Nemours Offers Free Back-to-School Athletic Physicals

Jacksonville, Florida
Wednesday, August 01, 2007 @ 12:39 PM EDT
by: Odette Struys
Phone: (904) 697-4186
ostruys@nemours.org

1,200 students are expected to attend

WHO:

Nemours, one of the nation's largest children's health systems, in collaboration with Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program, Duval County Medical Society, Duval County Public Schools (athletic department), and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

WHAT:

Annual free pre-participation athletic screenings for Duval County student athletes. Each student will receive check-ups on their: Height/Weight, Histories, Blood Pressures, Body Composition, Ear Nose and Throat, Cardiac, Hernia, Asthma, Eye and Musculoskeletal systems. Physicals will be conducted by physicians, physician assistants, medical residents and students, ARNPs, occupational therapists, certified athletic trainers and first-responder volunteers.

WHY:

This program helps to screen all athletes and to identify high-risk children who could sustain serious injuries because of undetected medical conditions.

• This is one of the largest pre-participation screening programs in the nation.
• If necessary, an EKG courtesy of the University of Florida Cardiology Program will be preformed during the physicals.
• Students who are high-risk for Asthma will receive additional testing as well. Conservatively, this program saves parents between $50,000-$75,000 each year. Most importantly, it saves lives.

WHEN:

Saturday, August 4 (for high school male students)
Saturday, August 11 (for middle school male students)
(All female athletes are screened at Wolfson Children's Hospital's Pops Unit.)

TIME:

8:00am - 2:30pm (Media must RSVP to Odette Struys at: 728-1062 prior to arriving at the Nemours Children's Clinic.)

WHERE:

Physicals are conducted on the Ground floor and Second Floor of Nemours Children's Clinic (807 Children's Way) for male athletes. All female athletes are screened at Wolfson Children's Hospital's Pops Unit.

modified: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 07:55 AM EDT
created: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 @ 12:39 PM EDT

About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.