departments & agencies
Health Promotion / school based health centers
257 Biltmore Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 250-6985
The Student Health Centers are school-based health centers that provide health care services to students. Before a child can be seen, parents must sign a yearly consent. Since healthy students learn better, the Student Health Centers work to keep them well and healthy. When students are well they miss fewer school days, perform better and have the best chance for a bright future.
Student Health Centers are located at:
- Asheville High School
- Asheville Middle School
- Erwin Middle School
The centers work with students, parents, school staff and primary care providers to give the type of care and guidance youth need most. We encourage students to take care of themselves and to make better decisions for their overall well-being.
School-based health centers improve access to health care for teens by:
- helping reduce the number of missed school days; and
- preventing parents from missing work to take their children to the doctor.
Teens are the least likely age group to seek health care, yet they engage in behaviors that can be harmful to their health. By making health care available in the school, we help make sure students get the health care services they need to become and remain healthy.
Student Health Centers provide health care to students regardless of their ability to pay.
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School Based Health Centers Programs include:
- Care for ill or injured students
- Sports physicals
- Chronic disease follow-up
- Discussing and promoting healthy habits
- Nutrition counseling
- Mental health counseling
- Lab testing
- Pharmacy services
- Referral and follow-up
- Working with school staff when needed
- Immunizations
- Link with primary care providers
Contact Information:
Asheville High School Student Health Center
419 McDowell Street
Asheville, NC 28803
350-2535 phone
251-4957 fax
Ann Norris, Nurse Manager
Asheville Middle School Student Health Center
197 South French Broad
Asheville, NC 28801
255-5435 telephone
255-5440 fax
Ellen Riegg, Nurse Manager
Erwin Middle School Student Health Center
20 Erwin Hills Road
Asheville, NC 28806
232-4402 telephone
232-4406 fax
Tracey Armstrong, Nurse Manager
Hours of Operation
Student Health Centers are open during school hours.
How are services paid for?
Student Health Center services are paid for by Mission Hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services, Asheville City and Buncombe County School Systems and the Buncombe County Health Center.
Student Health Center services are billed to Medicaid, private insurance and families of students seen. Families in need of help may ask about a sliding fee scale.
Contact Information
Nelle Gregory, RN, MPH
School Health Program Manager
(828) 250-5056
nelle.gregory@buncombecounty.org
For a listing of county-wide programs & services offered for children by Buncombe County Government, please visit our Services For Children section.
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