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How do you help kids improve in school? Add health clinics for one-stop health care Linda Borg, The Providence Journal © SMART SMART stands for "School Health Model for Academics Reaching All and Transforming Lives." Services are available to students, their families and school staff. PROVIDENCE — This week the Providence school department will open the first of three health and wellness clinics within its public schools. The first health center will be located at Mount Pleasant High School, and the second will be at Roger Williams Middle School. Spokeswoman La...

The Papitto Foundation is paying for a third clinic at a school yet to be announced. Services are available to students, their families and school staff, and include screening and routine lab testing, routine physicals, medical prescriptions and counseling, among other services. Similar clinics around the country have shown decreases in chronic absenteeism and out-of-school suspensions as well as increases in both student and teacher attendance, according to a statement by the district.   Providence Community Health Centers will be the certified medical provider partner. At Mount Pleasa...