About Us

School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County keeps children healthy and in school by providing easily accessible health care to children and adolescents on school campuses. The first school clinics opened in two high schools in the fall of 1986. Since then, the clinics have grown to include six sites in four school districts. Services are now available to over 62,000 low-income children annually from pre-school to high school. Treating all levels of both acute and chronic illnesses (just like any other community medical clinic), our school clinics are considered Primary Care Providers by health insurance companies. Each clinic is strategically located in school districts with low-income student populations.

Services provided at each clinic include immunizations, physical examinations, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, diagnostic laboratory tests, prescriptions, and health education. Registered nurse practitioners or physician assistants and bilingual medical assistants staff each of the school clinics under the supervision of a physician medical director.

In addition, the clinics have served as a model for other programs. We opened some of the first elementary level clinics in the nation. Since their inception, the clinics have been committed to providing access to primary health care for all children.

School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County - 2006 Audit

Annual Report for School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County - FY2006

Board of Directors

Medical Advisory Board

Staff

Each School Health Clinic is supervised by an experienced physician and staffed with licensed nurse practitioners or physician assistants and bilingual medical assistants.

Sue Lapp, MPH, brings 15 years of public health and non-profit management experience to her position as Chief Executive Officer. She has managed the School Health Clinics for almost 4 years. In this capacity she has directed the development of multiple programs, opened two new school health clinics, and obtained increased government funding from city, county, and federal sources. She has also successfully directed the program during a time of transition to a new 501(c)3 organization. Sue currently serves as a member of the Board of the Community Health Partnership, a collaboration of Santa Clara County community clinics. She also is the regional representative for Santa Clara County on the Board of the California State association of School Based Health Centers.

Dr. Monica Mensah, MD serves as the Medical Director for School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County.  Dr. Mensah holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California Davis and did her Internship and Residency at Stanford University Medical Center.  She is a Board Certified Pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  She practiced at The Permanante Medical Group (TPMG) from 1986 until her "retirement" in December of 2006.  She served on The Pharmacy and Therapeutic, The Pediatric Protocol and the Service Assurance Committees, and preceptored newly hired doctors and nurse practioners during her tenure at TPMG.  She worked as a consulting pediatrician at the Gilroy branch of School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County.  Dr. Mensah also has a Master of Science degree in Pharmacology from Howard University.  She did extensive research in renowned institutions, including Stanford University, National Institute of Health (NIH) and Bionetics.

Joseph Sexton, BSN, MPA, brings 10 years of direct management experience in non-profit health care to School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County. With a focus on community health, Joe has served as both an administrator and a provider of direct care. As Director of Operations for School Health Clinics, Joe is responsible for the implementation, management, supervision and delivery of quality, cost effective care to children in Santa Clara County.