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Open
Door | Phoenix School of
Music | Academic Tutoring | Health Clinic | Dental Clinic | Job Mentoring | Other   Open Thursdays from 3:30pm to 6:00pm Volunteer Program & Clinic Director:
Cheryl Negrin, FNP/PA/MSN/PHN see bio The mission of the Phoenix Teen Health Clinic is to provide education, literature, and free or low cost services for various adolescent issues, including reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections, in an environment that is relaxed and teen friendly. The Teen Health Clinic fosters an open dialogue on issues facing teens today and encourage teens to make conscious, more informed decisions and choices regarding their health. The Teen Health Clinic seeks to form community partnerships to provide a wide range of services to teens. It is the only clinic exclusively serving teens in Petaluma since the closure of the public health clinic in 1994. The Clinic is open for drop-in visits (no appointment required) on Thursdays, from 3:30 to 6:00 PM. Services are free and anonymous. The Phoenix Theater is a well used and trusted gathering place for the young people of Sonoma County. Youths come to the Phoenix daily to skateboard, play music, receive tutoring, or just to hang out and socialize with one another. It is the natural setting for a teen health clinic, convenient and familiar. Most of the teen clinic clients are teens lacking health insurance. The Teen Health Clinic is currently open one afternoon a week staffed by a volunteer nurse practitioner and one volunteer health worker trainee, a mentored teen. In an average afternoon the clinic sees ten clients. Teen healthcare volunteers are trained to support their peers and make them feel more comfortable in the clinic. The volunteers are mentored and encouraged through hands on experience to pursue formal careers in the healthcare field. All labs are paid for through the Office of Family planning (FAMPAC). Women’s Health Specialists Satellites supports the teen clinic by donating supplies. "When four telecom engineers saved the Phoenix
from demolition in 1999, they did it out of a love of music and to help
preserve a place for Petaluma's teens. The (Phoenix free health) clinic
builds on this legacy—and redefines what it means to be the community's
theater."
—Santa Rosa Press Democrat Specific Services offered:
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