Club advocates for free clinic
Convenience, importance to be advertised
January 22, 2016
As senior Sexual Health Education Club president Dorothy Slater talks about the many health clinics available to teens, she puts emphasis on Central Clinic.
According to Sexual Health Education Club (SHEC) adviser Allison Luskey, club members discussed clinics in the community at their meeting Jan. 19.
“The group compared, using a Venn diagram, Planned Parenthood and Central Clinic, talking about what each one offers, how they may be similar or how they may be different,” Luskey said.
Slater said she chose the topic for the meeting because she wants more students to know about Central Clinic.
“We are really trying to get Central Clinic to be a more popular thing because it is so cool and so close to our school, and a lot of students can benefit from it,” Slater said.
Luskey said SHEC wants to publicize Central Clinic so students know about the health services available and are able to access them.
“I think kids don’t know where to go. They are becoming the age where they want to take on more responsibility for their health,” Luskey said. “It is just really important that we have a free clinic within two blocks of the high school that can service medical things and sexual health needs so kids can advocate for themselves and seek out what they might need.”
Luskey said club members plan to advertise Central Clinic by talking about it at lunch.
“We will be having a table outside of the cafeteria for Central Clinic,” Luskey said. “Some of the SHEC members will be helping and standing around the table to answer questions.”
According to Slater, club members have yet to determine the next meeting’s topic, but they may play STI bingo, called ‘Stingo.’ The meeting takes place 8 a.m. Feb. 2 in B112.
