First Choice Makes Going Back to School Easy and Fun in Spartanburg
Jump-Start Back-to-School event offers school supplies, backpacks, and more
July 20, 2023 - Spartanburg, S.C.
Select Health of South Carolina’s First Choice health plan will host its first Jump-Start Back-to-School event of the summer, featuring back-to-school information, children’s activities, and backpacks with school supplies provided at no cost (while quantities last). The event will be held Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the CC Woodson Community Center, 210 Bomar Ave., Spartanburg, SC 29306. Participants are asked to register in advance by calling 1-888-676-9588. Select Health of South Carolina is the state’s oldest and largest Medicaid managed care organization and is part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies.
“This year, we will be ready to serve more than 500 Spartanburg-area families with school-aged children, helping make sure they’re healthy and ready for the new school year,” said Select Health Market President Courtnay Thompson. “We’re very fortunate that more than 20 health care providers, agencies and community partners are willing to join us and help children get the checkups and school supplies they need.”
Jump Start has served more than 15,000 families in the last 13 years and has now been expanded to locations throughout the state. Select Health’s bilingual staff will assist Spanish-speaking families, and interpretation services will be available for attendees with limited English proficiency.
“Good health is proven to help children perform their best in school,” said Dr. Kirt Caton, market chief medical officer at Select Health. “School-age children and young adults up to age 21 need yearly well visits with a primary care physician, and our staff can help First Choice members schedule these appointments with their doctors.”
Three more Jump-Start Back-to-School events are scheduled this summer: Columbia on July 29, North Charleston on August 5, and Conway on August 12. Learn more by calling 1-888-676-9588 or by visiting www.selecthealthofsc.com/jumpstart.
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