Primary Care
All teens need to have a primary care provider who takes care of annual or sports physicals, helps out if the teen gets an acute illness, makes sure that immunizations are up to date, and provides health promotion and support to the teen and family regarding the normal developmental milestones of adolescence.
As part of our primary care services, we cater to individuals graduating from the pediatric system to the adult system, as well as services to support teenagers and young adults who have intellectual or physical disabilities.
Primary healthcare services are available at the Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus and in the community through our Mobile Care Center.
Teen Health at the Mobile Care Center
The Cincinnati Children’s Mobile Care Center is an innovative offering that travels to both local and regional communities to help bring some of our specialized services closer to families who need them. Teen Health Center providers on the Mobile Care Center are experienced in caring for a broad spectrum of teen health issues, as well as primary care concerns. Patients between the ages of 12 - 21 are eligible for care and visits will be billed and covered the same as an office visit.
Conditions that our team can address in the mobile care clinic include:
- Regular checkups
- Asthma
- Acne
- Mood disorders
- Menstrual concerns
- Contraception
- Bloodwork
- Strep/flu screen
- Sports physicals
- Work permits
- Vaccines
The Teen Health Mobile Care Center is available at:
North College Hill (at North College Hill Middle School)
Parking area behind school near the football field
1624 Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45239
Second Wednesday of every month, 9 am – 3 pm
Learn more about the Mobile Care Center's Services and Locations.
Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Care
Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Care services are provided for adolescents who receive healthcare at the Teen Health Center. Integrated psychologists and social workers provide mental and behavioral health assessments and treatment.
If your teenager is having a hard time learning in school, Teen Health Center providers can help to determine the cause of school performance problems. The first goal is to make sure there are not any health-related problems that are interfering with the teen’s ability to learn. Health-related problems include substance use, depression, family conflicts and somatic complaints such as headaches, stomach aches, chest pain and fatigue. Once these issues are better understood, the healthcare team might refer the teenager for a comprehensive educational evaluation. Teenagers may also be referred to a psychologist or an educational specialist at Cincinnati Children’s or in the community for cognitive and academic achievement testing. These tests will assist in determining if the teenager has a learning disability or ADHD or global learning difficulties that interfere with academic performance.
