Put Your Child’s Health at Top of Back-to-school List

Wednesday, August 19, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

— from Lori Polevoi —

To ensure students get a healthy start to their school year, PeaceHealth and the San Juan County Health Department are hosting a free back-to- school health-screening event on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students from ages 5 to 19 may visit the health center to receive the following free services:

• Immunizations, offered in conjunction with the health department’s Community Immunity campaign;
• School sports physicals (Parents: Please provide a signed sports physical form and
• immunization history.);
• Sports injury prevention evaluations offered from 1 to 5 p.m. by San Juan Physical
• Therapy; and
• Information on sports injury and concussions.

No appointments are necessary. Services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center comprises a 10-bed critical access hospital, primary care and specialty clinics, a cancer center, expanded diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department. PeaceHealth Peace Island operates as part of PeaceHealth’s Northwest Network, which includes PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, PeaceHealth United General Medical Center in Sedro-Woolley, several PeaceHealth Medical Group primary care and specialty clinics, cardiovascular and cancer centers, diagnostic laboratory and imaging services. PeaceHealth, with medical centers in Alaska, Washington and Oregon, is a not-for-profit health care system founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1891.