The Churchill Health Center will be closing at the end of the 2012-13 school year. Please see the 4J website announcement from Cheryl Linder, Education Support Services Director, for more information.
Coping with Grief~ Information from Community Health Center
Coping with Grief
This past week has been particularly challenging for many of us here in Connecticut and around the country as we mourn those who died in the shooting in Newtown and as we help those around us cope with the horrible tragedy. During this time, CHC has reached out to the community to provide help and resources to those who have been affected most.Dr. Tim Kearney, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, produced handouts to help parents and clinicians talk about the shooting. The handouts for talking with children are in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
This past week has been particularly challenging for many of us here in Connecticut and around the country as we mourn those who died in the shooting in Newtown and as we help those around us cope with the horrible tragedy. During this time, CHC has reached out to the community to provide help and resources to those who have been affected most.Dr. Tim Kearney, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, produced handouts to help parents and clinicians talk about the shooting. The handouts for talking with children are in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
You can access these handouts on at:
http://community.chc1.com/2012/12/talking-with-children-about-the-recent-school-shooting-in-sandy-hook/
and
http://community.chc1.com/2012/12/talking-to-adults-about-the-sandy-hook-shootings-ways-to-help/
On Tuesday evening, we held a forum on coping with disaster in Danbury. This was followed on Wednesday night, with a teleconference with Dr. Kearney, where people called in, listened to his advice on coping with the disaster and asked him questions.
You can listen to a recording of this phone call at
http://community.chc1.com/2012/12/coping-with-disaster-in-our-community/
We continue to seek new ways to better help the people of our communities in good times and in bad and we hope you will find these resources helpful.
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Understanding Depression: How to Help Yourself or a Loved One, Thursday, October 11, 2012, 11am -12:30pm PDT
Understanding Depression: How to Help Yourself or a Loved One, Thursday, October 11, 2012, 11am -12:30pm PDT
How can you tell if you or someone you know is simply feeling blue or experiencing depression? How does depression affects a person’s ability to work, to carry out usual daily activities, and to have satisfying personal relationships? Can depression be treated? Where does one turn for help? Invite members of your community to tune into a national webinar to mark Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 7–13). Cheryl Sharp shares the story of her personal struggle with depression and explains what helped and what didn’t in her recovery. Bryan Gibb, lead Mental Health First Aid trainer, sheds light on the common signs, symptoms, and risk factors for depression and other mood disorders and shares an evidence-based action plan for recognizing and helping persons with depression. Register for FREE at
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/224381306
A moderated Facebook chat immediately following the webinar answers your questions about depression. Log in to
https://www.facebook.com/TheNationalCouncil
National Suicide Survivor’s Day
The 8th Annual National Suicide Survivor’s Day will be held Saturday, November 17th in Springfield. See attached flyer for details.
Information provided by:
Lane County Public Health
151 West 7th Avenue, Room 520
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 682-3650; (541) 682-3804–fax
Visit us at http://www.preventionlane.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/preventionlane
Twitter: www.twitter.com/preventionlane
YouTube: www.youtube.com/preventionlane
Fall 2012
Welcome back Churchill region students, and welcome to all new students! The Churchill Health Center is located in the “Student Personnel Center” building, right by the counseling offices and career center. Please feel free to stop by and check it out. Our friendly, resourceful, and well-trained staff are here to help make your next school year as healthy as possible.
State certification requirements have changed, and this will affect how we do things at the health center:
Starting this school year (2012-13) to use the health center, you will need to become a registered patient in the health center. This means that a student who asks for non-prescription medications such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc. or who wants mental health therapy would need to register first.
To become a registered health center patient:
- You complete and sign both sides of the health center registration/consent form.
- Have a yearly well exam (physical), including height and weight, done in the health center, or provide a copy of a physical exam done by your health care provider to the health center.
Unscheduled drop-in visits to the nurse will be limited to specific times during the day. You will still be able to schedule appointments with the nurse, nurse practitioner, or mental health therapist during any hours of operation based on availability. There will still be staff available for emergencies anytime during our hours of operation.
If you think you may need non-prescription medications (ie. Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc) during the day, school policy allows those of you at the high school level to carry your own day’s supply if kept in the original bottle and it is not shared with friends.
The idea behind the required steps to register as a patient is to help detect problems early in your health care, but we know it adds more to the process of being seen here and it’s a significant change for us all. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask a member of the health center staff.
Summer 2011
Hello friends of the Health Center. Hard to believe we’re facing the end of the school year this week. We made do with lots of changes this year. Highlights were our vibrant TAC students and Benefit committee that put on the 5th annual Hands for Health Benefit this past May, raising $26,000. Outstanding help from our community of supporters, making health care more accessible. We saw lots of children this year. See “who we saw” below.
As our 2010-2011 school year winds down, so does our health center. Our last day to see students will be Thursday, June 16, 2010. We will close for the summer and re-open when the new school year starts in the fall, 2011.
We hope everyone will enjoy the summer as a time to make friends, explore the world, read good books, and tend your gardens.
~The Churchill Health Center staff 
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Here are some resources for summer health care:
Community Health Centers of Lane County: Call 541.682.3550 to make an appointment for clinics in Springfield and Eugene
–Springfield HS Clinic, 1050 10th St., Springfield, OR 541.682.3550
–Riverstone Health Center, 1640 G St., Springfield, OR 541.682.3550
–Charnelton Community Clinic, 151 West 7th, Eugene, OR 541.682.3550
–Lane County Mental Health Primary Care, 2411 Martin Luther King Blvd., Eugene, OR 541.682.3550
PeaceHealth Check-up: 67 W. 29th Ave (inside the Market of Choice, pay up front, no billing) 541.222.7190
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Crisis Response Program: 1.888.989.9990
Mental Health 24 hour Crisis Hotlines:
–Looking Glass: 541.689.3111
–White Bird: 541.687.4000
Who we saw this past year
Eugene “My School Health Centers” for September 2010 to March 2011
Overview of children attending clinics (all four clinics):
2,580 students
3,494 visits
732 students are uninsured
587 students who participate in the Oregon Health Plan
Types of visits
359 children had wellness exams
389 children had immunizations
743 mental health consultations
11 students received social services
39 students have had eye exams, consultations and glasses
183 children referred to medical practitioners for further care—due to this care only 8 children referred to the emergency room
Welcome back to school!
We are pleased to offer health services to our students. Please drop by our Churchill Health Center and meet Elainea Graham, our health assistant, our school nurse and clinic manager, Kim Roellig, RN, our nurse practitioner, Carol Matney, FNP, and our mental health therapist, Joy Lum, Ph.D., who is a licensed psychologist. We are located in the main office, and we’re looking forward to meeting you.
Parents, if you would like to update your student’s health needs and give permission for your child to use the school-based health centers, please fill out the consent form and return it to the Churchill Health Center:
You can reach us Monday through Friday during school hours in the school year.
Phone: 541-790-5227
