MALVERN, Ohio — Depending on where you live in Ohio, the drive to the doctor's office can easily exceed more than 30 minutes.
"Another challenge we face is that too many Ohio children and adults live in communities where they do not have easy access to good, basic primary healthcare," DeWine said."Thanks to a clinic right on school grounds, students are able to schedule appointments with healthcare professionals or walk right in if they are sick."
“It's everything," he said"Our students face a lot of barriers outside the classroom that we don’t have control of, whether it be social media or trauma, and now we’re going to have the tools right here on site to take care of those students." “It is difficult," she said. I will say we do have telehealth here, which I’ve utilized with my own kiddos because otherwise, I’m driving 30-35 minutes to take them to an appointment, which means not only they’re missing school but also I’m missing work."
Ashtabula Area City School District received more than $330,000 to establish a health clinic to provide weekday primary care with a priority toward helping students stay in school. Tuscarawas Valley Local School District received more than $2.2 million to re-purpose its old high school building into a community resource center that will house a school-based health center, senior center, community event space and theater, and a fitness center.