{"id":6038,"date":"2025-04-03T06:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6038"},"modified":"2025-04-03T06:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:26:52","slug":"kgphysicals","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/news\/kgphysicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Kindergarten Physicals at Mena Registration Event \u2013 Plus Options for Parents Across Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the Mena School District opens kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year, Healthy Connections is once again stepping up to ensure children start school healthy, prepared, and confident. We\u2019ll be <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1226355702824774&amp;set=a.431886885604997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite offering free kindergarten physicals<\/a><\/strong> during the in-person registration event at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menaschools.org\/o\/louise-durham-elementary-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louise Durham Elementary School<\/a><\/strong> on <strong>Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> in the school cafeteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our experienced pediatric providers will be there to complete required school physicals at no cost. Plus, every incoming kindergartener will receive a <strong>Bearcat swag bag<\/strong> filled with early learning tools like letter identification cards and handwriting practice sheets\u2014resources designed to help them thrive from day one. It\u2019s all part of our ongoing commitment to supporting families and strengthening communities through accessible, high-quality children\u2019s healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t attend the Mena event? Healthy Connections and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/services\/my-kids-pediatrics\/\" data-type=\"services\" data-id=\"644\">My Kids Pediatric Clinic<\/a><\/strong> make it easy for parents across Arkansas to get school physicals done on their schedule. We offer <a href=\"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/services\/my-kids-pediatrics\/\" data-type=\"services\" data-id=\"644\"><strong>school and sports physicals<\/strong>, <strong>immunizations<\/strong>, <strong>well-child visits<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/services\/evolve-behavioral-health\/\" data-type=\"services\" data-id=\"645\">behavioral health<\/a> care for kids<\/strong> at locations throughout Western and Central Arkansas. Our expert pediatric and family medicine providers welcome <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/discounted-medical-dental-care\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2468\">Medicaid, ArKids 1st, Medicare, and most private insurance plans<\/a><\/strong>. For families without insurance, our <strong>sliding-fee scale<\/strong> ensures no child is turned away due to cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To schedule a physical at any of our clinics, call <strong><a href=\"tel:8887108220\">888-710-8220<\/a><\/strong> today. You can also learn more about our children\u2019s health services and pediatric care by visiting our website at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthy-connections.org\"><strong>www.healthy-connections.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Healthy Connections and My Kids Pediatric Clinic, we believe every child deserves a healthy start\u2014and we\u2019re here to help make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Mena School District opens kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year, Healthy Connections is once again stepping up to ensure children start school healthy, prepared, and confident. We\u2019ll be onsite offering free kindergarten physicals during the in-person registration event at Louise Durham Elementary School on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6039,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"news-categories":[221],"class_list":["post-6038","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-categories-pediatrics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/6038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthy-connections.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-categories?post=6038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}