School Board to study school health center idea

School board members will further study a School Based Health Center concept presented to them last night by local physician Alison Kirby MD.

Kirby said the district would be eligible to receive a $20,000 grant to further study the idea of bringing a community led health center to Lincoln Alternative High School to better serve youth health care needs.

School Board President Anne Golden said the school board will review information and possibly conduct a public work session later this month to learn more about this concept.

Kirby said the grant would fund a feasibility study to conduct a needs analysis. She says statistics indicate teens living in Walla Walla County are some of the most under served when it comes to health care.