Cenpatico is pleased to announce the awarding of a $25,000 grant by The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare to Madison County Community Health Centers in Alexandria, Indiana. This grant will be used to support the development and implementation of a School Based Health Clinic, a model designed to address the effects of inaccessible primary healthcare for school aged children. This Clinic will specifically focus on conducting health assessments for all elementary, intermediate, and high school students in the Alexandria area.

Cenpatico’s parent company, Centene Corporation, established The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare in 2004. This 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare in the United States.

Cenpatico, in partnership with Managed Health Services, supports the development and enhancement of School-Based Health Centers, and is actively working with Schools, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Community Mental Health Centers across Indiana to build collaborative partnerships wherein the delivery of comprehensive integrated medical and behavioral health care services can be offered to school-aged children.

“We recognize health to be a cornerstone to a better education, and believe School-Based Health Centers are an important component to allowing all students the opportunity to grow up healthy, strong, and achieve their educational potential,” said Mark Fisher, Administrator of School Based Services in Indiana. “The Centene Foundation’s grant to Madison County Community Health Center demonstrates the type of support needed in our continued efforts to plan, develop, and enhance school-based health centers, so that accessible, comprehensive, and quality healthcare services are provided to Indiana’s school-aged children.”

The Madison County Community Health Centers, Inc. (MCCHC) was founded in 1999 with a mission to improve the quality of life in Madison County by providing quality, accessible healthcare for those who are experiencing a disparity because of their social, economic, race, age, or cultural status, especially the uninsured, underinsured and the working poor.

For more information about Centene and Cenpatico’s vested interest in the School-Based Healthcare Initiative, please contact Mark Fisher at 1-877-647-4848 ext. 20257 or mfisher@centene.com.

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