The HEALS dental and medical clinics serve the eligible children and their siblings at our elementary site school locations.
The HEALS Medical Clinics are currently located at three Huntsville City Schools, including Martin Luther King, Morris, University Place Elementary. A new medical clinic is now located in Madison county at Madison Crossroads Elementary School. The HEALS Dental Clinic is located at Martin Luther King Elementary School, which serves the eligible children from all HEALS site schools.
If a student is enrolled as a HEALS patient, he or she will receive the same care that they would get at a full service pediatrician’s office. HEALS can manage a student’s illness(es) at school and therefore decrease absenteeism from school. View a complete list of our services, or give us a call at (256) 428-7560 if you have additional questions.
As a School-Based Health Center, HEALS' primary focus is only on the students registered at the school/campus (and their siblings), so we do not see adults.
See below for external resources for adults in the North Alabama Area.
School-based health centers like HEALS are not the same as the school nurse’s office. HEALS functions as the primary health care provider for its patients, and are able to treat and resolve students’ health problems by referring out to specialists if necessary. School nurses often refer students to HEALS.
SBHCs and school nurses know that healthy students learn better. They share an important mission: providing preventive care for all students they serve, with the goal of keeping students in class learning. View the diagram provided by NASBHC (National Assembly on School Based Health Care) explaining the relationship a bit further.
Students without insurance at our partnering schools and their siblings are eligible to become HEALS patients. To enroll with HEALS, parents or legal guardians should contact a HEALS nurse or clinic coordinator at one of our site schools to fill out the appropriate paperwork. Students must obtain signed parental consent before using the services of HEALS. We promote family communication by assisting youth to involve their parents in the resolution of health problems.
The number of outside referrals that HEALS is allowed to administer is limited. However, siblings of students attending one of our site schools are permitted to become HEALS patients as well.
In working directly with medical volunteers and efficiently staffed by nurses, nurse practitioners, and clinic coordinators, the centers avoid high tech medicine and provide basic health care services in space that is donated by the school systems. With their emphasis on prevention and early detection, the centers are able to intervene before youngsters are forced to use the more expensive services of a hospital or emergency room.
Read more about Cost-Savings of School-Based Health Centers from NASBHC (National Assembly on School-Based Health Care)
Children, especially adolescents, are an increasingly underserved population in Alabama and the nation. School-based health centers like HEALS help eliminate traditional barriers to health care access, including economics, lack of transportation as well as lack of knowledge of available services and the importance of preventive care.
Read more about the benefits of school-based health centers like HEALS and learn about the positive impact we have on student's academic success. (courtesy of NASBHC - National Assembly on School-Based Health Care).
Quality of Life Health Services www.qolhs.org 2016 Main Ave. SW Cullman, AL 35055 256-775-0230 888-490-0131 *sliding scale
Choice Medicine / Highway 53 Medical Center www.choicemedicine.org 8208 Highway 53 North Toney, AL 35773 256-851-8804 Office 256-852-0838 Fax *sliding scale
Medical
Alabama Urgent Care www.alaurgentcare.com 2358 Whitesburg Drive Huntsville, AL 35801 256-539-7680 Office 256-539-7682 Fax *$40 fee * No Appt. Needed
Community Free Clinic 410 Sivley Road SW Huntsville, AL 35801 256-533-2910 Office *$35 fee
County Health Department www.adph.org/madison 301 Max Luther Drive NW Huntsville, AL 35811 256-539-3711 (Office) 256-536-2084 (Fax)
HEALS, Inc. & School-Based Health Centers
