Oakwood Health System

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The Oakwood Health System is a group of 4 hospitals and dozens of medical clinics across the Metro Detroit Area. This health system has been awarded many awards and recognitions for their use of technology in the medical field including the award for best hospital for heart care and also in pediatrics.

The hospitals within the Oakwood Health System include:

• Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center 18101 Oakwood Boulevard Dearborn, Michigan 48124
• Oakwood Annapolis Hospital 33155 Annapolis Street Wayne, Michigan 48184
• Oakwood Heritage Hospital 10000 Telegraph Road (US 24) Taylor, Michigan 48180
• Oakwood Southshore Medical Center 5450 Fort Street (M-85) Trenton, Michigan 48183

Since the early 1980s Oakwood Community Outreach has reflected thier core values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Diversity and Ownership, and has maintained a seamless dialogue between healthcare professionals and consumers: Youth in the Oakwood community have access to basic healthcare through Oakwood’s:

• Three teen health centers and two elementary school clinics:

• Oakwood Inkster Teen Health Center

734.729.3650

• Oakwood Romulus Teen Health Center

734.941.1400

• Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center 26650 Eureka Road Suite C Taylor, Michigan 48180

734.942.2273

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Through a variety of innovative and award-winning programs, the Oakwood Teen Health Centers help young people make healthy choices. ==

-Peer education programs related to nutrition and fitness, substance abuse, violence, sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy prevention

-Presentations by Teen Center staff and teen peer educators to school, community, religious, professional and parent groups on topics such as:

 Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention 
  Nutrition, fitness and obesity prevention 
  HIV/AIDS prevention and risk reduction 
  Adolescent development and other health topics 
  Violence prevention 

-After-school and summer youth programs – giving teens healthy ways to spend their free time

-Health insurance outreach, education and application assistance

-Mental Health/Counseling Services

The Oakwood Teen Health Centers offer a wide variety of mental health/counseling services designed to help teens and young adults face the many challenges in their lives – addiction, violence, grief, depression, abuse.

-Individual and family counseling

-Crisis intervention

-Anger management groups

-First-time and early juvenile offender diversion program

-Referrals to other services

Family Planning Program - Taylor Family planning services are provided at the Taylor Teen Health Center only – a non-school-based health center. Family planning services cannot be offered in school-based clinics.

The family planning program offers:

General health assessments -Information on all contraceptive choices, including abstinence

-A full range of contraceptive methods available through the program or by referral

-Pregnancy testing and referrals for prenatal care

• Jefferson-Barns Elementary School Clinic in Wayne-Westland, 734.721.4295

• Lincoln Elementary School Clinic in Wayne-Westland, 734.728.2423

• State-of-the-art Center for Exceptional Families, providing an array of services for children with disabilities. To visit or inquire, call 313.996.1960 or go to www.oakwood.org/cef