Free Sports Physicals for Student Athletes May 30

Wakulla’s health care providers are teaming up to offer free sports physicals to local student athletes on Saturday, May 30.  The physicals will be offered at the Wakulla High School’s clinic from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on a first-come, first-served basis.  These medical evaluations will satisfy the annual requirements of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).

Students who plan to participate on athletic teams at the high school – or either middle school – during the 2009-2010 school year may take part.  Students with no primary care provider or no health insurance are especially encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

The medical evaluations on May 30 will include a history, a vision check, measurements of height, weight, heart rate, and blood pressure, and a physical exam by a licensed physician (or PA/ARNP).  A parent or guardian’s signature is required so parents must either accompany their child or the student must bring the FHSAA form with a parent’s signature on it.  The form is available online (should parents wish to download and sign the form in advance):  www.fhsaa.org/forms/pdf/EL02_physical.pdf

{sidebar id=1}At least five local clinicians will participate on May 30 – Dr. Andrea Plagge and Carter Lammert with Tallahassee-Memorial Family Medicine, Dr. David Keene with Wakulla Urgent Care & Diagnostic Center, Dr. Brown with Wakulla Medical Center, and Dr. Gene Charbonneau.  Numerous nurses from the Wakulla County Health Department and local medical practices will be assisting.  All of these professionals are donating their time to provide this free community service.

Members of the Wakulla Health Care Task Force are offering free physicals because of the large number of students who need annual sports physicals and the shortage of health care providers available to perform them.  The group hopes to keep any student who wants to play sports (or cheerlead) from being denied an opportunity to participate because they lack a family doctor, health insurance, or the ability to pay.

For more information, please contact Lynn Artz (320-2158; lynn_artz@hotmail.com).

This information originally published on May 5, 2009.

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