Renea Christian, FNP-BC is an experienced provider with nearly 15 years of medical experience who joined Southern West Virginia Health System in 2013. Since then, she has been working to improve the health and wellness of the patients she sees by providing local access to family medicine in southern West Virginia.  

Renea improves the health and wellness of the children in Lincoln County by providing access to quality-care at our Bobcat Health Center, Lincoln Education, and Duval Yellowjacket school-based health centers. If you come to our Lincoln Primary Care Center for an acute care episode you may work with Renea to resolve your health concern(s) as sometimes she works at this location as well.  

Renea is happy to receive new parental/guardian consent forms at the school-based health centers that she serves in order to help your child/children live their healthiest lives.  

Renea Christian, FNP-BC practices at:  

• Bobcat Health Center 
• Lincoln Education 
• Duval Yellowjacket* Currently under new construction alongside Duval PK-8  
• Lincoln Primary Care Center as needed  

Areas of focus for Renea Christian include:  

• Helping children maintain their health and wellness through on-site school-based health, well-child visits, immunizations, and more 
• FIT Camp – Families In Touch summer camp program 
• Walk-In services  

What is a FNP-BC? 

A FNP-BC is a Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified. Family Nurse Practitioner programs are broad in scope, allowing those who graduate with this type of degree to have the knowledge necessary to treat people of all ages, from infants to older adults. 

What is School-Based Health?  

At the heart of school-based health is the opportunity to provide school-aged children access to quality-driven medical care during the school day for acute care episodes, well-child visits, and chronic condition management, in an on-site clinic environment. 

What is the goal of school-based health centers? 

The goal of our school-based health center is to provide the children in our community with easier access to healthcare services to: 

• Help meet student care needs as they occur during the school day  
• Shorten the time taken to diagnose a health-related condition and begin treatment 
• Assist parents with helping their child/children to be seen by a provider without having to take time off work or travel to another location for diagnosis or treatment 
• Provide convenient access to well-child visits, immunizations, sports physicals and more  

What type of services can my child/children receive at Bobcat Health Center, Lincoln Education, and when constructed Duval Yellowjacket Center? 

Renea Christian, FNP-BC, is trained and equipped to provide care for: 

• Treatment for minor cuts, abrasions, sprains, and strains 
• Treatment of short-term illness 
• Management of long-term conditions 
• Immunizations 
• Sports Physicals 

How can I arrange for my child to participate in receiving care at Bobcat Health Center, Lincoln Education, and when constructed Duval Yellowjacket Center? 

In order for your child/children to be seen at one of our school-based health centers, a parent or guardian must return a completed school enrollment and consent form to our school-based health center.  For easy access to this form, we have provided a clickable pdf that you can download, fill-out, print out, and return to our school-based health staff.  If you would like a hard copy of this form, just let our staff know and they will be happy to assist you.