CVHS’ new health clinic: “game changer”

By Zoe Dorado

On March 8, the CVUSD School Board announced the construction of a school-based health center on CVHS’ campus forthcoming August 2023.

“I’m so excited it’s ridiculous,” said health and medical careers teacher Sue Anderson. “You know, as a health science educator, it’s going to be such a boost for parents, for this community, and for students.

CVHS will now join 30 other high schools in Alameda County that offer a school-based health center (SBHC) on campus.

According to the California School Based Health Alliance, an official SBHC will give students access to primary care like a medical clinic and be “typically staffed by nurse practitioners, nurses, mental health providers, as well as parttime physicians and medical students.”

“Access,” as Anderson