News from the Wellness Center Wellness Center Information The Dickinson High School Wellness Center was established for teens to help make the best quality health care available in our community more accessible. Because it is located right in the school, the Wellness Center helps students overcome many obstacles to receiving good health care such as lack of transportation, inconvenient appointment times, or worries about cost and confidentiality. We offer free medical and emotional health services. The Wellness Center’s staff works closely with your health care provider, parents and school nurse to create a health care resource. If you do not have a health care provider, the Wellness Center can help you locate one. Our facility is available to students regardless of financial or insurance status. The Wellness Center is supported by the Division of Public Health and administered by Christiana Care Health System. Red Clay Consolidated School District has provided us with an office diagonally across from the auditorium. The staff consists of a Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Program Manager, two Registered Dietitians, and an Administrative Assistant. Our goals are to: Promote on-going comprehensive health care to students Detect signs of emotional stress and psychological problems experienced by our students and provide or refer for mental health services,Improve students’ knowledge of preventive health care and assist them in developing healthy behaviors. In order for your child to use the Wellness Center, you will need to complete and return the Consent and Registration form.  You or your student can pick one up in the Wellness Center, or any other school office (Nurse, Main, Guidance, etc). We cannot provide services to your child unless your signature is on the form. You select the services you want for your child and if you do not want a particular service you may refuse it on the consent form by crossing out that specific service. This action allows your child to still benefit from the remainder of services offered. For an appointment, or if you have questions or would like to visit and learn more about the Wellness Center, please call or write: Dickinson High School Wellness Center 1801 Milltown Road Wilmington, DE 19808 Phone: (302) 892-3270  Fax: (302) 892-3274 Wellness Center Staff Lanae Ampersand, LCSW – Program Manager/Senior Social Worker Lampersand@christianacare.org Michele Harris, APRN-BC - Nurse Practitioner Barb Cohn, RD- Nutritionist Terri Insetta, RD - Nutritionist Elsie Evans – Administrative Assistant Announcements The Wellness Center's 2010 Summer Hours for sports physicals to be completed: Aug 11  8-12pm Aug 17  8-12pm Aug 18  8-12pm Aug 19  8-12pm Aug 24  8-12pm Aug 25  8-12pm Aug 26  8-12pm Full time hours start Aug 30.   Changes in Alternative Sites for Sport Physicals   Happy Harry’s / Take Care Health Clinic (2 Locations) *216 Suburban Drive, Newark *710 Faukland Road, Wilmington Cost is $35 at these sites Limestone Medical Aid Unit                          Newark Emergency Center 1941 Limestone Road Suite 114                       324 East Main Street 992-0500    $80.00 Cash                                    738-4300      $40.00 Cash Silverside Medical Aid- 225-6868  $50 cash only Glasgow Medical Aid- 836-8350  $88 cash only Hockessin Walk In Clinic- 234-4000  $35 cash if scheduled, $50 cash if a walk in First State Orthopaedics- 731-2888  $25 the two weekends before start of pre-season, call for appointment Another resource to help you find a location for your sports physical and get your forms!:  DIAA Sports Medicine Home Page http://www.doe.state.de.us/infosuites/students_family/diaa/sports_medicine/default.shtml Click Sports Physicals to go to description and list of providers Click on Pre-participation physical evaluation to get to the medical forms required for the exam.  Then click “Medical Forms” and then click “All Forms” if you did not receive a copy of the DIAA form from your school or wellness center.