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Nonprofit health center pitches school-based dental and behavioral services in Grand County
Summary
Elevated Community Health (formerly Summit Community Care Clinic) presented a proposal to partner with Grand County school districts to provide school-based behavioral health and dental services, stressing parental consent, sliding-fee options and billing through FQHC mechanisms.
Elevated Community Health on Oct. 28 proposed creating school-based health centers in Grand County schools to expand access to behavioral health and dental care for students.
Representatives Sarah Dayton and CEO Josh Cogdell described the nonprofit’s experience operating 18 school-based sites across nearby counties and said a local need exists for Medicaid-accepting dental care and increased behavioral-health capacity. They told commissioners the…
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