Orlando, Florida

The Orlando Children’s Health Project (OCHP) provides services to Orlando’s adolescents at area schools, an adolescent homeless shelter, and a children’s community center.

Adolescents in the schools served by the project come from the zip codes with the highest poverty rates in Orange County, Florida. Children are bused into these schools from the poorest areas, where they often live in government housing occupied by multiple family members and relatives. The population served by the project also includes a high number of newly arrived Haitian students. These students, most who have limited English proficiency, sometimes live in the United States without their parents, staying with friends or family members.

Health challenges faced by the patients of the OCHP include nutrition related illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancies, and mental health issues. By providing comprehensive primary care without regard to ability to pay, the Orlando Children’s Health Project significantly reduces health care disparities facing economically disadvantaged adolescents.

Available Services:

• Comprehensive primary care, physical examinations and immunizations;
• Management of acute and chronic illnesses;
• GYN care and referrals;
• Nutrition assessment, cholesterol screening and body weight monitoring;
• Mental health services & case management;
• Screenings for lead, cancer and vision and hearing tesing;
• HIV/STD testing and counseling;
• Substance abuse assessment and referrals;
• Community and social service referrals; and
• Referrals to specialty and inpatient care.

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