Mobile Expanded School Health
What is MESH?
MESH (Mobile Expanded School Health) is a mobile medical unit that comes to the high schools Monday-Friday. MESH makes it convenient to provide care to the students while at school, therefore, decreasing the amount of time that students are out of the classroom. Students return to class in a timely manner. MESH is staffed by a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Nurse every day. MESH also has a counselor three days per week. MESH coordinates with school nurses to be at the school on opposite days.
What does MESH do?
MESH provides minor illness/injury assessment and treatment, sports physicals, and certain immunizations and laboratory tests. There are over-the-counter medications on the MESH unit for symptom relief and prescriptions can be written. The counselor is available to talk to students when necessary. All services on MESH are free to students except sports physicals, which are $15.00. MESH does bill Medicaid, Health Choice, and some insurances. MESH is for all students regardless of insurance status.
It is not the intention of MESH to take the place of your private physician. Students are encouraged to see their private physician for regularly scheduled exams.
When is MESH at schools?
Wilkes Central: Monday 9 am - 3 pm
West Wilkes: Tuesday 9 am - 3 pm
North Wilkes: Wednesday 9 am - 3 pm
East Wilkes: Thursday 9 am - 3 pm
Early College: 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 9 am to 12 pm.
How can a student be seen on MESH?
Parents/guardians need to complete the medical history questionnaire and the MESH consent and return it to the school office or return to the MESH unit.
The MESH staff must have a signed consent from parents/guardian to see students on the mobile unit.
The signed consent covers all high school years but may be revoked by notifying the school or MESH staff in writing.
During the school year, a student can fill out a MESH request form at the office and put it in the MESH box located in the front office to be seen on the MESH Unit.
Questions?
If you have questions about MESH services, you can call MESH at 336-957-7043 on Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 5 pm.
If calling after 5 pm for a medical or behavioral emergency and the student is a health department patient, call 336-651-7450. If the student is not a health department patient, call the student's medical doctor.