Saint Louis Public Schools

IFM had a clinic from 2010-2025 at Nahed Chapman New American Academy, a school within Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) which was exclusively for recent immigrant students within the district. This school was closed prior to the 2026-27 school year and immigrant students within the district began attending at their home assigned schools. To continue the valuable services for this population and other students across the district, an IFM Nurse Practitioner travels among several SLPS schools to target groups of students in need of vaccinations, physicals, and other services on a rotating basis.

SLPS’s student population speaks as many as 54 different languages and includes immigrants from 42+ different countries. IFM’s rotating-site clinic provides physicals, immunizations, and acute care at no expense. The vaccine program is particularly important for the recent immigrant population as many of these students are either unvaccinated or have no proof of vaccination from their native country. The school health element is also important because of the families’ barriers to healthcare from lack of access to insurance, lack of transportation, and fear of government institutions.