Riverside Clinics
Riverside Health System Foundation partners with An Achievable Dream, Inc. to fund and operate the school based health clinic at the Achievable Dream Academy. Unique features of this clinic include health promotion and disease prevention by facilitating self-responsibility through the application of coordinated, multilevel interventions that are consistent with Healthy People 2010 guidelines. Riverside nurses provides a supportive environment, education about wellness, attendance intervention, safety and violence prevention, as well as a chance to screen students and identify those who need additional counseling, mental health or social services.
Riverside Clinics offers free preventive health and wellness services and education to students, and staff. Nursing staff also provides outreach activities and preventative screenings. Some of the programs that are offered include asthma, nutrition and weight management, healthy living and annual wellness event.
Contact:
- Karen Campbell-Messer, School Nurse (757) 928-6827 Ext. 18558
- Angela Rainey, School Nurse (757) 928-6827 Ext. 18559
- Monique Askew, Medical Assistant (757) 928-6827 Ext. 18545
- Beverly George, Middle & High School Nurse, (757) 283-7820 Ext. 63548