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The School Health Alliance’s mobile unit has begun visiting Winston—Salem/Forsyth County Schools campuses to help families get health screenings taken care of before the start of next school year.

From now until the first week of school, the mobile unit will spend the day stationed at a different school four days a week. There, clinicians will offer regular checkups, sports physicals, sick visits and more to students who need them. These services are available regardless of ability to pay and can be used by any students in the district, even if the unit is not at their school.

All students attending North Carolina public schools for the first time, including kindergartners, must have an up—to—date health assessment before Sept. 12, or else they will not be allowed to return until their assessment is complete. All students must also be up to date on mandatory vaccinations. The mobile unit does not perform vaccinations, but they are available through the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Physician’s Assistant Emma Fiore says that the mobile unit expects to see around a dozen students per day by the start of August, and things tend to get busier late in the summer. Families should act quickly to make sure they get all of their necessary visits done in a timely manner.

“We’ll help you coordinate everything you need,” Fiore said. “Just give us a call.”

For more information on the School Health Alliance or to schedule an appointment, call the office at 336—703—4273 or the mobile unit at 336—407—9561.

The schedule for the mobile unit is:

• July 7 — Old Town Elementary School
• July 8 — Cook Elementary School
• July 9 — Ashley Elementary School
• July 10 — South Fork Elementary School
• July 14 — Moore Elementary School
• July 15 — Easton Elementary School
• July 16 — Forest Park Elementary School
• July 17 — Gibson Elementary School
• July 21 — Hall—Woodward Elementary School
• July 22 — Kimberley Park Elementary School
• July 23 — Diggs—Latham Elementary School
• July 28 — Ward Elementary School
• July 29 — Kimmel Farm Elementary School and Flat Rock Middle School
• July 30 — Konnoak Elementary/Middle school
• July 31 — Bolton Elementary School
• Aug. 4 — Old Town Elementary School
• Aug. 5 — Griffith Elementary School
• Aug. 6 — Morgan Elementary School
• Aug. 7 — North Hills Elementary School