Kids First Health Care at Adams City High School

Ms. Crennen has served as a nurse practitioner at Kids First Health Care for over 22 years. As the medical provider at Adam City High School (ACHS), she provides a variety of health care services, including acute care, annual physicals, asthma care, and reproductive health services, to ACHS students. Ms. Crennen earned a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Colorado in 1992. Upon graduating, Ms. Crennen worked at the Juvenile Correction Facility and Children’s Hospital’s Immunodeficiency Program. From 1997 to 2012, she provided health care services at Kids First’s Commerce City clinic, and in 2012, she transferred to the ACHS wellness center.

Ms. Olade has worked as a medical assistant at Kids First Health Care for approximately 10 years. At the ACHS wellness center, she greets students, checks in patients, handles paperwork, verifies insurance, answers the phone, and more. She earned a medical assisting certification from Pima Medical Institute in 2007. Ms. Olade is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Kori joined Kids First in January of 2023 as a health educator. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Public Health in 2020. She has previous experience as a health educator in Missouri leading three programs involving community and school-based education on opioid overdose prevention and adolescent nutrition including physical activity. As a health educator with Kids First, she provides education on asthma management, reproductive health and adolescent nutrition including physical activity. Kori has a passion for public health promotions and has plans to further her education.

Ms. Garcia-Abrego has worked at Kids First Health Care since 2010. In her role as Enrollment Coordinator, she enrolls families and children in Medicaid, CHP+, and Kids First’s sliding scale; helps families sign up for Presumptive Eligibility (temporary Medicaid coverage); troubleshoots issues with public insurance enrollment; and provides referrals for community resources. Prior to serving at Kids First, she worked in medical billing, and in 2003, she obtained her medical assisting certification through Concorde Career College. Ms. Garcia-Abrego is bilingual in English and Spanish, and she adores serving her community.