Henry/Stark Health Dept. is offering low-cost school physicals all summer

The Henry and Stark County Health Department’s First Choice Healthcare Clinics of Kewanee and Colona announce they are offering Sports and School Physical Exam clinics throughout the summer.

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First Choice Healthcare will offer school & sports physicals at a cash price of only $50.  Those with insurance coverage, please bring insurance information if billing to insurance.

Appointments are available at their Kewanee, 110 N. Burr Blvd.; and Colona, 103 1st St., locations.

The clinic will offer area junior high and senior high school athletes, freshmen, sixth graders, kindergartners, and preschoolers school or sports physicals.  Please note, to help reduce wait times, arrive with your physical forms (obtained through your local school districts) already completed.

The First Choice Healthcare Clinics encourage parents to call early for their appointments; and thereby avoid the end of the summer rush.   

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Parents make sure your children are up-to-date on their required immunizations before school begins this fall.  Immunizations, TB checks; blood lead screenings, and other needed lab tests are also available to participants at additional charges. The First Choice Healthcare Clinics have all immunizations that are required for school entry as private pay vaccines. Please call for eligibility, costs, and for vaccine availability.

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In addition, the Department reminds area parents that certified copies of birth certificates for children born in Henry County since 1971 can be obtained through the Health Department office, 110 N. Burr Blvd., Kewanee.  The charge for obtaining birth certified copies is $13 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy. 

For more information visit our website at www.henrystarkhealth.com or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments or Follow Us on Twitter.