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School Health Program
School Based Health Centers - Open during school hours (closed for vacations & holidays)
LCHC Teen Coalition
Monday-Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm
Adolescent Health & Youth Services
The School Health Program operates school-based health centers at two schools in the City of Lowell. These school-based health centers provide students with primary medical care during school hours in the schools. Services include physicals exams, management of chronic medical conditions, urgent care, nutrition counseling, health screenings, immunizations, sports and employment physicals, and mental health services. The clinics are staffed by Nurse Practitioners, Medical Assistants, and Mental Health Clinicians.
Main Administrative Office, 17 Warren Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Administrative Line: 978-322-8530
Located at: Lowell High School, 50 French Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Appointment Line: 978-458-6642
Located at: Stoklosa Middle School, 560 Broadway Street,
Lowell, MA 01854
Appointment Line: 978-970-3346
The LCHC Teen Coalition focuses on preventing youth violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and STDs, and substance abuse through the youth development programs below.
A.D.A.M. Project (Awareness and Development of Adolescent Minds) is a leadership, life and work skills development program for in-school youth that assists youth in obtaining their personal milestones, including graduating high school, preparing for advanced education and/or the workforce. The group is also working with the Lowell Small Business Association to provide participants a series of workshops on business development and microenterprise.
Afrofusion is a program for youth of African descent. The program celebrates cultures of the African Diaspora through: artistic expression, film screenings, discussions and cultural enrichment activities. Utilizing the Making Proud Choices curriculum, participants are empowered to make informed decisions that will reduce their risk for unplanned pregnancies and STDs as well develop leadership skills. The program is open to youth of African descent and anyone interested in learning about the African Diaspora.
Journey to Healing Program - Engages Cambodian youth as peer leaders in addressing the unique needs of families that experienced the Khmer Rouge era and refugee resettlement with a special emphasis on creative expression and healthy coping strategies. JTH challenges participants to reduce risk factors associated with alcohol and other drug use and the transmission of HIV and other STD's among Southeast Asian youth.
League of Youth Substance Abuse Prevention - The Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Taskforce implements strategies to reduce and prevent substance abuse within the City of Lowell and other surrounding communities. Some activities include: youth surveys, compliance checks, forums, workshops and training. The goal of ATOD is to inform and educate youth, parents and adults in the community about how substance abuse is affecting our neighborhoods, by doing this we
hope to create policy change and reduce the percentage of substance
abuse in our community.
Youth Council - Consists of five youth agencies within the city of Lowell; Lowell Community Health Center Teen Coalition, United Teen Equality Center, Big Brother Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club and YWCA of Greater Lowell working partnership with the City of Lowell. The council is focused on engaging youth and city officials to build a better relationships and an opportunity for youth to become civically engaged. The group will continue efforts on creating productive dialogues between youth, community residents and police in an effort to prevent violence in Lowell.
Additional Support:
Academic/College/Career preparation and mentoring
ADAM Project - Hip Hop Dance Group
LGBT Youth Group
Lyrical Expression - Spoken Word
Recreational Activities
LCHC Teen Coalition Programs
Located at: 144 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
Main Line: 978-322-8521