Communities in Schools of Nevada presented its health and wellness work to the Elko County Board of Health and described plans to pilot in‑school medical wellness clinics at two Elko schools using federal and philanthropic grant funding.
"We were actually founded in 1977 in New York... Currently, we have implemented our model in 10 schools supporting 10,000 students," said Tricia Webb, executive director of Communities in Schools, introducing the organization and its approach.
Webb said CIS is the fiscal agent for a five‑year, $12 million full‑service grant covering six schools; two of the funded schools are in Elko County (Flagview and Northside). She said about 70% of the grant funds are allocated to community partners and that CIS has begun exploratory work to bring an in‑school medical wellness clinic model, based on practices in Humboldt County, to Elko.
"When we were there we saw that they had doctors coming into the school, which is a comfortable place for students," Webb said. She said the pilot would aim to identify students with unmet medical needs and connect them and their families to follow‑up care, noting prior programs discovered previously undiagnosed conditions that required clinical follow‑up.
CIS also highlighted ongoing telehealth telepractice relationships, including prior work with UNLV’s telehealth practice and talks with Hazel Health and Nevada Health Centers to sustain school‑based telehealth services. Webb said UNLV had lost some funding and CIS is working with partners to maintain mental‑health telehealth access for students.
Webb said CIS provides basic‑needs supports (hygiene, clothing, food) around the district and runs a weekend food bag program that serves communities including Owyhee, Jackpot and Montello. She said CIS is active in 10 local schools and is prepared to expand services as the pilot clinic model is tested.
The board and presenters discussed timing; Webb said she hopes to hold an initial clinic in November and will return with an update on pilot results.
No board action was required on the report.
