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Plaquemine High
Health Center
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59595 Belleview Drive
Plaquemine, LA 70764
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School: (225) 369-6510
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Toll-free: 1-866-530-6111
Health Center
School: (225) 369-6510
Toll-free: 1-866-530-6111
August 09 – May 25
7:00 am – 3:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Closed Sat, Sun
Primary Care: well checks, immunizations, sports physicals, acute and diagnostic services ect.
Behavioral Health: counseling and support services for stress and anger management, dealing with anxiety, bullying substance abuse, grief counseling and communication.
Brittney Sanders, FNP
Melissa Laneaux, LCSW
Chiquite Gordon, MA
Markita Anderson, LPC
Judeth Brooks, LPC
Welcome back for a great school year! Schedule your sports physicals at the Plaquemine High Health Center. Stop by the health center and say hello to Nurse Sanders, Ms. Gordon, Ms. Laneaux & Ms. Robertson!
The Plaquemine High Health Center opened in August of 2017 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The health center is located on campus in the main school building across from the front office. It serves the student population of Plaquemine High, as well as faculty and staff. Students can visit the health center by scheduling appointments during non-core curriculum class time or during lunch. Parents can call the health center and request that their child receive immunizations or check-ups by communicating information to the Medical Assistant or Nurse Practitioner on staff. All students must have a current consent and enrollment form on file at the health center in order to be seen by medical staff. Consent and enrollment forms are sent home at the beginning of the school year; however, parents may sign their child up at any time during the year. Copies of the consent and enrollment forms can also be found on the “Health Center” page of the Plaquemine High School website.
Nurse Practitioner Brittney Sanders provides primary care services for students including well checks, immunizations, sports physicals, acute and diagnostic services. Mrs. Sanders has more than 11 years of experience working in school-based health. She is assisted by Chiquite Gordon her medical assistant. Ms. Gordon also serves as front desk administrator for the clinic. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Melissa Laneaux offers counseling and support services to students including: stress and anger management, dealing with anxiety, bullying, substance abuse, trauma, grief counseling and communication skills. Students at the Iberville Optional Education Center also receive therapy with the consent of their parent or guardian which helps students with their transition back to school.
Co-pays are waived for all students and faculty/staff enrolled at our health center. Commercial insurances including Medicaid and Medicare are accepted. Students who are uninsured can also receive care with a consent and enrollment form on file with the health center. Any medications prescribed for your child may be filled through our Access Health Louisiana Pharmacy and delivered to your home. We also work with nearby Walgreens pharmacies and can have most prescriptions filled at a discounted rate.
Students needing emergency care after school hours, please call 9-1-1.
Access Health Louisiana operates 23 school-based health centers in eight parishes. To learn more about our successful program, click here.
HRSA has recognized Access Health Louisiana (AHL) with a 2020 Quality Improvement Award. This is the second year in a row AHL has received this recognition. As a health center quality leader, AHL achieved the best overall clinical performance among all health centers, placing in the top 10 percent of the adjusted quartile rankings for Clinical Quality Measures. Keep in mind, AHL is in the top 10 percent of the 1,400 health centers that operate more than 12,000 service delivery sites that provide primary health care in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific Basin. AHL was also awarded an Access Enhancer Award and Health Disparities Award for increasing access and improving health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities. AHL operates the Plaquemine High Health Center.
What You Need to Know about Teen Suicide by Melissa Laneaux, LCSW
In recent years teen suicide has become a major problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), for youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, combined. It results in approximately 4600 lives lost each year. Each day in our nation there are an average of over 5,400 suicide attempts by young people grades 7-12. Four out of five teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs.
Kids who are bullied are more than twice as likely to consider suicide, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Many parents are unaware of what to do when their son or daughter talks about killing themselves. Here are some helpful tips to use when talking to a teen who says they are depressed or want to kill themselves: Listen to them – It is important to take what they are saying seriously and not blow it off as something else. Hide any objects a teen could use to hurt themselves. Make an appointment with a counselor or psychiatrist. Call 911 if necessary, or take your child to the emergency room.
Here are some helpful resources for depressed teens and their families:
"Our partnership with Access Health Louisiana has allowed us to provide beneficial and quality medical and social-emotional support services to students. For many, these services would be otherwise out of reach. Staff is also able to receive medical services which reduces staff absenteeism."
Dr. Arthur Joffrion, Iberville Parish School Superintendent
