The Cedars-Sinai COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health) for Kids mobile medical clinic is dedicated to meeting the immediate medical, behavioral health and community needs of the South Los Angeles underserved pediatric patient population. COACH for Kids provides free transitional medical care and social support services, while connecting patients and their families to integrated quality healthcare and other community resources. Services are provided in the community Monday through Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and periodically on weekends. Service sites include schools, places of worship, public housing developments, WIC (women, infants and children) centers, Head Start centers and other community agencies. Service areas include areas within the Cedars-Sinai Community Benefit Service area including Central and South Los Angeles, Watts and Crenshaw.
COACH for Kids in Action
Learn how the COACH for Kids team does its work in the field.
COACH for Kids Services
The COACH for Kids program offers healthcare that includes:
- Referrals to medical homes
- Medical screenings including those required by WIC programs
- Immunizations, including childhood, pediatric/adult flu and COVID-19
- Pediatric hearing and vision screenings
- Well-child care visits
- Physical examinations
- Anticipatory guidance/preventative care
- Growth and developmental screenings
- Hearing and vision screenings
- Fluoride varnish application
- Laboratory test screenings
- Tuberculosis screenings
- Episodic visits
- Evaluation and treatment of minor illnesses
- Directly link to Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)/medical homes for ongoing continuity of care:
- Physical health
- Behavioral health
- Dental
- Vision
- Connect with other community resources
- Crisis intervention
Contact COACH for Kids
If you are an educator or community organizer interested in arranging a visit from COACH for Kids to your facility, please call us or send a message.