Health Care for Students and Community Patients 0-21

Kids First Health Care is dedicated to providing high quality and accessible medical and mental health care to infants, children and youth at the pediatric clinic inside Brighton High School!

This unique opportunity provides Brighton High School students with access to the clinic for medical, mental and dental health care services from inside of the building during the school day – and through state funding, their services are provided at no cost.

Community members with children from birth to 21 can access the clinic from the outside door, which is located at 850 East Egbert St. (between South 8th Ave. and South 9th Ave.).

For patients from the community, the clinic accepts Medicaid, CHP+, private insurance, as well as patients who are uninsured. No child is ever turned away due to a family’s circumstance or ability to pay.

For more information or an appointments at the health center, please call 303‐655-8924.

Staff

Liz Allshouse, Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Allshouse joined the Kids First team in 2019. As the medical provider at the Brighton High School site, Ms. Allshouse provides a variety of health care services, including well-child checks, care for acute illness and injuries, care for chronic conditions, and reproductive health care, for BHS students. She graduated from University of Colorado School of Nursing in 2018 with a Master of Science in Nursing, and she is certified as a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She has professional pediatric experience in primary care, in-patient hospitals, and home care settings.

Deb Crennen, Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Crennen has served as a nurse practitioner at Kids First Health Care for over 22 years. As the medical provider at Brighton High School (BHS), she provides a variety of health care services, including acute care, annual physicals, asthma care, and reproductive health services, to BHS 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.

Vaden Vosteen, LPCC , Mental Health Professional

Ashlyn Woodward, Health Educator

Marisela Olivas-Saenz, Medical Assistant

Get Directions