Score 1 for Health

KCU students gained hands-on experience alongside optometrists, while hundreds of kids picked out frames and left feeling confident, excited and ready to learn.

Hundreds of Kansas City students now have a brighter view of the classroom and beyond, thanks to a partnership between local school districts, Kansas City University and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.

For the past decade, Kansas City University has welcomed hundreds of local children to campus each year for a week-long vision clinic that changes lives through the power of sight.

Medical and dental students at Kansas City University stepped out of the classroom and into hands-on learning, welcoming hundreds of elementary school students for free health screenings to officially launch the program for the 2025–26 school year. 

The Score 1 for Health program provided free head-to-toe physicals and dental exams for local fifth graders at KCU-Joplin.

Elementary students from Vita Nova Charter School visited Kansas City University (KCU) for Score 1 for Health, a program founded by former Kansas City Chiefs player Deron Cherry.

Nearly 300 Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School students received health screenings through Score 1 for Health, a preventative health initiative at KCU, giving children care and second-year medical students their first clinical experience.

In a major breakthrough published in The EMBO Journal, Student Doctor Mahan Hadjian, along with his co-authors, have identified a key protein that plays a pivotal role in regulating immune responses.

At the Score 1 for Health and OneSight vision clinic at KCU, children discover the transformative power of clear vision. Annette Campbell, Director of Score 1 for Health, emphasizes how vital eye health is to a child’s growth and learning journey.

Medical and dental students at KCU stepped out of the classroom and into hands-on learning, welcoming hundreds of elementary school students to campus for free health screenings marking the official launch of Score 1 for Health for the 2024-25 academic year.

Shelby Davenport silently struggled with an undiagnosed vision condition until a Score 1 for Health screening changed everything.