TWC (Teen Wellness Center)
Call or text (828) 712-8246 for an appointment or to speak to the Teen Advocate Nurse about concerns or questions you have.
We offer services designed specifically for patients age 12-19. By law, many of these services are confidential and can be obtained without a parent's permission. We encourage teens to discuss their health needs with their parents or guardians.
Teens who can't pay may qualify for free or low-cost care. Teens can pay with Medicaid or other insurance. Some of these services are free to all.
Our services include:
- birth control
- pregnancy tests & prenatal care
- HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing & treatment
- physicals and sports physicals (parent's signature required)
- immunizations and other shots for school (most require a parent's signature)
- Teen Advocate - a caring professional who will work one-on-one with teens to answer questions about health and birth control options
You are welcome to see any or all of our providers, or establish care with one provider. We will always try to meet your request. Call (828) 712-8246 for an appointment.
Feel free to download and print the Family Planning Self-History for Women Form. Please bring it with you to your appointment.
Share information about TWC by posting the Teen Wellness Center Flyer with Tear-Offs.
Resources
- BrdsNBz Text Message Warm Line is a free, anonymous service for 14-19 year-olds in North Carolina. Text us your question about sexual health today! Personal, medically accurate answer within 24 hours. Text "ncteen" to 66746 to opt in the first time you text.
- Sex, etc. By Teens. For Teens.
- Adolescent Parenting Program
School nurses play an integral role in the health of not just students, but the overall schools in which they work. They optimize student health and learning every day of the year by removing the health barriers that prevent students from optimum learning. A school nurse is assigned to each public and charter school in Henderson County, serving more than 13,500 students in total.
Children and teens in schools and childcare settings should be immunized to protect themselves and others from diseases such as measles, whooping cough, meningitis and chicken pox.
