Integrated Health Department

Cleveland Metropolitan School District has implemented the Integrated Health Initiative (IHI). Making mental and physical health services available to students free through their schools. Get your child all services available by filling out the IHI consent form. 

While your school nurse and other trusted providers will continue to provide care, the IHI will allow schools to be even more responsive to the physical and mental health needs of children.

Please complete the consent form and return it to the school. All information on the form will remain private.

A healthy mind, heart, body, and soul = “Academic Success”

Integrated Health provides the assured map to success.

Vision:

In pursuit of a strong, healthy, and thriving city, all members of the CMSD community have access to high-quality comprehensive health care services--including physical and mental wellness as well as social supports— within the spaces and places in which they learn, work, and live. 

These services are delivered in collaboration between CMSD and community health partners across the city of Cleveland. 

Mission:

The Integrated Health Department will provide seamless physical and behavioral health services to all scholars that promote lifelong wellness and support learning.

Goals:

1. Expand access to and use of health care services.
2. Increase Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health services.
3. Increase the number of scholars for whom the Health Consent Form has been completed.
4. Increase the number of scholars enrolled in health insurance.
5. Increase the number of scholars who have and utilize a medical home.

Read more about the Health Consent Form.

View the list of participating local health care providers here.

Integrated Health Initiative (IHI)

The most recent investments in the Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) are designed to increase access to healthcare services for students to:

• build and open three new school-based health clinics in John F. Kennedy High School (operated by the Cleveland Clinic), John Marshall High School (operated by MetroHealth) and Anton Grdina PreK-8 School (operated by MetroHealth);
• provide additional health supplies, medical equipment and telehealth infrastructure in schools; and
• create community health education awareness to make children, adolescents and their parents/caregivers aware of new health clinics and services to proactively create access to comprehensive health care and quality patient care that improves long-term health outcomes.

In 2013, the first school-based health clinic was opened at Mound PreK-8 School in partnership with MetroHealth. Two additional clinics operated by MetroHealth opened in 2024 at Glenville High School and Clara Westropp PreK-8 School.

School-based Clinics are located at:

• Mound PreK-8 School 5935 Ackley Road, 44105
• Clara E. Westropp PreK-8 School 19101 Puritas Avenue 44135
• Anton Grdina PreK-8 School 2955 E. 71st Street, 44104
• Glenville High School 650 E. 113th Street 44108
• John Marshall High School 3952 W. 140th Street 44111
• John F. Kennedy High School 15111 Miles Avenue 44128

Available Services include:

• Annual physicals
• Sports physicals
• Immunizations
• Care for chronic conditions, including asthma, allergies, diabetes, and seizure disorders
• Routine lab tests
• Prescription medications
• Teen services
• Injury/illness care
• Mental/behavioral health

School health nurses continue to provide care at these and all other schools. Mobile clinic visits continue at selected schools, and, partnerships with mental/behavioral health, vision, hearing providers remain in place.

Questions? Need Help?

Please contact Bernetta Wiggins, Executive Director, via email or call 216.838.0102.

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Integrated Health Services