Available Sites for Optional Health Screenings

Sites are Available for Optional Health Screenings: The Newark Department of Health will provide free blood screenings for current students attending impacted Newark Public Schools.

Please know that these screenings are optional, and being offered as a precaution for families who have expressed interest. If you have a primary care physician, we recommend that you consult with them as a first step.

Students must be accompanied by an adult/guardian that has the authority to provide consent for the lead screening. Patients will be asked to provide insurance information during the registration process. If the patient is uninsured, the testing will be performed free of charge.

  • Site dates and locations are as follows:
Date Time School Address
Tuesday
3/22/2016
Education Presentation: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Screening: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Belmont Runyon Elementary School 1 Belmont Runyon Way
Newark, NJ 07108
Wednesday
3/23/2016
Education Presentation: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Screening: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
(New) Speedway Academies 701 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07106
Thursday
3/24/2016
Education Presentation: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Screening: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
First Avenue Elementary School 214 First Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
Saturday
4/9/2016
Education Presentation: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Screening: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
East Side High School 238 Van Buren Street
Newark, NJ 07105
Saturday
4/16/2016
Education Presentation: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Screening: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
First Avenue Elementary School 214 First Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
Saturday
4/23/2016
Education Presentation: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Screening: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(New) Speedway Academies 701 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07106
Saturday
4/30/2016
Education Presentation: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Screening: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Belmont Runyon Elementary School 1 Belmont Runyon Way
Newark, NJ 07108

In addition to the sites above provided by Newark Public Schools, there are other sites that are available for blood screenings provided by Community Organizations. If interested in taking advantage of any of the opportunities below, please call the number associated with each organization for more information:

Rutgers Community Health Center Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 11 Hawkins Court
Newark, NJ
973-732-6040
March 22, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 14 Riverview Court
Newark, NJ
973-732-6040
March 23, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 173 Pennington Street
Newark, NJ
973-732-6040
March 24, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 4 Hawthorne Lane South
Newark, NJ
973-732-6040
March 25, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 449 Broad Street
Newark, NJ
973-732-6040
St. James Inc. Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM 228 Lafayette Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-789-8111
Jewish Renaissance Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Malcolm X Shabazz High School
80 Johnson Street
Newark, NJ 07108
973-679-7709
Option 1
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM George Washington Carver Elementary School
333 Clinton Place
Newark, NJ 07112
973-679-7709
Option 4
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Quitman Street Community School
21 Quitman Street
Newark, NJ 07103
973-679-7709
Option 2
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thirteenth Avenue Elementary School
359 13th Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
973-521-5268
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Barringer High School
90 Parker Street
Newark, NJ 07104
973-679-7709
Option 3
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central High School
246 18th Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
973-679-7709
Option 5
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Park Elementary School
120 Manchester Place
Newark, NJ 07104
973-521-5300
Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM 110 William Street
Room 111
Newark, NJ
973-733-7613
Saint Michaels Medical Center Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
March 26, 2016
March 27, 2016
24 Hours A Day
7 Days A Week
111 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-877-5500
University Hospital/Rutgers, New Jersey Cancer Center Pediatric Clinic Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 28, 2016
March 29, 2016
March 30, 2016
March 31, 2016
April 1, 2016
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
205 South Orange Avenue
B Level
Newark, NJ 07101
973-972-9000
Newark Community Health Center, Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
March 26, 2016
March 27, 2016
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
741 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
800-994-NCHC(6242)
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
March 26, 2016
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
751 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
800-994-NCHC(6242)
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
March 26, 2016
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
101 Ludlow Street
Newark, NJ 07114
800-994-NCHC(6242)
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
March 26, 2016
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
155 Jefferson Street
Newark, NJ 07105
800-994-NCHC(6242)
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel, Lead Screening Schedule
Date Time Location Phone
March 21, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pediatric Health Center
Lyons Avenue, 1st Floor
Newark, NJ
973-926-7300
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