Addresses the health and well-being of children and families of Camden.

The Center, located in the LEAP Academy, offers a full range of Health and Human Services, including a primary health care clinic. As a result, the clinic provides a model for the integration of health and human services in charter schools nationwide, particularly those in medically underserved urban areas. Staffed by a full-time nurse practitioner, a nurse- midwife, medical assistants and social workers, the Center is accessible during day and evening hours.

Services include:
Allergy treatment
Asthma management
Diabetes management
Gynecological and prenatal care
Health education
Hypertension treatment
Immunizations
Laboratory studies/Blood work
Nutritional counseling
Referrals to specialists
Treatment for illness
Well child visits


School Health and Behavioral Services Available
The Center has adopted an interdisciplinary team approach including a parent coordinator, a school nurse, school social workers, a child study team, and nurse practitioner.


Emergencies
Medical staff is on-call when the health center is closed, providing evening and weekend phone consultation for urgent medical problems.


We Welcome You
Services are rendered confidentially without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or marital, military or veteran's status.


Office hours
Day, evening, and weekend hours are available to accommodate busy work and school schedules. Hours will vary according to the needs of the community. All health insurance plans are accepted

For more information, contact: Karen Gersten-Rothenberg, MSN, APRN, Director/Family nurse practitioner
639 Cooper Street / B-12
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 614-5603