Community Initiatives

School Health Program

The major goal of the Mount Sinai Pediatric School Health Program in East Harlem is to improve the overall health and social welfare of the community by improving access to primary health care and social services for elementary school children and families through the development of school-based health services and a referral network including local community agencies and Mount Sinai. Major objectives include monitoring of demographic trends and community health indicators and the development of a community-based clinical pediatric education program for students and housestaff.

The current program includes the Elementary School Health Project, a comprehensive school-based model where primary health care services are made available in four schools in East Harlem and the Early Child Health Project, a school-based model for identification and case management of health and social problems for pre-kindergarten children. Pediatric housestaff rotate through the program during their ambulatory block rotations and enjoy a unique community-based clinical experience working with the interdisciplinary school health team.