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United Community and Family Services outlines school-based health services for Norwich students
Summary
United Community and Family Services (UCFS) presented an overview of its school-based health centers to the Norwich Board of Education, describing medical, dental and behavioral health services offered at several district schools, enrollment and visit counts, grant funding and plans to expand services into new school buildings.
United Community and Family Services told the Norwich Board of Education on Tuesday that it operates medical, dental and behavioral health services inside district schools and aims to expand as new buildings come online.
Kara Wescott, chief operating officer at United Community and Family Services, told the board UCFS is a federally qualified health center that partners with Norwich Public Schools and that services are provided to any enrolled Norwich student regardless of which school they attend. “The services are at no cost to the school,” Wescott said, explaining that care is billed to a child’s insurance or provided under a sliding‑fee scale for uninsured families.
The presentation described how UCFS reestablished school‑based centers after another provider stepped back and how recent grant awards have expanded services. Wescott said UCFS has received about $700,000 in grant funding from the School Based Health Alliance and related sources to support the district centers since 2022 and…
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